An English games company recently brought the idea that poker become an Olympic discipline, even if we admit qu there are many of other sports that have greater potential to become an official Olympic discipline than poker.
An English games company recently brought the idea that poker become an Olympic discipline, even if we admit qu there are many of other sports that have greater potential to become an official Olympic discipline than poker.
On December 27, the English game company CircusCasino.com announced after an aggressive Internet campaign, which she would try to make poker an official sport for the Olympic d was 2012 which will be held in London to make in 2016 (Olympic which will take places, either in Chicago, Madrid, Rio and Tokyo), a complete sport with its status of medals. This news follows l announcement in September by the U.K. Advertising Standards Authority that poker can be recognized as a sport. Peter Nolan from CircusCasino.com said: "the charm of the poker is universal. It transcends gender, ages and c is the sport with the speed of the fastest cruise in the world. It deserves its Olympic recognition. »
However, Nolan admits that there are several other sports who deserve this status and which have a better chance than the sport poker to become Olympic. For example, the men's baseball and women's softball have both been eliminated after the most recent Olympic competition in Beijing and have chances d be reinstated, either in 2012 or 2016. D other sports such as cricket and netball women will possibly be a demonstration for the 2012 festivities sport and are already recognized as an official Olympic sport.
Poker n is not yet recognized officially by the International Olympic Committee (IOC). Although chess, polo and even the game d physical education Tug of War received l accreditation by the OC as official sport, poker didn has not yet received. To become a sports official in the Olympics, there must be official government intervention that implementing rules for each activity, what poker n has not.
Another rule to become accredited to the Olympics as a sport is that it is necessary that the discipline in question is carried out by men and women from 50 to 75 countries in at least 4 of the 7 continents. Poker would meet this standard if we rely on the speed of its expansion (think the Asia Pacific Poker Tour and the Latin American Poker Tour) expansion that is changing thanks to the Internet.
The idea to put the Olympic as sport poker n is not a new idea. Full Tilt Poker when it opened in 2004 had already launched the idea of the 'USA Poker Team' with the Full Tilt logo. There is a d other companies with the same idea that CircusCasino.com, but very few had the strength to work this idea so that it leads to the Olympics.
The big question will remain who will be competing for what country? Players like Johnny Chan (China), Scotty Nguyen (Viet Nam), Freddy Deeb (Lebanon), and Tony "G" Guoga (Australia via Lithuania) have had success in the United States (and several d between them have become American citizens). Who wants to be competing for his country of origin and who will want to be competing for the United States?
Well qu a few years yet before the next Olympic Games was, constant pressure must exist to make poker official Olympic discipline. The 2009 Olympic Congress will take place in Copenhagen in Denmark in the beginning d October 2009, and there is a possibility that 2 sports be added to schedule l of the 2012 Olympic Games.
On December 27, the English game company CircusCasino.com announced after an aggressive Internet campaign, which she would try to make poker an official sport for the Olympic d was 2012 which will be held in London to make in 2016 (Olympic which will take places, either in Chicago, Madrid, Rio and Tokyo), a complete sport with its status of medals. This news follows l announcement in September by the U.K. Advertising Standards Authority that poker can be recognized as a sport. Peter Nolan from CircusCasino.com said: "the charm of the poker is universal. It transcends gender, ages and c is the sport with the speed of the fastest cruise in the world. It deserves its Olympic recognition. »
However, Nolan admits that there are several other sports who deserve this status and which have a better chance than the sport poker to become Olympic. For example, the men's baseball and women's softball have both been eliminated after the most recent Olympic competition in Beijing and have chances d be reinstated, either in 2012 or 2016. D other sports such as cricket and netball women will possibly be a demonstration for the 2012 festivities sport and are already recognized as an official Olympic sport.
Poker n is not yet recognized officially by the International Olympic Committee (IOC). Although chess, polo and even the game d physical education Tug of War received l accreditation by the OC as official sport, poker didn has not yet received. To become a sports official in the Olympics, there must be official government intervention that implementing rules for each activity, what poker n has not.
Another rule to become accredited to the Olympics as a sport is that it is necessary that the discipline in question is carried out by men and women from 50 to 75 countries in at least 4 of the 7 continents. Poker would meet this standard if we rely on the speed of its expansion (think the Asia Pacific Poker Tour and the Latin American Poker Tour) expansion that is changing thanks to the Internet.
The idea to put the Olympic as sport poker n is not a new idea. Full Tilt Poker when it opened in 2004 had already launched the idea of the 'USA Poker Team' with the Full Tilt logo. There is a d other companies with the same idea that CircusCasino.com, but very few had the strength to work this idea so that it leads to the Olympics.
The big question will remain who will be competing for what country? Players like Johnny Chan (China), Scotty Nguyen (Viet Nam), Freddy Deeb (Lebanon), and Tony "G" Guoga (Australia via Lithuania) have had success in the United States (and several d between them have become American citizens). Who wants to be competing for his country of origin and who will want to be competing for the United States?
Well qu a few years yet before the next Olympic Games was, constant pressure must exist to make poker official Olympic discipline. The 2009 Olympic Congress will take place in Copenhagen in Denmark in the beginning d October 2009, and there is a possibility that 2 sports be added to schedule l of the 2012 Olympic Games.
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