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TOKYO (AP) – Zoraya Judd says there is nothing she would rather do than pole dance. She’s one of the best in the world at it and someday, she says, there might even be a place for her talents in the Olympics. (Scroll down for photos)
Along with Judd, of Oren, Utah, who was named the Pole Athlete of the Year 2010 by the American Pole Fitness Association, the competitors Thursday included Ana Marie Garbo, the 2008 world champion, who got her start dancing in night clubs in Manila; Chris Measday, of Australia, a competitive trampolinist who found the pole after breaking his back in five places; and Loic Lebret, a dance teacher at the prestigious Centre de Danse du Marais in Paris.
“There is a tremendous amount of talent here,” Measday said. “It says a lot about where our sport is going.”
To be included on the Olympic program, a sport must be approved by the full assembly of the International Olympic Committee. Last year, golf and rugby sevens were added for the 2016 Olympics, while baseball, softball, squash, karate and roller sports failed to make the cut.
Organizers said Thursday’s championships marked a major step forward for sport pole dancing. The competition was held in a large arena near the Tokyo Dome, the Japanese capital’s main sports stadium, with competitors from countries ranging from Malaysia to Moldova.
Performers got four minutes and two poles about 12 feet (three meters) tall to show what they could do. Stiletto heels were checked backstage, and rules required outfits be “dignified and appropriate for athletic competition.”
Measday, the Australian men’s entry, said that compared with Olympic-style gymnastics — which he was heavily involved in before he broke his back — pole dancing has a rather disorganized judging system and a pool of competitors with highly developed skills but widely varying styles that don’t easily lend themselves to unified scoring systems.
Turning pole dancing into a sport also raises concerns among many aficionados about how much of its trademark sexiness and suggestive creativity should be given over to the kind of precision and mainstream look that would be needed for the Olympics.
“To be honest, I think it is still too sexy for the Olympics,” Judd said. “I think it would be great to be included. I think we deserve that. It’s very physical. But the Olympics are still a long way off. And I think the girls who like their high heels should be able to continue to do what they want to do.”
Judd noted that she still feels enough stigma reagrding pole dancing that she introducres herself to new people as an “aerial artist.”
Garbo, the Philippines’ entry and 2008 champion, said she is satisfied with being an entertainer first, athlete second.
“I just want to make people happy,” she said, wearing a bikini covered in white feathers and with angel wings. “But I like the Olympic idea. I think it is good that now we pole dancers aren’t just seen as strippers.”
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Angie is truly the “Voice of New York.” Her afternoon radio show is consistently ranked number one in her time slot with more young listeners than any other radio station in New York City. Angie is a multi-media personality,having appeared in several movies, videos, television and on her own albums. With all her media success, Angie is best known for her radio interviews. Her laid back demeanor and popular style have been instrumental in securing exclusive interviews with the biggest names in music, film,comedy and politics.
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The Prairie State has laws on the books about poker that are just as strict as other states in America, but as in many parts of the USA, there are a few legal ways to play poker. Illinois is one of the states in the US that has a general restriction against gambling, but the law includes some exceptions that make certain forms of card gaming legal. Following the guidelines established by the state government may seem inconvenient, but if you want to stay out of legal trouble playing poker in Illinois, you should pay attention to what the state code has to say.
What's life like for a poker player in Illinois legally-speaking? In general: better than some, worse than others.
To be more specific, Illinois poker players have a variety of regulated ways to play real-money poker, but fewer choices outside of those regulated options than players in the average state.
Let's begin with Section 28-1 of Illinois state law, where gambling is defined as participating in any "game of chance or skill" when something "of value" is at stake. That's a fairly standard definition except for the "chance or skill" aspect - most states don't explicitly include games of pure skill in their definition of gambling. With such a broad definition, it's certain that poker is considered gambling for the purposes of Illinois law.
So the next logical question is when are poker and gambling legal in Illinois? We'll start with the most obvious answer: poker is legal in Illinois if you're playing in a poker room at one of Illinois' properly regulated casinos, such as the Grand Victoria in Elgin.
Real-money poker is also legal if it takes place in the context of a correctly administered charitable event. Sorting out the legitimate charitable gambling events from the less-than-reputable is the charge of the Illinois Department of Revenue and must be conducted in accordance with the Illinois Charitable Games Act (230 ILSC 30/1-30/15).
Outside of poker played in a regulated casino or a qualifying charitable event / venue, few options exist for explicitly legal real-money poker in Illinois. Many U.S. states make an exception for so-called "social gambling" (such as home poker games), but you won't find any such language in Illinois law.
Now, does that mean the cops are planning to raid your Friday night poker game? Probably not, but by the letter of the law it appears social gambling - including poker played for real-money stakes - is not clearly legal in Illinois.
Casino gambling is legal in Illinois, and it is actually a big revenue-earner for the state government. The increased revenue from legalizing gambling in casinos has made the state’s lawmakers a little more accepting of gambling in most forms. Poker is allowed in Illinois casinos, but for some reason is difficult to find. As of this writing, only three of the existing casinos within state lines offer poker games. Strangely enough, it can be most difficult to find open poker rooms at casinos in Illinois on the weekends, a time you’d think the poker tables would do their best business.
Playing poker in government-regulated casinos is completely legal in Illinois, so if you are looking for a fully-legal game and don’t want to mess around with online restrictions or home game laws, check out one of the three Illinois casinos that host poker games.
If you read Article 28, Section 1 of Illinois’ penal code, it is clear that any home game, no matter how private, that involves gambling for real money is illegal. The law actually says: “A person commits gambling when he plays a game of chance or skill for money or other things of value.” This restriction doesn’t make any distinction between games of chance and games of skill, so a private poker game is illegal in Illinois.
If you do operate a home poker game that uses real-money wagers and you get caught, you’ll not only be charged with illegal gambling, you can also face another offense for “operating an illegal gambling house,” usually a charge applied to the host of the game. There is a lot of risk associated with playing private poker games in Illinois, so to avoid trouble with the law, don’t play for real money or any valuable commodity.
Unlike some other states, undercover law enforcement officers have infiltrated private poker games, formed a case, and even confiscated money, playing cards, and gaming chips from those playing illegal private home poker games.
The state of Illinois is one of the few states that actually uses the phrase “online poker” in its state law, though online poker players themselves appear to be in the clear. Check out Item 12 of Article 28, Section 1, which says it is illegal for any citizen of Illinois to “operate an Internet site that permits a person to play a game of chance or skill for money of other things of value by means of the internet.” What that means for online poker players in Illinois is that you can’t be charged with any crime simply for playing poker online, but that operating an online poker site within the state’s borders will earn you a visit from several different law enforcement agencies.