Ilan Rubin,
publisher of Elk and Ruby Publishing House sent an email after the last post in which he wrote, “Worse things are happening in Norway…” He provided a link to the Twitter account of Chess journalist Tarjei J. Svensen,
who writes (or is that ‘twits’?):
BREAKING; Norwegian Chess Federation offered a sponsorship deal of NOK 50 million (€5,1M) by online gambling operator Kindred Group, pending approval by the congress in July.
9:52 AM – 7 Jun 2019
Tarjei J. Svensen
@TarjeiJS
Jun 7
Not a traditional sponsorship deal. The chess federation will not promote gambling or advertise for gambing sites in any way, but will work with the group to allow licenses in Norway.
Tarjei J. Svensen
@TarjeiJS
Jun 7
For the record, revenues in the federation in 2018 was NOK 2,5M, (€2,55M)
Tarjei J. Svensen
@TarjeiJS
Jun 7
That should read 255,000 Euro obviously.
Farao
@akPharaoh789
Jun 7
Replying to @TarjeiJS
I am not sure but isn’t this “Unibet” ?
Tarjei J. Svensen
@TarjeiJS
Jun 7
Unibet is among the companies they own, yea. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kindred_Group …
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Ilan weighs in with a Twit:
Elk and Ruby
@ilan_ruby
Jun 7
Replying to @TarjeiJS
This is fundamentally wrong. Let’s not turn our kids into gambling junkies.
This is followed by:
Graham Stuart
@GraStuart
Jun 8
Replying to @TarjeiJS
The Isle of Man Chess tournament was sponsored by Pokerstars and is now funded by ex owner. But when Pokerstars sponsored this they were justva poker sight and did not have the other gambling income streams.
Rok Novak
@Rok_Novak
Jun 7
Replying to @TarjeiJS
Cool! Chess and poker belong together! 😍
There are other twits to read if any twit is interested. You can check it out here: https://twitter.com/TarjeiJS/status/1137039580509757447
The character on TV, Doctor House, played by Hugh Laurie,
was fond of saying, “Everyone lies.” I am fond of saying, “Everyone gambles.”
You can even place a wager on a Chess game! Check out the “Chess Betting Odds” website:
https://sports.bwin.com/en/sports/67/betting/chess#sportId=67
Each and everyone reading this, and everyone who will not read this, gambles each and every day, and they gamble with their life. Most people usually do not consider the odds when making a short trip to the store, but the fact is that it is not 100% positive a person will return home safely. Read the book:
Everyone gambles in some form or another. Consider this headline:
The Gambling Nuns of Torrance, California
Thou shalt not steal…unless you’re one of the Vegas-loving nuns who allegedly took the Catholic school under their watch for every penny they could. A Southern California community reckons with an altogether new form of churchly hypocrisy.
By Sean Flynn June 5, 2019
https://www.gq.com/story/gambling-nuns-of-torrance-california
Armchair Warrior 