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Virtual Gambling

Date: Nov 02 2007

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In the United States, only a few states allow casinos. For those unfortunate enough not to live in a place where you can sit down at a black jack table with a real dealer, there is video poker and online gambling.

Video poker machines are usually found in bars and they sort of look like video games. You insert money and play against a computer.

Beren likes to play video poker, but Marni is about to introduce her to the exciting world of online gambling.

Dialog

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Marni

Beren

Marni: Do you like to gamble?

Beren: I love gambling.

Marni: Really?

Beren: Yeah. Totally. I’m really into video poker.

Marni: Oh, okay. Yeah, we’re big on video poker here in Oregon. I don’t like it. Like, I lose five dollars and I freak out. I hate it.

Beren: I think overall I’m definitely up a couple hundred bucks, but I have lost some money too.

Marni: You gotta be prepared, I think, to lose. I have a friend who actually pays her rent by playing poker online.

Beren: No way.

Marni: She is that good.

Beren: No way.

Marni: Yeah, I have to admire her skill.

Beren: So she plays video poker online…

Marni: Actual poker, actual poker game. There’s poker games you can get in on online.

Beren: Are there cards or…

Marni: There’s cards. It’s all virtual. It’s fascinating.

Beren: Like, what’s the buy-in for this?

Marni: Sometimes it’s $3, sometimes it’s $500, you know, depending on how high stakes you want to play.

Beren: And she pays her rent that way?

Marni: She does.

Beren: What does she do for a day job? Or is that like her sole source of income?

Marni: Right now, it’s basically her sole source of income. She’s trying to get some things going, but yeah.

Beren: Do you have the web address for the main site she uses?

Marni: I don’t, but I’ll find out for you.

Beren: Excellent. Thank you.

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Discussion

Video poker is really popular in Oregon since casinos aren’t allowed most places in the state. Marni doesn’t like video poker because she always loses a little bit of money. Beren loves video poker and guesses that she’s won $100 so far. It’s funny how winning at gambling makes you like it more.

But Marni has a friend who has won much more than $100 playing poker against other people online. Her friend actually makes all of her money playing virtual poker!

Beren is amazed and can’t wait to try playing poker online. Marni is going to give her the web address her friend uses to make all of her money.

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Di_Noskova

Georgia

People! Poker is an intellectual game! Not gambling!

miffoo

Slovakia

I don't play gambling games because I still lose my money, but I know people who lose very much money gambling and they must sell they homes its really sad.

hao100

Viet Nam

i dont like gambling..To be honest, i even dont know how to play cards.

Why people think they could earn money by gambling why they actually lose more than gain?

zhangmin220

China

I like gambling.It not only can enjoy ourselves sometimes,but also it can train our mind.It is an interesting thing when we are boring.Ofcourse,we had better not be absorbed in it.

giska

Congo, Democratic Republic Of The

Casino it’s allowed in my country but I don’t like it. I can’t accept to lose my money in just in playing.

asadhillis

Palestinian Territory, Occupied

i dont like any way gambling and i well note play

appleAlamAn

China

You can love gambling ,but you can’t addict to it!

pairs

China

I dont like gambling, I supopse it can be lose family and friends. it's my real opinion. but i have had watched DVD moive about casino from las vegas. that's real luxurious local, Actually I like the place. that's it.

yunus17

Uganda

well i think u have lost out on some point gambling is fun c'mon people this is the world….hahah

yunus17

Uganda

yeah, especilly us males we loose lot’s of money.Buut then gals how do you come in hahaha…....

mbahaseh

Cameroon

Hi where are u chating from?

amanda s

China

I hate gambling, I had break up with my ex-bf since he is addicted into gambling, he hurts me a lot.

amanda s

China

I hate gameble, I was

fjoan

China

I just like playing poker with my friend.When I was a student in colledge,I like it but we didn't consider it as gambling.

Gambling is forbiden in china,but we can also find it everywhere.Not only the casino but also their house.

I hate gambling as it may cause many social issue.

yunus17

Uganda

i like it because it is worth it interms of gattin' free cash….hahaha

sun light

Sudan

I think this game make you waful becase you will lose your money,your feeling so why you do that.If you have money help this world Idont mean all people the poor people make him happy drow smile on his face .

yang yang xu

China

I like gambling too, and I also play video games with pokers. I can have fun without losing money. However, I disagree that gambling can make money. Every people know that the more you gamble, the more you lose. Gambling is banned in China, but it is permitted in Macao. I have been there several times, and I saw a lot people are immersed in gambling. After they lost their money, they started to borrow dear money. It’s terrible. I hope people can know that gambling is only a recreational game.

victor25

Moldova, Republic Of

Gambling is not for me.

When you don't know what to do with your money then gamble it. All those casinos exist because they have income, what means people loose more than win. Are you ready to take that risk? Me not :)