CBS columnist bashes gambling, WSOP

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I just don't understand what he's suggesting. Should they not hold the WSOP ME? Should it not be televised? "Gambling is bad" is not a new concept, so what's his point?

I think it's more a dig at ESPN's coverage than the event itself. And if CBS were televising it, do you think they'd have reacted so positively when Doyel ambled into his editor's office and said, "Hey boss, gambling is bad for people. I want to break the story in my column."

[Hawklet]

I think his point is:

No matter how much self control you have, no matter how small limits you play, you are helpless in the matter and you will lose all the disposable money you have access to.

[DJSHAD0W]

LMFA & ROFL @ 1000$ Life savings (in the US that is.... ).... if you suck that bad at life, gamboling is the least of your worries !!!!

Funny how he envokes the freedom argument for boxing, racing, cage fighting - NO PROBLEM.... but the EVIL POKER !! - this is where the freedom must end and the people must be protected from themselves !!!
Get a [censored] life you [censored] mother [censored] !!

[Dima2000123]

He's much more right than he is wrong. Out of all the gamblers out there, what fraction of them are people who play poker for a living, or at least for an intellectual stimulation in a financially responsible way? I feel like I have to take a shower every time I go through the casino to the poker room.

[lairnair]

The author, Gregg Doyel, is well-known for being a huge douche. I have flamed him on the message boards and sent him hate mail directly on many occasions.

Last year he wrote an article that said, in essence, that because Ryan Howard was hitting a lot of home runs the presumption should be that he's using steroids or HGH.

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LMFA & ROFL @ 1000$ Life savings (in the US that is.... ).... if you suck that bad at life, gamboling is the least of your worries !!!!

Funny how he envokes the freedom argument for boxing, racing, cage fighting - NO PROBLEM.... but the EVIL POKER !! - this is where the freedom must end and the people must be protected from themselves !!!
Get a [censored] life you [censored] mother [censored] !!

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Having $1000 in savings doesn't necessarily mean you suck at life. Maybe life sucks for you. You obviously would be surprised at how many people in this country get paid very, very little, even for things they like and/or are good at, or they are victims of circumstance, so if you insist on ROFLYAO, at least have the decency to feel like a jerk while you do.

[DJSHAD0W]

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LMFA & ROFL @ 1000$ Life savings (in the US that is.... ).... if you suck that bad at life, gamboling is the least of your worries !!!!

Funny how he envokes the freedom argument for boxing, racing, cage fighting - NO PROBLEM.... but the EVIL POKER !! - this is where the freedom must end and the people must be protected from themselves !!!
Get a [censored] life you [censored] mother [censored] !!

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Having $1000 in savings doesn't necessarily mean you suck at life. Maybe life sucks for you. You obviously would be surprised at how many people in this country get paid very, very little, even for things they like and/or are good at, or they are victims of circumstance, so if you insist on ROFLYAO, at least have the decency to feel like a jerk while you do.

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You got a point I did put that like a jerk - what I really meant is only having 1000$ life savings and then taking these 1000$ to the casion = sucking at life [img]/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img]

[NickMPK]

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LMFA & ROFL @ 1000$ Life savings (in the US that is.... ).... if you suck that bad at life, gamboling is the least of your worries !!!!


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The majority of Americans don't have this much in savings...they are in fact deeply in credit card debt. Most people that do have a significant asset only have one in the form of their house, and the article points out that this woman's house was destroyed in the hurricane. Some posters on this board are really clueless as to what life is like for most people.

[jimmytrick]

Ignorant article.

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LMFA & ROFL @ 1000$ Life savings (in the US that is.... ).... if you suck that bad at life, gamboling is the least of your worries !!!!

Funny how he envokes the freedom argument for boxing, racing, cage fighting - NO PROBLEM.... but the EVIL POKER !! - this is where the freedom must end and the people must be protected from themselves !!!
Get a [censored] life you [censored] mother [censored] !!

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Having $1000 in savings doesn't necessarily mean you suck at life. Maybe life sucks for you. You obviously would be surprised at how many people in this country get paid very, very little, even for things they like and/or are good at, or they are victims of circumstance, so if you insist on ROFLYAO, at least have the decency to feel like a jerk while you do.

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You got a point I did put that like a jerk - what I really meant is only having 1000$ life savings and then taking these 1000$ to the casion = sucking at life [img]/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img]

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That, I agree with wholeheartedly. Thanks for the clarification.

And I too was dumbfounded at the idea that a sport where people take each others' money is seamier than race-car driving, a sport where people crash into each other frequently, sometimes dying, in an effort to win the most money. I just can't take that columnist seriously.

Having worked in newspapers, here's what I'm guessing happened here:
-The WSOP rolls around and ol' boy decides he hates gambling. He asks his editor if he can write a column about it, and editor says OK.
-He writes the column, and it's full of holes. Logical errors, lack of focus, the whole bit.
-Editor decides, Well since the event is already here, it's more important that the column be timely than good. Let's run it, and if it sucks, at least it'll start an argument on the message board and drive up our online traffic.