Professor Mark Griffiths has been kind enough to give me a few minutes of his time to answer some questions about his research on gambling, his feelings on being included in the new 2008 specification, and what relevance his studies have to help us understanding gambling and addictions in general.
Dr. Mark Griffiths is a Chartered [...]
I know some tight-wads out there may have a negative view of poker. Truth is though, poker is a game that actually help you learn various lessons in life. Now, it’s not at a level of reading Emmanuel Kant’s philosophies, but it’s a game that can actually let you see different sides of the same [...]
From Monk:
How many times have you tried to explain to someone that poker is not just a game of chance? Can you show someone else how you understand a situation? And then show them how someone else sees the same thing, but differently? Now explain how that difference gives you an edge over them? I [...]
From Monk:
Poker has nothing to do with money.
Now you might think it does, but it can’t. The first thing I need to do before I sit down at the table is remove myself from the world of bills and burgers and new tires for my old saab. If I am still there I am not [...]
From hdouble:
“Our doubts are traitors, and make us lose the good we oft might win by fearing to attempt.”
–William Shakespeare
The last couple months have been a tough grind as my compadres and I at one of the best online poker sites out there have been camping out at the office. It’s been a bit of [...]
