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Games Without Frontiers.

Verrry aggressive…you’re a new man, and won’t be pushed around. A Boston Globe editorial surveys the long and sordid history of poker and war. (Via Dangerous Meta.)

Author KcMPosted on March 31, 2003March 14, 2013Categories Gaming, History, PokerTags History, Poker, Warfare

Dogs of War.

The Village Voice scrutinizes the social habits of the military-industrial complex. (Not to judge a story by its cover, but this article, interesting on its own terms, also features a cartoon of dogs playing poker, which I must admit is a trope I’m particularly fond of.)

Author KcMPosted on February 3, 2003March 14, 2013Categories Culture, Hounds, Military-Industrial Complex, Poker, War on Terror, World at LargeTags Defense Industry, Dogs, Poker1 Comment on Dogs of War.

Rolling the Dice.

The House takes aim at Internet gambling.

Author KcMPosted on October 2, 2002March 12, 2013Categories Congress, Poker, Politics (2002-2004), The DeLay HouseTags Congress, Online Gambling, Poker

So much for Kid Icarus.

In an attempt to stop online gambling, all computer games have been banned in Greece. (Via Pigs and Fishes.) Ah, Greece, where they put you in jail for Tetris and give you a medal for Table Tennis.

Author KcMPosted on September 5, 2002March 8, 2013Categories Gaming, Greece, Poker, World at LargeTags Gaming, Greece, Online Gambling

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