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Update: PPA Board Member P. Fleming to Testify at Senate Committee Hearing, PPA at CPAC, and more

By Poker Players Alliance
Tuesday, February 7th, 2012

 
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Hardly a day goes by when you don’t hear about Facebook. It has had astounding growth as a company, but more impressive is the way it allows users to network and share ideas. The PPA has been on the leading edge of using Facebook for advocacy and each day our efforts are paying off. Just today Arkansas Senator John Boozman addressed Internet poker on his Facebook page due to the overwhelming amount of poker players who have contacted him.  More and more lawmakers turn to Facebook to communicate with the voters and it is important for you to have a presence on this platform.  Today, the PPA has nearly 66,000 Facebook followers who are getting timely news, information and action items from the PPA team.  Please join our Facebook family and encourage your friends to join too. Just one person sharing our page can bring dozens of other people to join the PPA on Facebook and help spread our message.  

We also encourage you to check out the Congress on Facebook page.  This page, created and managed by Facebook, lists every member of Congress on Facebook, and tracks their actions and interactions with others on Facebook.  Check out this fantastic year in review to see just how important Facebook  became in 2011 when it comes to interacting with our lawmakers.  



Weekly Update from Rich Muny, VP of Player Relations

The Senate Indian Affairs Committee is holding a hearing on Internet gaming on Thursday, February 9th at 2 PM ET (more info here), and PPA Board Member & Litigation Support Network Director Patrick “Skallagrim” Fleming will be testifying! I hope you will plan to watch this important hearing.

After the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act passed in 2006, Patrick Fleming and I were very active on the poker forums. We were not members of the PPA Board at that time. We were just poker players who were upset that our government sought to strip our rights from us. We came up through the volunteer ranks within PPA together, so I am very gratified to see my friend Patrick representing all of us on Capitol Hill this week!

In other news, as I shared with you here a couple of weeks ago, in our ongoing effort to win supporters from both sides of the aisle, PPA is attending the Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington D.C. This is our fourth consecutive year at CPAC. The conference will be Feb. 9th – 11th in Washington, D.C. at the Marriott Wardman Park.

PPA Executive Director John Pappas, PPA Director of Grassroots and External Affairs Drew Lesofski, PPA Board Member & 2004 WSOP Champion Greg Raymer, and I will all be there. We will have a booth in the exhibition hall. I hope everyone in the D.C. area will drop by to meet us and share your thoughts on the fight for poker! 

Interviews

PPA comes before poker media to take on the tough questions as often as possible. I hope you will find these interesting and informative. This past week’s interviews focused on efforts on Capitol Hill and on steps the poker community can take to advocate for our right to play.

Upcoming appearances:
  • Webcast: “Poker Advocacy with Rich Muny” airs live each Monday at 8:30 PM ET on OnTilt Radio (listen live here).
  • Webcast: “Short Stacked Radio’s PPA Weekly Update” airs live each Tuesday at 9:30 PM ET (listen live here).
Recent appearances:
  • OnTilt Radio: Poker Advocacy with Rich Muny, with guest PPA Board Member and 2004 WSOP Champion Greg Raymer & PPA Board Member & Litigation Support Network Director Patrick “Skallagrim” Fleming (2/6/2012) (listen here)
  • Short Stacked Radio: I come on at time point 1:15:33 of Part 2 (1/17/12) (listen here)
  • Website: Poker Advocacy with Rich Muny, with webcast archive (here)
  • Website: Short Stacked Radio PPA Weekly Update, with webcast archive (here)
Thank you for your continued support!
 

 
The PPA wishes to keep active members like yourself updated on the latest poker advocacy news by periodically sending out select events and headlines. We hope you find it informative and thank you for your continuing support.


