Showing posts with label gambling. Show all posts
Showing posts with label gambling. Show all posts

Saturday, September 29, 2012

Saturday Scribbles - Gambling vs Gaming

Gamebling
by Rachel Hoyt
 
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The other night, I felt remiss,
Was missing online poker bliss -
Bat'ling beefcakes for cash chips,
Watching chat screens for whining lips,
Forgetting all of life's grimy grits,
While playing for pennies and sharp'ning my wits.
 
Then I stumbled upon a site,
Which instantly brought me delight -
It seems that gaming subscriptions
Have been deemed not to cause addictions,
Because somehow, once again, legally,
I'm bluffing, check raising, and going 'all in' with glee.
 
 
© 2012 Rachel Hoyt. All rights reserved
 
 
 
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Tuesday, May 10, 2011

The Taliban's Non-Bluff


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I've always enjoyed reading about conspiracy
though many times I don't believe the theory.
I think they're good for expanding your mind.
Sometimes they explain the "coincidences" we find.
I'm a little late learning of the latest lavish scheme
and can't decide if it helped promote good or mean.

Some say that the secret whereabouts of Osama
came from poker sites used by me and yo mama.
On Black Friday they took the three biggest websites down,
causing many online gamblers frustration and a frown.
Supposedly the indictments gave them access to user files
and to the closest friend of the Taliban leader aka SinisterSmiles?

Just kidding... I have no idea what the user's name is
but I wonder if he's a bluffer or odd calculating whiz.
I may very well have played against him in a tournament.
I wonder if he still thinks it was fun money well spent?
They got Osama.  I lost my favorite poker site.
Yet I'm sure new ones are popping up each night.

The way I see it, these sites were targeted for info
because they were the only people who'd know.
They've done some good by helping put an end to an era
but the new leader could be worse! (Sorry to scare ya.)
Like gambling, the Taliban isn't going to stop
just because Uncle Sam took down their Pop.

So, what are we doing calling their non-bluff?
Making sure the world knows that we're tough?
(But also considerate enough to honor religion
by burying him at sea scarcely waiting a smidgen.)
Though we may have the cards to back an all-in bet,
I still think this victory might also bring regret.

© Rachel Hoyt 2011.  All rights reserved.


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