By Aaron M. Duncan
This book explores the increase and elevated recognition of playing in the US, rather the expansion of the sport of poker, as a way for reading alterations to the yankee Dream and the chance society. Poker either opinions and reinterprets the parable of the yank Dream, placing larger emphasis at the value of success and danger administration whereas deemphasizing the significance of honesty and tough paintings. Duncan discusses the heritage of playing in the US, alterations to the rhetoric surrounding playing, the depiction of poker within the Wild West as portrayed in movie, its fresh upward thrust in attractiveness on tv, its present position in post-modern the USA on the web, and destiny implications.
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Despite the damaging nature of the scandals, both websites remained in business for several years after the scandals. The Ultimate Bet and Absolute Poker scandals suggest the possibility of more widespread dishonesty. Professional poker player and writer Todd Witteles helped to expose the scandal. He (2009) wrote that the scandal was only uncovered because of the reckless and blatant behavior of the people behind it. He concluded that other people on different websites could be doing the same thing, and if they used better judgment and were more covert in 24 Introduction to Gambling America their actions it would be nearly impossible to catch them.
McManus (2009) explained that poker has passed baseball as America’s true pastime. Each week all across the country, millions of Americans engage in friendly games of poker. Even President Barak Obama admits to enjoying the camaraderie and fun of a friendly poker game. Of course, one of the key attributes of these games is that they are generally played for very low stakes. ” Earnest et al. stated that in these games, the amount of money should be kept low and that the ultimate prize is bragging rights.
2006, October). Wise hand of the month—Gary Wise on the Moneymaker effect. Bluff Magazine. articleId=9 Wise, G. (2008). Back to flack. columnist=wise_gary&id=34 56607 Wise, G. (2012, July 31). PokerStars settles, acquires FTP. Retrieved from http://espn. com/poker/story/_/id/8218085/pokerstars-reaches-settlement-departmentjustice-acquires-full-tilt-poker 2 Rhetorical Markers of Gambling Gambling has a rich and important past that spans the history of civilization. One of the ironies of gambling is that there has been a great deal of discussion about it, but little consensus as to what constitutes it or its implications.