 
State struggles for more control over private, charity poker rooms – The Detroit News (02/06/2012)
 
State considers legalizing online gambling to fatten coffers – KTVU (02/05/2012)
 
Iowa Online Poker Bill Could Come This Month – Poker News Daily (02/05/2012)
 
 
5 Reasons Why Mitt Romney’s Opposition to Online Gaming is Not Only Wrong, but also Hypocritical – QuadJacks (02/03/2012)
 
 
U.S. Digital Gaming’s Richard Bronson: “It’s Game Time” for Online Poker – Poker News (02/06/2012)
 
Laurent Tapie Confirms 19 Players Owe a Total of $16.5 Million to Full Tilt Poker – Poker News (02/06/2012)
 
PPA: Mitt Romney Has it Wrong in Opposing Online Poker - PocketFives (02/04/2012)
 



The Poker Players Alliance
Dedicated to Protecting America’s Favorite Card Game

The Poker Players Alliance is a nonprofit membership organization comprised of poker players and enthusiasts from around the United States who have joined together to speak with one voice to promote the game and to protect poker players’ rights. Visit us at theppa.org 

Action: Join the Poker Social Networking Activism Rated Very Favorably by PC World! (01/31/2012)

By Poker Players Alliance
Tuesday, January 31st, 2012

 
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Weekly Update from Rich Muny, VP of Player Relations

I hope you have had a chance to read the update you received from PPA yesterday highlighting PC World’s very favorable review of the poker community’s social networking activism. Our efforts were mentioned alongside Arab Spring and other world events of great significance. We poker enthusiasts are clearly having an impact, so will you do your part to keep this up by participating in these poker advocacy efforts?

Grassroots poker advocacy has demonstrated to your elected representatives that there are millions of real people supportive of the pro-poker effort. Our efforts also serve to provide objective evidence to lawmakers that there are not hordes of anti-gaming Americans waiting to pounce on anyone who supports the right to play poker. Lawmakers check their Twitter feeds, Facebook walls, and email inboxes and see not only a lot of pro-poker activity, but little to no anti-poker activity in response. In many cases, this runs directly contrary to the expectations of many elected representatives.

As a result of our momentum, there have been numerous Congressional hearings on the online poker issue. In fact, as I shared last week, the Senate Indian Affairs Committee is holding another hearing to examine the impact of Internet gaming on Thursday, February 9th at 2 PM ET (more info here). Will do your part to support this hearing?

Take Action
To ensure your elected representatives know you demand your rights, please bookmark the daily action plan and check it out every day. I update it every morning with new actions we can take to stand up for the game. These take just a couple of minutes to complete:

Fight for Poker Rights Daily Action Plan on Two Plus Two
Fight for Poker Rights Daily Action Plan on PocketFives
Fight for Poker Rights Daily Action Plan on Deuces Cracked
Fight for Poker Rights Daily Action Plan on The Donkey Farm
Fight for Poker Rights Daily Action Plan on Part Time Poker
Fight for Poker Rights Daily Action Plan on OnTilt Radio

Additionally, if you have not sent the fully editable prewritten letters to your elected representatives in the last six weeks, simply click the buttons below (or here). In less than thirty seconds, you can send these emails directly to the inboxes of all your elected federal and state representatives. If you have a little time to spare, please consider creating your own message and telling them all in your own words to support your poker freedom via legislation like HR 2366, the bipartisan Online Poker Act. Please be sure to have your friends and family send emails as well. Thank you!



Finally, I know times are tough and I do not want to ask anyone to overextend. However, if $15 is within your means, please upgrade to a dues paying membership today. As PPA is a membership organization, it is important for all of us to be paid members. Every membership dollar PPA raises goes directly to the fight for poker rights. A $15 investment in the PPA is the best bet in poker. 



Interviews

PPA comes before poker media to take on the tough questions as often as possible. I hope you will find these interesting and informative. This past week’s interviews focused on the PC World review of our efforts, outreach to Capitol Hill, the upcoming Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC), and steps the poker community can take to advocate for our right to play.

Upcoming appearances:
  • Webcast: “Poker Advocacy with Rich Muny” airs live each Monday at 8:30 PM ET on OnTilt Radio (listen live here).
  • Webcast: “Short Stacked Radio’s PPA Weekly Update” airs live each Tuesday evening at 9:30 ET (listen live here).
Recent appearances:
  • OnTilt Radio: Poker Advocacy with Rich Muny, with guest Director of Membership and PokerPAC Bryan Spadaro (1/30/2012) (listen here)
  • Poker State of the Union (1/25/2012); PPA Executive Director John Pappas updates the poker community on the current state of the fight for poker rights. (watch here)
  • Short Stacked Radio: I come on at time point 1:30:15 (1/24/12) (listen here)
  • Website: Poker Advocacy with Rich Muny, with webcast archive (here)
Thank you for your continued support!
 

