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Poker Addicts? You Can Bet on It - 2004-01-13
Penny-ante or sky's-the-limit, poker almost always involves betting and - for the young, impressionable
or addicted - that can be trouble.

"It gives us a lot of pause," said James Maney, executive director of the Albany- based New York Council on Problem Gambling, a nonprofit organization funded by the state Office of Mental Health. Gambling, including poker, is flourishing, Maney said. "Every day, there's something more."

Maney said a 10-year "prevalence" study issued in the mid-'90s showed the rate of problem gambling in New York had jumped 73 percent. Anecdotal evidence suggests no slowdown.
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The Real Deal - 2004-01-13
Mark Twain once lamented that Americans did no pay enough attention to poker.

"It is enough to make one ashamed of the species," he said.

Beloved author of "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer," Twain died in 1910. He should have stuck around. All of a sudden, poker is hotter than July on the Mississippi.

Tonight, Bravo - one of three cable channels regularly broadcasting high-stakes competition - will telecast the sixth and final round of a "Celebrity Poker Showdown" series intended to produce a "champion" and $100,000 for the champ's favorite charity.
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