• 主题
高级搜索  >
历史搜索 清空历史
首页> 外文期刊>The economist >It's like bridge, Ida, but with guns
【24h】

It's like bridge, Ida, but with guns

机译：就像桥，爱达，但有枪

获取原文
获取原文并翻译 | 示例
           
页面导航
  • 摘要
  • 著录项
  • 相似文献
  • 相关主题

摘要

Ever since Wild Bill Hickok was shot in the back by "Crooked Nose" McCall in 1876 while holding aces over eights in the Dakota Territory, the game of poker has had a slightly nefarious reputation. But time, television and around 50m players a year nationwide have transformed the game from a shady pastime to legitimate American sport, complete with professional players and television contracts. As The Economist went to press the 35th World Series of Poker, the game's crowning event, was drawing to an end, having attracted more than 2,500 participants (up from last year's 800), each submitting a $10,000 entry fee. So popular has the game become that Harrah's, a casino company, recently purchased the WSOP for $30m. The sport's new respectability was illustrated by the 2003 victory of the aptly named Chris Moneymaker, an accountant from Tennessee. Mr Moneymaker's unlikely win (he qualified via a $40 stake in an on-line poker tournament) has helped sell the game as a spectator sport.
机译：自从Wild Bill Hickok于1876年在“达科他州领土”上手持八分以上的八角王牌被“弯曲的鼻子” McCall击中后背以来，扑克游戏就在他的声誉上有些恶毒。但是时间，电视和全国每年约有5000万玩家将游戏从阴暗的消遣转变为合法的美国运动，并拥有专业的玩家和电视合同。当《经济学人》出版之际，第35届世界扑克大赛的结束，该游戏的加冕赛即将结束，吸引了2500多名参与者（去年为800名），每名参与者都提交了10,000美元的报名费。游戏如此流行，以至于赌场公司Harrah's最近以3,000万美元的价格购买了WSOP。 2003年，田纳西州一位名叫克里斯·钱纳克（Chris Moneymaker）的胜利就说明了这项运动的新的受人尊敬。 Moneymaker先生的不太可能的胜利（他通过在线扑克锦标赛中获得40美元的股份获得资格）帮助将游戏作为一种观赏性体育活动出售。

著录项

相似文献

  • 外文文献
  • 中文文献
  • 专利
获取原文

客服邮箱：kefu@zhangqiaokeyan.com

京公网安备：11010802029741号 ICP备案号：京ICP备15016152号-6 六维联合信息科技 (北京) 有限公司©版权所有

  • 客服微信

  • 服务号