 
The PPA wishes to keep active members like yourself updated on the latest poker advocacy news by periodically sending out select events and headlines. We hope you find it informative and thank you for your continuing support.


 
Congress to Hold Another Hearing on Online Poker – PartTime Poker (01/25/2012)
 
State of the States in Online Gambling – ADI News (01/27/2012)
 
The Nightly Turbo: Poker Bot Competition, D.C. Split on Internet Gambling, and More – Poker News (01/27/2012)
 
 
 
New York Mah Jong Ruling May Help Cause of Online Poker – JDSupra (01/30/2012)
 
Ferguson Close To Settling With DOJ, Lawyer Says – CardPlayer (01/30/2012)
 
REPORT: Full Tilt Poker, DOJ Agree on Forfeiture Agreement; RICO Suit Dismissed - PokerNews (01/31/2012)
 



The Poker Players Alliance
Dedicated to Protecting America’s Favorite Card Game

The Poker Players Alliance is a nonprofit membership organization comprised of poker players and enthusiasts from around the United States who have joined together to speak with one voice to promote the game and to protect poker players’ rights. Visit us at theppa.org 

Update: Vote for Poker, Senate Committee Hearing, CPAC, and more (01/24/2012)

By Poker Players Alliance
Tuesday, January 24th, 2012

 
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A Pro-Poker Question for President Obama

The White House announced that President Obama will answer questions submitted by the American people at a post-State of the Union interview on January 30th. The deadline to submit questions is January 28th at midnight ET, so let’s all vote up questions in support of licensing online poker now!

To participate, simply go to the White House YouTube page here. Be sure to log into to your YouTube account (or easily create one). Under “About”, enter the word “Poker” into the search field and hit search (see the screenshot below). Look for the video post by PPA Executive Director John Pappas and hit the thumbs up. It’s that easy!



Ask the White House to Support Poker

Immediately following this evening’s State of the Union speech, a live panel featuring senior White House advisors answering questions about the President’s speech will be taking questions directly from Twitter. This is a good opportunity for us to tweet pro-poker questions. 

To participate, simply visit www.Twitter.com, ensure you’re logged in (or easily create an account), and either tweet this question or make up your own (be sure to use these two hashtags: #WHChat and #SOTU):

@BarackObama: Will you back licensing of Internet #poker to protect consumers and create jobs & revenue without raising taxes? #WHChat #SOTU

Then on Friday, January 27th at 3:00 PM ET, the White House will again answer your Twitter questions. We encourage you to either tweet this question or make up your own (again, be sure to use these two hashtags: #WHChat and #SOTU):

#WHChat #SOTU: Will consumer protection be strengthened by US regulation of Internet #poker rather than the current unregulated market?

Your tweet will be directed to Brian Deese, Deputy Director National Economic Council who has oversight over U.S. consumer protection policy. Please make sure your voice is heard!
 


Weekly Update from Rich Muny, VP of Player Relations

I have great news to share with everyone. The Senate Indian Affairs Committee is holding another hearing to examine the impact of Internet gaming, this one entitled “OVERSIGHT HEARING on the U.S. Department of Justice Opinion on Internet Gaming: What’s at Stake for Tribes?” The hearing will be held on Thursday, February 9th at 2 PM ET (more info here). 

These continued hearings are hard evidence of the great work the poker community has been doing to ensure our elected representatives hear from us. I thank everyone for taking the steps necessary to ensure our elected representatives understand that we poker enthusiasts will not back down and will not simply go away!

In other news, continuing our efforts to win supporters from both sides of the aisle, PPA will be attending the Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington D.C. for the fourth consecutive year. The conference will be Feb. 9th – 11th in Washington, D.C. at the Marriott Wardman Park. 

PPA Executive Director John Pappas, PPA Director of Grassroots and External Affairs Drew Lesofski, PPA Board Member and 2004 WSOP Champion Greg Raymer, and I will be there. We will have a booth in the exhibition hall. I hope everyone in the D.C. area will drop by to meet us and share your thoughts on the fight for poker! 


