Poker Legend Doyle Brunson Endorses Obama

During the most competitive Presidential primary race in many years, a competitive poker legend has just thrown his proverbial two cents into the conversation. Doyle Brunson, winner of multiple World Series of Poker championships and the first player in history to win one million dollars in tournaments, endorsed Democratic candidate Barak Obama on his blog on February 16th.

Brunson says, "I am on this race for President like stupid is on Britney Spears. I have come to the conclusion that poker players have to support Obama. We can't possibly let McCain be our President because he supports most of George W. Bush's views. Hillary has lots of experience but I don't think she is ready to lead our nation." A week later, Brunson continued, "God help the internet gambling business if McCain does happen to win."

The Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act, the Congressional act which effectively banned online gambling in the United States was passed during the term of Republican President George W. Bush while the Republican party held a majority in the Congress. Since then, Representative Barney Frank, a Democrat, has introduced the Internet Gambling Regulation and Enforcement Act as a response in order to regulate online gambling, rather than to ban it outright. Candidate Barak Obama is a currently a Democratic Senator from the state of Illinois.

Brunson joins others in the athletic and gaming arena to endorse candidates and/or political parties, including Greg Oden, Curt Schilling, Magic Johnson, and others.