Reads of the Week
Key Takeaways
  • Bloomberg published and widely syndicated a column earlier this week discussing poker’s shifting status in Russia, drawing historic parallels to chess and ultimately championing a regulated online poker system.
  • Lance Bradley has brought his long-form style of writing to PocketFives .
  • Skin betting is starting to gain mainstream attention.

Russia, Chess and Poker

Bloomberg published and widely syndicated a column earlier this week discussing poker’s shifting status in Russia, drawing historic parallels to chess and ultimately championing a regulated online poker system.