August 27th, 2008
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Putting his own G-rated spin on a classic George Carlin riff, longtime Las Vegas sports gambler Kelso Sturgeon likes to say he makes sure to avoid the polls each Election Day.
Instead, he goes to a local casino to play video poker.
That way, Sturgeon figures, at least his activity on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November stands a chance of generating some kind of a positive outcome.
Poker industry insider Jay Lakin took a similar tack when I asked him which of the presumed presidential candidates would be better for gamblers in general and poker players in particular.
None of the above, Lakin said in so many words.
“Both (Sen. John) McCain and (Sen. Barack) Obama are poker players, but neither one has expressed anything one way or the other regarding the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act,” said Lakin, co-owner and vice president of Poker Source Online, a major informational site for poker players.
“It’s pretty low on their radar. For poker players, I really don’t think there’s much difference between the candidates.”
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