Primetime tonight, 9:30pm RTE1

Hectorjelly

As far as I know theres a section tonight on online gambling, with a short interview with me in it.

NickyOD

Hectorjelly wrote:

As far as I know theres a section tonight on online gambling, with a short interview with me in it.

DEADLY!!

Ste05

Nice one, I'll watch that.

5starpool

Ste05 wrote:

Nice one, I'll watch that.

You back or just visiting?

On topic, I'll make sure to switch over to this once the football ends then, hopefully it will be a balanced report for a change.

Ste05

5starpool wrote:

You back or just visiting?

Just visiting I'm afraid, still waiting on a phoneline to be installed...

Back on topic, just Sky+ it then you can listen to HJ over and over again... I'm looking forward to this actually, I wonder will they be able to edit HJ to sound like a degenerate, cos if there's one poker player who isn't a degen it's HJ.

Ollieboy

Ste05 wrote:

Just visiting I'm afraid, still waiting on a phoneline to be installed...

Back on topic, just Sky+ it then you can listen to HJ over and over again... I'm looking forward to this actually, I wonder will they be able to edit HJ to sound like a degenerate, cos if there's one poker player who isn't a degen it's HJ.

What odds that he wear's a SUIT????

Am I right HJ...lol

bops

i've spent 3 years using my charm, carisma, and stunning looks in an attempt to make the Irish poker scene sexy...

...and then they stick that geek on the telly

anyone know who i can sue????

sumoward

bops wrote:

i've spent 3 years using my charm, carisma, and stunning looks in an attempt to make the Irish poker scene sexy...

...and then they stick that geek on the telly

anyone know who i can sue????

Your genes?

NickyOD

Ollieboy wrote:

What odds that he wear's a SUIT????

Am I right HJ...lol

better chance of him wearing his birthday suit.

Hectorjelly

I got a text from the producer and its going to be shown this Thursday rather than tonight. What I was wearing will remain as a surprise!

Flushdraw

Shell tracksuit, fake tache and a wig..

Ace2007

Hectorjelly wrote:

I got a text from the producer and its going to be shown this Thursday rather than tonight. What I was wearing will remain as a surprise!

i wonder if thats the truth??

MrPillowTalk

Flushdraw wrote:

Shell tracksuit, fake tache and a wig..

Tony I take it thats a self portrait, striking resemblance

Flushdraw

MrPillowTalk wrote:

Tony I take it thats a self portrait, striking resemblance

Well before i groom myself its pretty close.....*now where did i put that shiny adidas tracktop*

Hectorjelly

Ace2007 wrote:

i wonder if thats the truth??

what?

coillcam

Flushdraw wrote:

EH EH EH EH EH. Alrite mate, calm dowin calm dowin.

hotspur

Makes more sense to show it on Thursday given that tomorrow sees the release of Britain's 2nd population prevalence study on gambling which shows a huge increase in the number of problem gamblers, mostly due to online gambling.

As to what HJ will be wearing?
Before started online gambling photo:


After started online gambling photo:

ArmaniJeanss

hotspur wrote:

Makes more sense to show it on Thursday given that tomorrow sees the release of Britain's 2nd population prevalence study on gambling which shows a huge increase in the number of problem gamblers, mostly due to online gambling.

It'll also show a ginormous increase in the number of non-problem gamblers, those who enjoy using their leisure $ to have an online flutter.
But I doubt that side of the study will be touched upon by the rent-a-quote columnists in the DailyMail etc.

mrflash

what surprises me is that there is no big story about what annette_15 said. that could be the worst thing for poker in europe.

shoutman

What did she say Mr Flash? And i'm expecting nothing less then anti-gambling propagandist ****e from Prime Time. A relative of mine appeared on the show in the past and his interview was heavily edited to make it look like he was on the polar opposite side of the debate then what he actually was on. Was quite amusing, not for him mind.

mrflash

shoutman wrote:

What did she say Mr Flash? And i'm expecting nothing less then anti-gambling propagandist ****e from Prime Time. A relative of mine appeared on the show in the past and his interview was heavily edited to make it look like he was on the polar opposite side of the debate then what he actually was on. Was quite amusing, not for him mind.

she announced to the media that she had been playing real money online poker since she was fifteen years of age.

hotspur

shoutman wrote:

A relative of mine appeared on the show in the past and his interview was heavily edited to make it look like he was on the polar opposite side of the debate then what he actually was on. Was quite amusing, not for him mind.

I think I saw that, it was the paedophilia episode yeah?

phantom_lord

something like this luke?

Goodluck2me

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ianmc38

lol. scary likeness

Mr.Plough

man, cant believe i watched 30 minutes of that last night. without doubt, the most boring old farts ever allowed on television.

nearly as bad as liverpool against porto.

digiman

Ray Darcy is talking a bit about poker and gambling now.
He was on about the PS advert that was on RTE during the all-ireland final on sunday. I was quite shocked about this as well, I also seen an add from Full Tilt on TV3 during the rugby as well.
Just shocked by the fact that this was the first time I ever seen poker adds on Irish TV.

