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Nevertheless, Goodkin says, online poker was entertaining—and lucrative...
...Poker’s a pretty addictive game,” he says. “The fact that online poker is so easy and convenient makes gambling easier...
...Paik is somewhat exceptional as an online poker player at Harvard, first because he was able to quit and second because he never sunk into the red during his online poker years. Other students have not been as lucky, and College administrators are starting to worry that online poker’s increasing popularity might have a detrimental effect on both the students who play and on those around them...
...Assistant Dean of the College Paul J. McLoughlin II says that online poker is “as much of a concern for us student affairs educators as high-risk drinking, mental health, [or] substance abuse.” Last month, he attended a conference in Washington, D.C. that featured an entire session on student gambling...
...Daniel L. Goodkin ’06 says he decided to quit playing online poker last school year, and his reasons for doing so read like a full catalogue of the dark side of online poker, a game he calls “entirely anti-social, emotionally risky, and potentially consuming...