John Pappas debating anti-poker activist John Kindt at CPAC 2011



Greg Raymer and me at the 2011 PPA CPAC Poker Tournament


Interviews

PPA comes before poker media to take on the tough questions as often as possible. I hope you will find these interesting and informative. This past week’s interviews focused on efforts on Capitol Hill and on steps the poker community can take to advocate for our right to play.

Upcoming appearances:
  • Webcast: “Poker Advocacy with Rich Muny” airs live each Monday at 8:30 PM ET on OnTilt Radio (listen live here).
  • Webcast: “Short Stacked Radio’s PPA Weekly Update” airs live each Tuesday evening at 9:30 ET (listen live here).

Recent appearances:
  • OnTilt Radio: Poker Advocacy with Rich Muny, with guest PPA Director of Grassroots and External Affairs Drew Lesofski (1/23/2012) (listen here).
  • Short Stacked Radio: I come on at time point 1:32:38 (1/17/12) (listen here).
  • Website: Poker Advocacy with Rich Muny, with webcast archive (here)

Thank you for your continued support!
 

 
The PPA wishes to keep active members like yourself updated on the latest poker advocacy news by periodically sending out select events and headlines. We hope you find it informative and thank you for your continuing support.


 
Illinois Poker Bust Demonstrates Diverse Thoughts On Both Sides Of Home Game Issue – Poker News Daily (01/20/2012)
 
Reid offers fresh hope for Web poker – Las Vegas Review-Journal (01/20/2012)
 
 
Will Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid Push Federal Online Poker Legislation in 2012? – Poker News (01/20/2012)
 
 
Iowa Lawmaker: We Can Have a Multi-State Compact for Online Poker – PocketFives (01/21/2012)
 
Plan for online lotto sales irks gambling foes – The Herald News (01/21/2012)
 
Online Lottery Could Be Coming To A State Near You - NPR (01/24/2012)
 



The Poker Players Alliance
Dedicated to Protecting America’s Favorite Card Game

The Poker Players Alliance is a nonprofit membership organization comprised of poker players and enthusiasts from around the United States who have joined together to speak with one voice to promote the game and to protect poker players’ rights. Visit us at theppa.org 

Update: Report: Senate Leadership Negotiating Online Poker Bill! (01/17/2012)

By Poker Players Alliance
Tuesday, January 17th, 2012

 
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Weekly Update from Rich Muny, VP of Player Relations

Poker continues to gain ground on Capitol Hill! On Monday, Gambling Compliance reported some excellent news (click here, subscription required) in an article entitled Reid Says DoJ Opinion Gives Congress Incentive for Internet Poker Bill.

The article quotes Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) as follows: “It [the Department of Justice’s clarification of its interpretation of the scope of the Wire Act as not including online poker] (will) give us an incentive to get something done. We cannot have a series of laws around the country related to [Internet] gaming, I know a lot about gaming. I’m a former chairman of the Nevada [Gaming] Commission, and I think it’s very important that we have a national law.” The article further states that Sen. Reid has confirmed that he is negotiating with Sen. Jon Kyl (R-AZ) on a federal online poker bill bill!

When articles like this goes public, lawmakers always look at public reaction. So, let’s all do our part and tell both that we wish for them to push forward with appropriate online poker legislation! Fortunately, we can do this quickly and easily.
 
Take Action

  1. Let’s send Senators Reid and Kyl prewritten, editable tweets requesting action on poker legislation. They are HERE and HERE.
  2. 2. Please be sure to visit the PPA Take Action page:

Interviews

PPA comes before poker media to take on the tough questions as often as possible. I hope you will find these interesting and informative. This past week’s interviews focused on the Justice Department’s Wire Act decision and its impact on Capitol Hill momentum.

