“60 Minutes” does interviews at WSOP for upcoming story
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“60 Minutes” anchor Steve Kroft was at the World Series of Poker today conducting interviews for an upcoming story on online poker that is being characterized as a “hatchet job,” according to a story at wickedchopspoker.com.
The Web site has pictures of Kroft interviewing several poker personalities for a story with an undetermined air date.
According to the story:
Kroft, 62, interviewed Mark Seif (wearing an Absolute Poker jersey), Mike Sexton (not wearing a Party Poker one), Linda Johnson (why? was Shari Flanzer unavailable?), and Greg Raymer (wearing a Poker Stars shirt). The interviews took place in an empty Rio Amazon Room around 11 a.m.
We overheard Raymer discussing the need for the U.S. American government to regulate online poker, and we can surmise because we’re smart-like-that that the rest of the messaging from the group was on point with the PPA’s platform. Raymer, a Libertarian, said he doesn’t see why the government should regulate his actions if they cause no harm to others. Johnson (why her again?) and Sexton both agreed with the need for regulation and taxation.
The story also notes that AbsolutePokerCheats.com founder was also interviewed. The Absolute Poker superuser scandal will likely be a focal point of the story, according to the site’s sources.
