[ View Thread ] [ Post Response ] [ Return to Index ] [ Read Prev Msg ] [ Read Next Msg ]

BGonline.org Forums

Farewell, Finnish Backgammon

Posted By: Chuck Bower
Date: Monday, 4 April 2011, at 5:00 p.m.

In Response To: Farewell, Finnish Backgammon (Henrik Bukkjaer)

..."Cafe" tournaments played in Copenhagen. They go as low as $5. Even... (under those conditions) we did end up in problems with the new suggested gambling laws.

Initially they wanted to ban the game to a degree, where we would not even be allowed to do the beginners event at the Nordic Open like we did last year. The entry fee you ask? $0! But there were sponsored prices, all winners of a single game received free memberships of the federation, and that could not be accepted...

So let me get this straight. A country whose poker and backgammon players have brought it fame and recognition for their intellectual prowess, something the educational system (if nothing else) could wear as a badge of accomplishment, seriously considered dumping all that in the toilet?

Clearly we're not the only country whose leaders have problems with brain disconnect.

Messages In This Thread

 

Post Response
Your Name:
Your E-Mail Address:
Subject:
Message:

If necessary, enter your password below:

Password:
 

 

[ View Thread ] [ Post Response ] [ Return to Index ] [ Read Prev Msg ] [ Read Next Msg ]

BGonline.org Forums is maintained by Stick with WebBBS 5.12.