Larsen Posted July 14, 2005 Share Posted July 14, 2005 Washington, D.C. - The U.S. Department of Defense has awarded a profitable war gaming contract to PokerPhreaks.net, a popular gambling website. "War gaming is a vital function for our military," said a Pentagon representative. "This is a logical extension of the gamble every person takes when they go into combat. We built large computer networks in Iraq so our troops can play 'Delta Force' and 'SOCOM' when they're not dealing with insurgent attacks." The contract will be overseen by the War Gaming Division of the Marine Corps War Fighting Lab in Quantico, Virginia. Troops stationed at hot spots around the globe will be able to use their government issued Visa cards at PokerPhreaks.net "for legitimate war gaming expenses," said the Pentagon representative. Military personnel will roam small war gaming battlefields, called "tables," and engage enemy forces in a quest to take their resources, known as "chips." Soldiers may fight individually, or in small groups, or even as large "Red" and "Blue" teams in regularly scheduled "tournament" wars. PokerPhreaks.net won the war gaming contract after agreeing to incorporate the Geneva Conventions into their poker rules. "We even award digital POW ribbons to soldiers who get 'trapped' by an opposing force during a poker match," said the site's webmaster. Critics of the contract believe the military is spending money for fun rather than to improve national security. "This is not the first time the Marines have played computer games," said one expert. "They purchased 'Doom II' in 1996 to train four-member fire teams." This contract was overseen by the Marine Corps Modeling and Simulation Management office in Quantico. The Pentagon defended its decision to use Doom II, Delta Force, SOCOM, poker, and other games as "network centric warfare" training aids. Critics also cited the fact a non-American company owns PokerPhreaks.net. "The entire site is hosted from the Isle of Man, which is not U.S. territory," said one critic. The Pentagon representative disagreed. "American currency is accepted everywhere on the island, which makes it a territory of the United States just like Nevada." Besides, she said, "the Isle is a strong coalition ally in the Global War on Terror." http://www.bbspot.com/News/2005/07/war_poker.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slim Posted July 14, 2005 Share Posted July 14, 2005 Bull? pokerphreaks.net doesn't exist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ans Posted July 14, 2005 Share Posted July 14, 2005 Reading the article properly might tell you whether this is a parody or not... Also, BBSpot by it's own admission is Called "the world's greatest tech humour site" by The Register, BBspot creates entertainment for the geekier side of the world. BBspot produces a variety of features like fake news stories satirizing the tech and political worlds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slim Posted July 14, 2005 Share Posted July 14, 2005 That wasn't actually quoted? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ans Posted July 14, 2005 Share Posted July 14, 2005 That wasn't actually quoted? No, but these choice phrases were. Military personnel will roam small war gaming battlefields, called "tables," and engage enemy forces in a quest to take their resources, known as "chips." PokerPhreaks.net won the war gaming contract after agreeing to incorporate the Geneva Conventions into their poker rules. Besides, she said, "the Isle is a strong coalition ally in the Global War on Terror." Any of them should have removed any need to even whois the domain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larsen Posted July 15, 2005 Author Share Posted July 15, 2005 I was hoping to snag at least one "believer" before it became obvious.. thanks Slim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slim Posted July 15, 2005 Share Posted July 15, 2005 Er, I believed nothing, I said it was bull! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stavros Posted July 15, 2005 Share Posted July 15, 2005 I think that he means that you blew it for him before he could snag a believer! Stav. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larsen Posted July 15, 2005 Author Share Posted July 15, 2005 Nah.. you questioned if it was Bull, that's good enough for me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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