[Blindtlk] question about card games

[Jude DaShiell]

It isn't possible for blind people to play in a completely accessible 
poker game.  The reason for that has to do with Poker Psychology and the 
fact that so much of what players studying Poker Psychology are told to 
focus on is visual and it is visual in terms of other players and their 
body language.  By now, more than one title has been published on Poker 
Psychology and when players understand that and the rules of the game, 
they usually make out better in terms of winnings.

On Thu, 29 Dec 2016, Bob Hachey via blindtlk wrote:

> Date: Thu, 29 Dec 2016 09:36:42
> From: Bob Hachey via blindtlk <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
> To: 'Blind Talk Mailing List' <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: Bob Hachey <bhachey at verizon.net>
> Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] question about card games
> 
> Hi all,
> When ACB held their convention in Las Vegas in 2005, I remember that we
> asked if we could use braille cards in the casino in our hotel. That was a
> definite no. Actually, they told us it would be illegal for us to use
> Braille cards.
> But the hotel really went to bat for us and got special permission from the
> Nevada Gaming Commission for us to arrange a special Texas Holdem tournament
> with Braille cards. All participants paid a set amount to enter the
> tournament and were given the corresponding amount of chips. WE were, in
> this case, allowed to handle the cards.
> I didn't do very well in the tournament but it was really cool to have a
> fully accessible poker experience in a real casino.
> Bob Hachey
>
>
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