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    <title>U.S. teens hit by poker craze epidemic</title>
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      <title>Comment #17</title>
      <link>http://www.lotterypost.com/news/97227/275591</link>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 27 Oct 2004 20:25:35 GMT</pubDate>
      <dc:creator>CASH Only</dc:creator>
      <description><![CDATA[I see your point.]]></description>
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      <title>Comment #16</title>
      <link>http://www.lotterypost.com/news/97227/275226</link>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 27 Oct 2004 03:06:23 GMT</pubDate>
      <dc:creator>DoctorEw220</dc:creator>
      <description><![CDATA[i'm just saying i know what it's like to deal with a gambling problem, and if kids are pissing their lunch money away on a game of poker, then think about how they will turn out when they are old enough to play the lottery.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 27 Oct 2004 03:04:51 GMT</pubDate>
      <dc:creator>DoctorEw220</dc:creator>
      <description><![CDATA[i started playing the lottery at age 9, when my grandma bought me tickets. when i was 18, i had the scratch games pretty much figured out. i knew which ones would bring me success, and which ones would bring failure.]]></description>
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      <title>Comment #14</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 07 Oct 2004 13:40:42 GMT</pubDate>
      <dc:creator>CASH Only</dc:creator>
      <description><![CDATA[Welcome aboard]]></description>
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      <title>Comment #13</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 06 Oct 2004 05:41:51 GMT</pubDate>
      <dc:creator>DoctorEw220</dc:creator>
      <description><![CDATA[Quote]]></description>
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      <title>Comment #12</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 05 Oct 2004 08:25:19 GMT</pubDate>
      <dc:creator>Magnu$</dc:creator>
      <description><![CDATA[Heck, I wouldn't worry too much about it. I Started playing 5 card DD when I was still in grammer school. We'd play every day on the way to school. It never seemed to make a difference to the group I played with and we just played for fun. It's a phaze the kids will get over it or worse get reprimanded by their parents. (Whose kids have $1,000 lying around to gamble with anyway... please send them my way *grins evilly]]></description>
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      <title>Comment #11</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 05 Oct 2004 07:11:10 GMT</pubDate>
      <dc:creator>nomoneybabe</dc:creator>
      <description><![CDATA[Hi doctor:I just r]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 05 Oct 2004 07:01:40 GMT</pubDate>
      <dc:creator>DoctorEw220</dc:creator>
      <description><![CDATA[no offense, but you post for the first time when the jackpot is nearing $200 million why]]></description>
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      <title>Comment #9</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 05 Oct 2004 06:56:48 GMT</pubDate>
      <dc:creator>nomoneybabe</dc:creator>
      <description><![CDATA[Hello everyone:Please yield the jackpot award for me this time! I suffer with a ton of missery. I need money to recover!!Winner ...to be of 177M or....200M!!! it is enough for me]]></description>
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      <title>Comment #8</title>
      <link>http://www.lotterypost.com/news/97227/264586</link>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 05 Oct 2004 04:07:48 GMT</pubDate>
      <dc:creator>dvdiva</dc:creator>
      <description><![CDATA[I've never palyed texas hold 'em but i did start playing the lottery when I was 17]]></description>
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      <title>Comment #7</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 05 Oct 2004 03:53:15 GMT</pubDate>
      <dc:creator>DoctorEw220</dc:creator>
      <description><![CDATA[i'm not saying that texas hold 'em is not a fun game, but should people who have not even reached puberty begin gambling]]></description>
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      <title>Comment #6</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 05 Oct 2004 00:18:20 GMT</pubDate>
      <dc:creator>twisted</dc:creator>
      <description><![CDATA[Quote: Originally posted by Todd on October 04, 2004I agree with the teens: Texas Hold'em is wickedly fun, especially with a good sized group of people.I agree with Todd that Texas Hold'em is wickedly fun.  I wonder what kind of Poker players we are going to have in about 7-8 years when these kids grow up.  They will already have so much experience at an early age.]]></description>
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      <title>Comment #5</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 04 Oct 2004 23:54:17 GMT</pubDate>
      <dc:creator>ONEDAY</dc:creator>
      <description><![CDATA[Quote: Originally posted by DoctorEw220 on October 04, 2004it's a crying shame that people are developing compulsive gambling habits at such early ages.I agree with you..]]></description>
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      <title>Comment #4</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 04 Oct 2004 23:51:21 GMT</pubDate>
      <dc:creator>Todd</dc:creator>
      <description><![CDATA[I agree with the teens: Texas Hold'em is wickedly fun, especially with a good sized group of people.]]></description>
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      <title>Comment #3</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 04 Oct 2004 21:49:45 GMT</pubDate>
      <dc:creator>DoctorEw220</dc:creator>
      <description><![CDATA[no. i mean the people who are starting to play poker for money at age 11, like the person mentioned. casinos have minimum ages for gambling for a reason.]]></description>
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      <title>Comment #2</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 04 Oct 2004 21:43:20 GMT</pubDate>
      <dc:creator>CASH Only</dc:creator>
      <description><![CDATA[Are you suggesting 18-year-olds not be allowed to buy lottery tickets]]></description>
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      <title>Comment #1</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 04 Oct 2004 21:42:17 GMT</pubDate>
      <dc:creator>DoctorEw220</dc:creator>
      <description><![CDATA[it's a crying shame that people are developing compulsive gambling habits at such early ages.]]></description>
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      <title>U.S. teens hit by poker craze epidemic</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 04 Oct 2004 19:40:36 GMT</pubDate>
      <dc:creator>Todd</dc:creator>
      <description><![CDATA[More teenagers have started staying home and working on math skills: calculating percentages, identifying patterns, adding and subtracting.  They're playing poker Texas Hold 'em. It's probably the hottest craze with teenages going on at this time. There's probably not another activity that they're interested in that's going on right now more than poker-tournament playing,  said Pat Fowler, director of the Florida Council on Compulsive Gambling.Since televised Texas Hold 'em tournaments have beco... [&nbsp;<a href="http://www.lotterypost.com/news/97227">More</a>&nbsp;]]]></description>
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