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WASHINGTON, DC (July 10, 2009) – The Poker Players Alliance (PPA), the leading poker grassroots advocacy group with more than one million members nationwide, today released the following statement by on a filing by payment processor Account Services contesting the government’s June seizure of poker players’ funds in the Southern District of New York.

“On behalf of the players whose money was seized by the government, the PPA is pleased that Account Services took this step of filing its motion and contesting the seizure. We fully endorse the arguments that Account Services has included in their filing that online poker is a game of skill and not the type of illegal gambling activity that is prohibited by Federal Law.

“The PPA will likely seek to get involved in this action to ensure that the voice of U.S. poker players are heard and their freedom to play the skill game of online poker is preserved – without the threat of the government seizing their money.

“The PPA has been and continues to advocate for a clear US policy, established through licensing and regulating skill games like peer-to-peer Internet poker. The PPA remains committed to legislation that creates a clear regulatory framework and we will continue to pursue every legal course available to ensure that poker players’ have the freedom to play online without fear of repercussion.”

The PPA will post the final 41g motion once it has become public.

For past coverage of this issue please visit www.theppa.org/special/sdny/.

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