I don't understand why you think intelligence makes for bad eating though. If chickens are as intelligent as you say then perhaps eating them will be good for our own brains.

As for the chicken playing tic tac toe, is that classed as full time or part time work? Does he pay taxes? If he does and he's paying his way then I have no problem with him working in a casino and avoiding the usual fate of chickens.

But if he's earning money 'under the table' so to speak then I'd have no qualms about eating him

Oh and just a thought, how long do chickens live? I guess the age to be able to participate in licensed gambling in the US is 21.

If this chicken is underage he should be forced to quit immediately.