Poker in the News

La Crosse, Wisconsin: This is a better article that most of the recent "poker-scare" news stories.

Nick Nicklaus, the director of residence life at UW-L, met with his residence hall directors to investigate whether something needed to be done about the popularity of poker on campus. "Nothing he was told in that meeting alarmed him".

In fact, after a student, Jared Dion, drowned in the Mississippi River last April after a night of binge drinking, the university has encouraged students to play poker (Pepsi donated prizes like a Nintendo GameCube, DVDs, and free Pepsi for a year) at the Student Union on Friday nights, rather than partying.

Poker may actually save lives. That's right. You won't hear Keith "Save the Children" Whyte of the National Council on Problem Gambling agreeing anytime soon, but he has his head so far up his ass that I'm surprised that we hear anything from him at all.
La Crosse Tribune - News