Take These Actions Today and Stand Up for Poker
On June 24th, 2011, Congressman Joe Barton (R-TX) introduced H.R. 2366, the Online Poker Act. This bill will restore your online poker rights by allowing licensed companies to offer Internet poker with real money play to U.S. residents. This bill has 26 cosponsors.
We are urging the poker community to TAKE ACTION to support this important bill. Below are a number of actions you can take to make your voice heard. Please be sure to share this email with your family and friends and encourage them to act as well. Let’s seize this moment and let Congress know we care about the right to play poker!
1) Email your Elected Representatives
This is almost too easy! Simply click on the button below and in less than 60 seconds you can send a prewritten letter directly to the email inbox of your elected representatives. Better yet, create your own message and tell them in your own words to support your poker freedom and H.R. 2366.
2) Call your Elected Representatives
It is as easy as picking up the phone. Call the offices of your Representative and your two Senators and ask them to support licensing of online poker. This should be a short, friendly call where you simply ask that they support your poker rights.
Tell them that you are a constituent, voter, and poker player, and ask them to support HR2366 to license and regulate internet poker in the United States.
Tell the staffer who answers the phone:
- I am a constituent, voter and a poker enthusiast.
- (For Representatives) Please support H.R. 2366 a bipartisan bill to license and regulate Internet poker.
- (For Senators) H.R. 2366 has been introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives and I want the Senator to support Senate legislation to license and regulate Internet poker.
- Regulation means strong consumer protections as well as billions of dollars in federal and state revenue.
- Please support my freedoms and support this bill.
- Thank you and I would like a response from the Representative/Senator.
Enter your ZIP Code and click "Submit It" to get their phone numbers
Or click here to use our PPA Facebook app.
After your call, use the following link to let us know how the call went. This is important for tracking calls to Members of Congress: http://go.theppa.org/callfeedback
3) Participate in the daily "Fight for Poker Rights" action plan
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4) Meet directly with your lawmaker
| Nothing is more effective to convey a message than face-to-face interaction. The PPA has made requesting a local meeting with your lawmaker and his/her staff very easy. Use our Poker Meeting application via Facebook to request your local meeting today. We will send you everything you need for your meeting. Just contact the office and set up a meeting. We will provide you with talking points, a letter you can present at the meeting and even a map to your Member's District Office. |
5) Communicate on social networks
Nearly every member of Congress is on Facebook or uses Twitter to communicate with his/her constituents. In fact, Congressman Joe Barton publicly stated that hearing from poker enthusiasts affected by the DoJ crackdown via Facebook helped motivate him to introduce his bill. Simply “like” your Representatives' and Senators' Facebook pages and then post a message asking that they support H.R. 2366.We also encourage you to visit the Facebook pages of two relevant House Committees.
"Like" the House Energy and Commerce Committee page and ask that they hold a hearing on H.R. 2366.
"Like" the House Financial Services Committee page and ask that they hold a hearing on H.R. 1174, the Campbell/Frank Internet poker and Internet casino gaming regulation bill.
6) Reach out to the media
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Getting this issue out in the mainstream press is an important component to building momentum behind the bill. We encourage you to send a “Letter to the Editor” to your local paper to praise the introduction of H.R. 2366 and to encourage your state’s lawmakers to support it. Many PPA members took this action in the wake of Black Friday and dozens of letters were published! Let’s keep the good work up and send your letter to the editor today.
It is also important that if you see an online news story about Internet poker regulation that you take a moment to comment on it (if the story allows for public comments online). The more comments/interest a story receives; the more likely that news outlet will commit more time covering the issue. This is a great and easy way for us to get more attention for our poker rights! To find local media contact information, please click here. |
7) Join the PPA as a PAID member
For only $15.00 a year you can become a member of the PPA and help us win the fight for Internet poker. Ante up and become a 2012 paid member of the PPA and receive an official PPA t-shirt (while supplies last) and exclusive member benefits. Join today!
8) Join our Social Networks
The PPA has some of the best social networks in the poker world. These are a great way to communicate with us and other players. Become a fan of the PPA on Facebook and follow us on Twitter. While you are at it, update your status or send a tweet asking people to visit this webpage and take action!
9) Promote on the Web
PPA has created a series of animated and non-animated banners to help raise awareness. Click here to go to the full gallery of banners.We Can't Do This Alone. Now is the Time for the Poker Community to Stand Strong for Our Rights!