Beware poker’s history lessons, says Bodog chief

Ed Drake
March 15, 2010
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So history isn't bunk then?

So history isn't bunk then?

It was Lamartine who once said that “history teaches everything including the future” and although none of us can exactly predict what is to come – apart from Tim Richards that is – the past can certainly give us a few pointers about how to forge ahead. This quick precis by Bodog Poker Network chief executive Patrik Selin on the rise and fall of the online poker operator is a stark reminder that today’s market big dogs could be tomorrow’s Pedigree Chum. Read more.

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