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It’s unlikely we’ll learn more about Barack Obama’s position about online gaming during the presidential debates or stump speeches down the home stretch of the campaign. As unemployment climbs, the economy slows, and banks collapse, there are admittedly bigger fish to fry. But if the candidate’s online gambling position is paramount to you as a voter, consider that you have a special lens with which to view Obama’s stance; he is, after all, a poker player.

As a state senator, Obama was a regular in the Illinois legislature’s weekly low stakes poker game, held at the headquarters of the Illinois Manufacturers’ Association. According to his opponents, Obama studied the game and knew the odds. His play was focused and analytical, and his friends claim he seldom bluffed.

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