Poker Nation: Texas Hold 'Em Is the Hottest Game Around. Bob Condotta.
by Condotta, Bob; ProQuest Information and Learning Company.
Series: SIRS Enduring Issues 2006Article 57Institutions. Publisher: The Seattle Times, 2005ISSN: 1522-3256;.Subject(s): Compulsive gambling | Gambling | Poker | TelevisionDDC classification: 050 Summary: "As many as 7,000 people may enter the main event of the World Series of Poker, more than double that of a year ago [2004] and about eight times that of two years ago--as good of an indicator as any of the incredible surge in popularity of poker. Industry estimates are that 50 million to 60 million Americans play poker at least once a month." (THE SEATTLE TIMES) This article describes how in recent years "poker has achieved not only a full-fledged popularity but also respectability and credibility," much of which is due to television coverage of poker tournaments.| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due |
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Originally Published: Poker Nation: Texas Hold 'Em Is the Hottest Game Around, June 23, 2005; pp. n.p..
"As many as 7,000 people may enter the main event of the World Series of Poker, more than double that of a year ago [2004] and about eight times that of two years ago--as good of an indicator as any of the incredible surge in popularity of poker. Industry estimates are that 50 million to 60 million Americans play poker at least once a month." (THE SEATTLE TIMES) This article describes how in recent years "poker has achieved not only a full-fledged popularity but also respectability and credibility," much of which is due to television coverage of poker tournaments.
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