El Stuntman

ugh, lead question: 'should online gambling be banned?'

zuutroy

nh!

AdMMM

Missed it! Is it on RTE.ie?

cardshark202

They spent too much time talking about how online gambling ruins families and how you can lose your house in a matter of minutes

Conspicuous

You didnt miss much m8. Just a few random figures on the rise of online gamblin in Ireland over the last 3 years, a quick interview with Darragh Thomas and the head bottle washer from the Rutland. No debate with the panel etc

zuutroy

cardshark202 wrote:

They spent too much time talking about how online gambling ruins families and how you can lose your house in a matter of minutes

Sure I'm sitting in the gutter alone as I type!

Van Dice

cardshark202 wrote:

They spent too much time talking about how online gambling ruins families and how you can lose your house in a matter of minutes

Yes but where is the interview with the guy who won the house?!

Wreck

Damn, I'm so much of a degenerate gambler I was unable to pull myself away from my online poker to watch this. I even had money on how many times the word 'epidemic' would be used in the piece.

bazwin

I see green joker poker got a nice piece of advertising on the programme

sikes

heres a screenshot for those who missed it. HJ clearly uses the latest technology, 16 colours, 640X480res and only a 40% of skin cancer.

mrflash

As much as i hated switching channels from the only tv show i watch which is Prison Break, i watched this and it was quite tame, but its only the first step in getting something started. I mean the piece in the Star the other day on sports players who had lost big money gambling, and now this. Ireland is known for following the american way of doing things, like a guinea pig for the rest of europe, for instance the smoking ban, and now the online gambling thing is just starting.

bazwin

playing three or four tables at once is a joke in my opinion....concentrate on one is the only way....

Rb

bazwin wrote:

playing three or four tables at once is a joke in my opinion....concentrate on one is the only way....

Wtf?Jerry Yang?

RasTa

mrflash wrote:

blah blah blah

FYP..

Mellor

lol, you can hardly say the smoking ban was following america.
Americas reasons for banning online gambling has nothing to do with concern for problem gamblers. It is because the companys are run off-shore and so the gaming industry loses out in the states were gambling is allowed. And other states ban all gambling so were opposed to it.

Hectorjelly

yeah it was a bit crap, no substance whatsover.

ZZR1100

Was that everest poker you were playing on or was that just for the programe and so we couldnt see your screen name?
u need more displays

hotspur

A welcome return of the previous primetime shot of the swiping your credit card onto your keyboard in order to play though

mrflash

Mellor wrote:

lol, you can hardly say the smoking ban was following america.
Americas reasons for banning online gambling has nothing to do with concern for problem gamblers. It is because the companys are run off-shore and so the gaming industry loses out in the states were gambling is allowed. And other states ban all gambling so were opposed to it.

Ok firstly, the smoking ban was first introduced in certain cities in america a long time ago and it became law in new york in 2003 and in most other parts of america shortly after that.
Then came the smoking ban in Ireland.

Secondly, i am aware of the reasons stated by the us government for the ban on deposits to online gaming sites. But that doesn't mean the irish government won't ban it here, stating other reasons. They like to keep up with the yanks and keep them happy. If they ban something nationally, you can be sure the irish government will not be far behind.

carfax

mrflash wrote:

Ok firstly, the smoking ban was first introduced in certain cities in america a long time ago and it became law in new york in 2003 and in most other parts of america shortly after that.
Then came the smoking ban in Ireland.

Secondly, i am aware of the reasons stated by the us government for the ban on deposits to online gaming sites. But that doesn't mean the irish government won't ban it here, stating other reasons. They like to keep up with the yanks and keep them happy. If they ban something nationally, you can be sure the irish government will not be far behind.

These points are two of the most incisive pieces I've read of yours here on Boards.

Sinfonia

(Paraphrased) "He used to work in an IT job, but decided that computers weren't for him - he now plays online poker...":rolleyes:
Nice one proime toime

tribulus

SumGuy wrote:

(Paraphrased) "He used to work in an IT job, but decided that computers weren't for him - he now plays online poker...":rolleyes:
Nice one proime toime

Hahaha classic.

Hectorjelly

Haha nice picture sikes, it doesnt do it full justice when its only a small thumbnail.

I have an old massive monitor that im very attached to, I bought it with money from one of my first MTT wins. Ill add another lcd screen when I get round to getting a new desk, im still using the one I used for the leaving cert.

I play on a few different sites, they took shots from a few of them.

HalfBaked

sikes wrote:

heres a screenshot for those who missed it. HJ clearly uses the latest technology, 16 colours, 640X480res and only a 40% of skin cancer.

LOL. Quality.