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Author Furman, Todd M., author.

Title The ethics of poker / Todd M. Furman.

Publication Info. Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2017]

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Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 217-225) and index.
Contents Cover; Table of Contents; Acknowledgments ; Introduction ; Part I: Preemptive Problems; 1. Is There Honor Among Thieves?; 1: Amorality or the Rule of Moral Law?; 2: Lying Liars versus a Matter of Etiquette; 3: Yes, Virginia, There Is Honor Among Thieves; 2. The Permissibility of Poker?; 1: The Potential Problems; 2: What Is a Lie?; 3: Why Kant Kan't Play Poker; 4: Why the Rational Profiteer Can't Play Poker; 5: Poker and Its Harm to the Player; Going Broke and Skill.
Character Assassination 6: Poker and Social Harms; 7: A Raw Deal?; 8: Parting Thoughts; 3. Peek-a-Boo, I See You!; 1: Seymour; 2: A Dealer's Duties; 3: Boudreaux and Thibodeaux; 4: A Dealer's Duty 2.0; 5: A Dealer's Duty 3.0; 4. What Is the Deal with the Drunk?; 1: Wild Westin; 2: In Defense of Drubbing the Drunk; 3: Dealing with a Drunk; 4: Dealers Dealing with Drunks; 5: A Stagger of Drunks; 6: Wake Up Little Susie, Wake Up; 5. Is It Okay to Feed Jane's Addiction?; 1: Jane's Addiction; 2: Playing on the People's Dime; 3: Can't Say No; 4: No, Jane, No!
5: The Complex Question of Playing with Jane6: Pathological Gambling: Disease or Moral Weakness; What Is the Big Deal? ; 7: A Dealer's Duties; 6. The Bad Beat Jackpot; 1: A Player Missing in Action; Answering the Call of Nature ; The Peripatetic ; 2: A Vindictive Player; 3: Thwarting a Vindictive Player; 4: He Is No Einstein; 5: My Bad, Your Bad; 6: Do the Right Thing; 7: Robbing Peter to Pay Paul; 7. A Hot Tip for You; 1: Tightwads Need Not Play; 2: Dealing with the Free Rider; 3: A Tip Too Far.
4: Mum's the Word8. Fleeing the Scene of the Crime?; 1: Adding Insult to Injury; 2: Home Wreckers; 3: Jackpot or Social Safety Net?; 9. Sharks in the Kiddie Pool; 1: Benny the Bank; 2: Bruce the Shark; 3: Syrus the Suckerfish; 4: Little Fish in a Big Pond; 5: Immovable Object versus Irresistible Force; 6: What Is the Deal with Andy Beal?; 10. The Serial Straddler, Malicious Mucker, and Flash Gordon; 1: The Serial Straddler; 2: Flash Gordon; Flashing Cards After the Showdown ; Flashing Cards in the Middle of the Hand to a Player Without Cards.
Flashing Cards in the Middle of the Hand to a Player Holding Cards The Unintentional Flashing of Cards ; Flashing Cards: A Summary ; 3: The Malicious Mucker; 11. The Dealer Did Me Wrong; 1: Hypothetical Hyperbole; 2: Making Matters Right; 3: Making Matters Right, Further Thoughts; 4: Little Susie Woke Up a Bit Too Late; 12. Tournament Troubles; 1: Stake Me; 2: You Stake Me, I'll Stake You; 3: Do You Want to Chop or Do You Want to Chop?; 4: Give Me a (Good Table) Break; 13. The Drunkard.
Summary "The first of its kind, this book explores the moral dimensions of playing poker for money through a detailed discussion of philosophical and applied ethics. Topics include the etiquette of lying, collusion versus "soft play," the problem of players staked by backers. The lessons learned from the study of poker ethics have interesting applications in daily life"-- Provided by publisher
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Subject Poker -- Philosophy.
Poker.
Philosophy.
Poker -- Moral and ethical aspects.
GAMES & ACTIVITIES -- Card Games -- Poker.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Other Form: Print version: Furman, Todd M. Ethics of poker. Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2017] 1476664617 9781476664613 (OCoLC)959535407
ISBN 9781476627854 (electronic book)
1476627851 (electronic book)
1476664617
9781476664613