Video Poker 24/7 - Why Would Video Poker Be in Sports?

Video Poker 247 - Why Would Video Poker Be in Sports?

There was some confusion last week as to why video poker would be listed among sports items in a local paper. They want to know why video poker was listed among sports as it most definitely is not. There was even some outrage of people saying that they wanted the new column removed as it was simply taking space away from “real sports.”

The editor thanked their local readers for noticing the new aspect of the paper and then went on to say that each person has a different idea of what a sport is. He said that they have chosen to include various games that people like to play, including video poker and video gaming, as to those people who participate it is a sport.

He went on to say that there are always people asking him why their dart board game was not covered, or why there isn’t enough bowling in the paper. He says that some people don’t consider bowling a sport either, but those people who play it certainly do. He says that they are trying to appeal to a wide variety of sports players, and if that means that they play football or video football, they still enjoy their game and should be able to read about it.

He also says that by offering information on video poker and video games that they might bring in a new group of readers that would not have normally read the paper otherwise. They are simply trying to change the norm a little and appeal to a broader audience. Should it turn out that no one is reading the column they would look to remove it, but for now they are going to see how it goes for them.

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