public void handle(MouseEvent event) {
				/* drag was detected, start a drag-and-drop gesture */
				/* allow any transfer mode */
				Dragboard db = playerTable.startDragAndDrop(TransferMode.ANY);

				/* Put a string on a dragboard */
				ClipboardContent content = new ClipboardContent();
				String player = Integer.toString(playerTable
						.getSelectionModel().getSelectedIndex());
				
				// drag&drop does not work on Ubuntu with Oracle VM 7u9
				//TODO remove this workaround as soon as the bug is fixed in JVM for Linux
				dragStringWorkaround = player;
				
				content.putString(player);
				db.setContent(content);

				event.consume();
			}