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Robbie Williams Launches Online Poker Site

The British pop singer controversially invites his young fans to try their hand at online gambling.

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By McCarton Ackerman

02/07/12

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British singer Robbie Williams is no stranger to controversy, but this time it's in the form of an online poker site that he recently launched. Thousands of fans were sent email invitations encouraging them to join Robbie Williams Poker. Although no money will be at stake during the games, players will have to pay for certain tournaments in the form of a buy-in. They'll mainly compete to win merchandise, concert tickets and a chance to meet the Take That singer himself. "Robbie Williams of all people should be sensitive to the problem of addiction," says British Member of Parliament Tessa Munt. "The problem is escalation and... young people are hugely susceptible to this sort of advertising." Williams—who has sold 70 million albums worldwide and is the highest-selling British solo artist in history—has been in rehab for drug and alcohol issues on several occasions, and has been open about his struggles with addiction.

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