Upcoming appearances:
  • Webcast: “Poker Advocacy with Rich Muny” airs live each Monday at 8:30 PM ET on OnTilt Radio (listen live here).
  • Webcast: “Short Stacked Radio’s PPA Weekly Update” airs live each Tuesday evening at 9:30 ET (listen live here).
Recent appearances:
  • OnTilt Radio: Poker Advocacy with Rich Muny, with guest PPA Board Member Linda Johnson (1/16/2012) (listen here).
  • Short Stacked Radio: I come on at time point 1:29:55 (1/10/12) (listen here).
  • Short Stacked Radio: I come on at time point 1:31:05 (1/3/12) (listen here).
  • Website: Poker Advocacy with Rich Muny, with webcast archive (here)
Thank you for your continued support!
 

 
The PPA wishes to keep active members like yourself updated on the latest poker advocacy news by periodically sending out select events and headlines. We hope you find it informative and thank you for your continuing support.


 
Diversity of Online Gambling Landscape Creates Ambiguity – Jurist (01/10/2012)
 
The Insiders: U.S. Digital Gaming’s Richard Bronson Discusses Intrastate Online Poker – Poker News (01/12/2012)
 
 
Mass. to consider online lottery sales – Boston.com (01/14/2012)
 
 
Revised stance on Wire Act has states pursuing Internet poker – Las Vegas Review-Journal (01/15/2012)
 
Gaming Industry Executives at Odds over Online Poker – Poker Player Newspaper (01/16/2012)
 
The Insiders: U.S. Digital Gaming's Richard Bronson Discusses Intrastate Online Poker - Poker News (01/12/2012)
 



The Poker Players Alliance
Dedicated to Protecting America’s Favorite Card Game

The Poker Players Alliance is a nonprofit membership organization comprised of poker players and enthusiasts from around the United States who have joined together to speak with one voice to promote the game and to protect poker players’ rights. Visit us at theppa.org 

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Update: Tell Your Governor and State Lawmakers to Support Internet Poker – 1/10/2012

By Poker Players Alliance
Tuesday, January 10th, 2012

 
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Weekly Update from Rich Muny, VP of Player Relations

This past weekend, PPA participated in a conference hosted by the National Council of Legislators from Gaming States (NCLGS) to discuss the outlook for licensed Internet poker with state lawmakers, lottery officials, and tribal leaders.

The recent Department of Justice announcement regarding their interpretation of the scope of the Wire Act (please be sure to read the PPA statement on this important decision) has caused some states to start looking at the potential for licensing of intrastate online poker and other forms of Internet gaming. Therefore, it was important for PPA to share with those attending the conference the players’ perspective on the status quo and rationale for supporting a federal bill.

PPA Executive Director John Pappas spoke on a panel with other experts to discuss, “Internet Gambling: Is doing nothing a worst case scenario?”. He discussed how the inability of lawmakers (state or federal) to establish rules of the road for Internet gaming has thus far left consumers vulnerable by preventing appropriate oversight of this multibillion dollar industry. Pappas also explained how proposed federal legislation to regulate online poker will actually enhance states’ gaming rights and not erode them. To see Mr. Pappas’ PowerPoint slides on this topic: click here.

Unfortunately, it is abundantly clear that the states’ sole interest in perusing licensing is to raise revenue, and that should be a concern for players. Public policy centered on maximizing government revenues will never produce positive outcomes for consumers. While revenue is a natural byproduct of regulation, it should first be about protecting players and giving adults the freedom to engage in a game of skill over the Internet, rather than about maximizing the rake by limiting competition.  

That is why the PPA is a strong supporter of Rep. Barton’s H.R. 2366, the Online Poker Act. H.R. 2366 puts consumers first, while giving states the option of participating in licensed Internet poker.
 
It is important that we continue making our voices heard in our state capitals. We need to continue paving the way so that each governor makes the right decision here. Let’s all tell our governors and state elected representatives that we want the right to play poker in our own homes on our own computers and that we want them to support federal legislation to enable this freedom.

PPA has made it easy. We just updated the automated, fully editable letter to state lawmakers to reflect the DoJ news and other recent highlights from our effort, so please click this link or the button below and send your email today. It takes just 30 seconds! 

Click here to send a letter in less than 60 seconds

Interviews

PPA comes before poker media to take on the tough questions as often as possible. I hope you will find these interesting and informative. This past week’s interviews focused on PPA’s efforts and on the Justice Department’s Wire Act decision.

