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Message: [QUOTE="DS3, post: 5642530, member: 407846"] On another similar thread a while ago, I noted the same thing, that poker would be a great game for children to learn (as well as a game that should be encouraged for the elderly to stay mentally active). Of course the inherent problem is you need to divorce the game from gambling. It would be easy for kids to accept the game in such a manner and for those so inclined (as in chess) to play competitively, without any gambling aspect- just an indication of skill. That said it would be hard to convince many parents that teaching kids poker was anything but a downward slope into a depraved lifestyle. Then additionally you'd have the poker stiffs informing one and all 'poker can only be played properly with real money'. So whilst I think it a good idea in theory, in practice it would be highly unlikely to happen [/QUOTE]