Originally Posted by
redietz
the possibility exists that it's wrong to simply define someone by the one thing he did well or the one thing that got him the most publicity. What is it about Dancer allegedly succeeding at video poker (and it is allegedly, according to some) that should override his failures at backgammon or sports betting? Why should the failures not be listed in a wiki entry? If someone is trying to evaluate Dancer as a "professional gambler," then those failures are absolutely key to the evaluation. Yet somehow, they don't get a mention.