I agree, the tv shows and internet helped people understand that it's not based on pure luck and it's not just some backroom playing with lots of tobacco smoke.budweiser74777 said:
Poker has gained acceptance, but there will always be die hard opponents. Poker and crime are still viewed by many as the norm. One of the reasons for Black Friday was to put a stop to the number of online poker sites that were laundering money for crime syndicates, so in a way you can't blame them. At least poker sites allowed to do business in the US are monitored much more closely now, or are supposed to be, which helps with public opinion. It is also thought of, and often is, that poker is nothing but the pursuit of money with little or no gains to society. Players like Barry Greenstein (The Robinhood of Poker) has helped to change such public opinion. There's still a long way to go before it's fully accepted, and I personally doubt it will ever truly get there. At least it's not as bad as it was in the eighties, when I played professionally, and my wife and I preferred to keep my profession a secret to family and friends.cindymagaly said:
I see little interest or effort on the part of players or TV to improve the image of poker so don't expect the image to change much. I do agree that poker is a sport like chess, problem there is chess is not a sport.cindymagaly said:
pavel1111111 said:
Interesting comparison. Frankly a lot of people do play it exactly like they would play roulette. So if that’s the reason for any bad rep it may have, it’s well deserved.Baldy86 said:
