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• Morality Wednesday at Wagering War

  Posted on Wednesday November 25th, 2009 at 02:51 in Gambling, addiction, poster, morals

  I'd like to think the message here is "Open multiple accounts at an online poker room and you'll bring shame on your parents". I'd like to think that but I suspect the Churches' Committee on Gambling circa...

• Murphy\'s law and the perks of breaking it

  Posted on Monday November 23rd, 2009 at 23:59 in Gambling, Poker, tournament, cigar, card game, louie cigars

  Someone probably too bitter by now to make it as a player has listed the manifestations of Murphy's Law in poker, over at Play Card Games. Such a litany of pessimism, however, omits one important entry. Any tournament that can be won by someone who ...

• Professional gamblers and broken glass factories

  Posted on Thursday November 19th, 2009 at 07:33 in professionals, gamblers, art of manliness, christatos aristad

  Some debate as to whether So You Want My Job: Professional Gambler has any place on a website called The Art of Manliness... "...I am disgusted. If you actually read this article, you will see that it directly contradicts much of what this site clai...

• Yet another heart-warming portrayal of gamblers in the movies...

  Posted on Tuesday November 17th, 2009 at 00:01 in Film, movies, Gambler, films, real time, gamblers, quaid, baruchel

  Yup, Jay Baruchel's character is as endearing as punters come in the independent film Real Time, "a comedic-drama about a compulsive gambler who is given one hour to live by a hired hit-man". The film features Randy Quaid (and what the hell is going...

• Breeders\' Cup from Clockers\' Corner

  Posted on Wednesday November 11th, 2009 at 17:37 in racing, breeders cup

  Nice look behind the scenes at last weekend's Breeders' Cup. Sooo glad to see (2.55 in) that grotesque female tattoos aren't just a British disease.. ...

• Even Casanova needed a hobby

  Posted on Tuesday November 10th, 2009 at 00:50 in Gambling, casanova

  Turns out the great lover was one of us when he found time for, er,  resting... "Gambling was a common recreation in the social and political circles in which Casanova moved. In his memoirs, Casanova discusses many forms of 18th century gamblin...

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