Upcoming appearances:
  • Webcast: “Poker Advocacy with Rich Muny” airs live each Monday at 8:30 PM ET on OnTilt Radio (listen live here).
  • Webcast: “Short Stacked Radio’s PPA Weekly Update” airs live this Wednesday evening at 9:30 ET (listen live here).
Recent appearances:
  • OnTilt Radio: Poker Advocacy with Rich Muny, with guest PPA CO State Director Joe Michaels (1/2/2012) (listen here).
  • QuadJacks Radio: I discuss the Wire Act ruling, intrastate efforts, and the efforts of the poker community in an hour-long, comprehensive interview. (1/5/2012) (Part 1 (video), Part 2 (video), audio only)
  • Short Stacked Radio: PPA Board Member & 2004 WSOP Champion Greg Raymer comes on at time point 28:00. (listen here).
  • OnTilt Radio: Poker Advocacy with Rich Muny, with guest PPA CO State Director Joe Michaels (1/2/2012) (listen here)
  • OnTilt Radio: Poker Advocacy with Rich Muny, with guests PPA Executive Director John Pappas and gaming tax expert Russ Fox (1/9/2012) (listen here)
  • Website: Poker Advocacy with Rich Muny, with webcast archive (here)
Thank you for your continued support!
 

 
The PPA wishes to keep active members like yourself updated on the latest poker advocacy news by periodically sending out select events and headlines. We hope you find it informative and thank you for your continuing support.


 
Rep. Barton cheers DOJ online gambling ruling – The Hill (01/06/2012)
 
Will Congress hold ‘em or fold ‘em on Net gambling? – Politico (01/06/2012)
 
 
Nevada has head start as states react to federal gambling decision – Governing (01/06/2012)
 
Virginia Seitz opens a way for states’ online gambling – The News Journal (01/09/2012)
 
Gov. Malloy: State Can’t Stop Online Gambling – Hartford Courant (01/09/2012)
 
 
Analysis: U.S. casinos, vendors eye big online-poker stakes - Chicago Tribune (01/06/2012)
 



The Poker Players Alliance
Dedicated to Protecting America’s Favorite Card Game

The Poker Players Alliance is a nonprofit membership organization comprised of poker players and enthusiasts from around the United States who have joined together to speak with one voice to promote the game and to protect poker players’ rights. Visit us at theppa.org 

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Update: New Year’s Resolution: Tell Congress to Support Internet Poker – 1/04/2012

By Poker Players Alliance
Wednesday, January 4th, 2012

 
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Weekly Update from Rich Muny, VP of Player Relations

We at PPA wish everyone in the poker community a happy and prosperous 2012! Thank you all for your continued support.

We had some excellent news come our way on the Friday before Christmas, as you probably know already. The Department of Justice reviewed the scope of the Wire Act and issued a determination that this law applies only to wagering on sporting events or contests! Please be sure to read the PPA statement on this important decision.

With this decision and with poker legislation gaining momentum in Congress, it is very important for all of us to continue speaking out for our right to play.        A good way to start the New Year is to email your U.S. Representative and Senators and remind them to support your right to play poker.  We’ve updated the automated letter to reflect the DoJ news and other recent highlights from our effort, so click below send your email today!

Click here to send a letter in less than 60 seconds


After you’ve taken 60 seconds to send your email there are many other easy and effective ways to make your voice heard. For details, please check out my interview with WebProNews regarding the poker community’s social networking efforts:



Take Action

The Daily Action Plans have been very successful. We reached every senator in December! We will reach every congressman and governor this January, so please bookmark one of these pages and participate each day. These take just thirty seconds:

Fight for Poker Rights Daily Action Plan on Two Plus Two
Fight for Poker Rights Daily Action Plan on PocketFives
Fight for Poker Rights Daily Action Plan on Deuces Cracked
Fight for Poker Rights Daily Action Plan on The Donkey Farm
Fight for Poker Rights Daily Action Plan on Part Time Poker
Fight for Poker Rights Daily Action Plan on OnTilt Radio

Here is today’s Daily Action Plan. As you can see, it is quick and easy:

Daily Action Plan for Wednesday, January 4, 2012


Great job reaching the entire Senate last week! Let’s reach out to Congress and to governors to ensure they all hear from us this month. Thank you for participating:

1. NEW editable tweets to more U.S. Congressmen. Just click and send: HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, and HERE.
2. Let’s tweet more governors with NEW pro-poker tweets HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, and HERE.

