Comments on: Smart reply against banning online poker

By: Cowboy

Cowboy — Sat, 22 Jul 2006 23:28:16 +0000

Yes, our society needs to move away from the simplistic solutions that are epitomized in outright bans. Unfortunately, the black and white approach that we’re being fed by the Bush administration feeds into this addiction to absolutism.

With all the brain power in the world today, we’ve gotta be able to figure out more sophisticated approaches to the problems we face.

Of course, I have no solutions, just wishes.

By: GamingMoments Network » Gaming Addiction

GamingMoments Network » Gaming Addiction — Sat, 22 Jul 2006 21:06:42 +0000

[...] Sparky at PokerMoments has an interesting commentary on the recent movement towards a United States ban on online poker.Â Basically, she suggests that the problem probably isn’t with the activity (poker) but with the addict him or herself. Addiction is a personality problem that requires therapy – the person must be changed. [...]

By: Suber

Suber — Sat, 22 Jul 2006 20:47:41 +0000

There is a minimum age in AC, Vegas, and all the poker rooms. You might be interested in reading some of my most recent posts about my new strategy for preventing too much playing.

One thing that I wonder about is what it means to be an addict at poker. I probably play more than I should be playing, but not more than I want to play. I definitely think about playing when Iâ€™m not playing. But do these things mean that Iâ€™m an addict?

I have always found this â€œaddictâ€ talk to be extremely hard to pin down. People are good at telling you when youâ€™re an addict (e.g. denial, hiding your activity, doing it a lot), but theyâ€™re not so good at telling what it is that you are when youâ€™re an addict.