World Series of Poker and Guns
From their 2009 rule book on pages 8-9:
Under no circumstances will any logo, slogan or promotional language be permitted that Harrah’s, acting in its sole discretion, determines:
[…]
Advertises any non-prescription or non “over the counter” drug, tobacco product, handgun or handgun ammunition;
So, it’s OK to advertise a questionably lawful product like online poker sites, though they do stipulate some convoluted rules to make sure the ads are for free sites. But those free sites go directly to pay sites. But advertising lawful products is forbidden.
March 27th, 2009 at 9:58 am
Meh, poker has jumped the shark anyway. The local (harrah’s) cardroom (which coincidentally I wear a “Glock” t-shirt to usually) has been dead for the last four months.
March 27th, 2009 at 10:29 am
Anyone who watches Poker on Television, even the “World Series” of Poker, is a dope. Isn’t there a very-dry reference book you could be reading, or a white knuckle-thrill-ride, action-packed game of Golf on or something?
Who gives a damn what gambling addicts and their dealers (get it?) are allowed to advertise?!
March 27th, 2009 at 10:31 am
I know, anyone who is interested in something I’m not must be a dope.
March 27th, 2009 at 10:49 am
Not sure if you’ve been to The Outpost yet or not:
http://franklinkoolaid.blogspot.com/2009/03/2nd-amendment-exit-89.html
March 27th, 2009 at 12:12 pm
Is that the reason we don’t hold the Rendezvous at Harrah’s in Reno?
March 27th, 2009 at 3:35 pm
Harrah’s is only about .500 on my list anyway.
I like Caesar’s, and Rio (best buffet, period), and sometimes Paris. The rest, not so much.
March 27th, 2009 at 5:20 pm
But shotguns and rifles are OK.
So someone should do ads for legal NFA transfers of submachineguns and SBSes.
March 27th, 2009 at 5:31 pm
Legal but notoriously divisive interests have a long history of antagonism to each other.
If about half the country hates something, it only makes sense to try and not bring that subject up while making a living doing something else that only half the country likes (especially if the overlap of those two groups is unclear).
Otherwise, I’d try to open a strip mall composed of a gun shop + liquor store + tobacco store + strip club + Pentecostal Church + abortion center + nuclear plant + methadone clinic and so on. I suspect everyone who had an option to get what they wanted in any of these categories from some other store would not bother coming to my strip mall. Too much annoyance to have it all lumped together.