Our Thanksgiving day visitors began getting restless after dinner, and we searched for something to do. Scrabble? Taboo? Even karaoke?

Nothing got us excited.

"And it's everywhere"

Then my wife pulled out a set of plastic poker chips.

Next thing you know, we have a nine-way game going, with everyone from my 11-year-old up through Grandma Judy anteing up.

The point is obvious: poker has become ubiquitous. (And, as Gilligan would add, “And it’s everywhere, too!”)

So we’re jumping in with this blog. And we’re taking it beyond poker, to slots, to horses, to cruise ships, to well... anything you can throw money at.

Because, well, who are we to ignore something that goes with turkey, football and pumpkin pie?

So we’re using this forum - a blog - something equally as ubiquitous as poker in recent years.

And give us this paragraph for yet another staple: a beg for reader participation. Media experts say the advantage of the internet is that it’s interactive - you get to drive content.

So, take the wheel. Tell us your stories. Tell us what you want to read on this blog. Let the games begin.

Action!