Interviews

PPA comes before poker media to take on the tough questions as often as possible. I hope you will find these interesting and informative. This past week’s interviews focused on PPA’s efforts and on the Justice Department’s Wire Act decision.

Upcoming appearances:
Recent appearances:

Thank you again for your continued support!
 

 
The PPA wishes to keep active members like yourself updated on the latest poker advocacy news by periodically sending out select events and headlines. We hope you find it informative and thank you for your continuing support.


 
Department of Justice Adjusts Stance on Internet Poker – Card Player (12/23/2011)
 
U.S. Department of Justice Opinion: Wire Act Only Applies to Sports Betting (UPDATED) – PokerNews (12/23/2011)
 
PPA Reacts Positively to US DoJ Online Poker Ruling – Poker News Daily (12/28/2011)
 
California to explore online sales of lottery tickets – Los Angeles Times (12/28/2011)
 
Rep hopes ruling puts web poker back in play – Boston Herald (12/27/2011)
 
 
 
APNewsBreak: NJ senator pushes online bet bill - Associated Press (01/02/2012)
 



The Poker Players Alliance
Dedicated to Protecting America’s Favorite Card Game

The Poker Players Alliance is a nonprofit membership organization comprised of poker players and enthusiasts from around the United States who have joined together to speak with one voice to promote the game and to protect poker players’ rights. Visit us at theppa.org 

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Update: Take Survey and Win an iPad, Join the PPA & More – 12/20/2011

By Poker Players Alliance
Tuesday, December 20th, 2011

 
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Take the Poker Survey – Win an Apple iPad2!

If you haven’t done so already, please take a few minutes and participate in this very important poker survey. Your answers and input will help us make the case to lawmakers that licensing and regulation of online poker is the right way to go. The survey is completely anonymous, and your personal information will not be shared with anyone. Click on the button below to begin the survey and help the PPA help you! The survey will remain open until December 30th noon EST. Once you’ve fully completed the survey, your name will be entered into a drawing for a brand new Apple iPad2. The iPad2 prize winner will be announced on January 3rd, 2012.

Take the poker survey – Win an Apple iPad2!



Weekly Update from Rich Muny, VP of Player Relations

We at PPA wish everyone in the poker community a healthy and happy holiday season. Thank you all for your continued support!

With poker legislation pending in the House and with the poker issue continuing to gain momentum nationwide, it is clear that 2012 will be a year of great opportunity for us. It will also be a year of challenges. That is why it is important for all of us to participate in this fight. I ask that everyone keep active in 2012 to ensure that we are heard on Capitol Hill. We can win this if we all take a stand for our rights!

To win this fight, it is vitally important for all of us to remain unified and to speak with one voice, one goal, and one mission. This is one reason PPA has been so vigilant in reaching out to the poker community with what I believe to be the most open communication of any group of our size. We need the poker community to understand what PPA is doing and why, and we need to ensure that we hear and act on the concerns of the poker community. After all, PPA is not a “they”. It is our shared fight as poker players and enthusiasts. You can expect PPA to keep this up in 2012 and beyond.

I look forward to the New Year and to the poker community continuing to make itself heard on Capitol Hill and across the country!

Commentary

Speaking of unity, I. Nelson Rose, a law professor with expertise on gaming law, has chosen to attack online poker supporter Rep. Joe Barton (R-TX). These attacks were made on CalvinAyre.com on October 21st (listen here), on OnTilt Radio on December 5th, and in a recent column in Poker Player Newspaper (here). The attacks center not on issues of the legislation itself, or even of poker-related issues. Rather, they focus on Rep. Barton’s politics and on Rose’s apparent disagreement with them. This is unfortunate and, in my opinion, very misguided. It is sad that Rose chose to insert his personal politics into our fight.

A key component of PPA’s legislative strategy has been to earn the support of lawmakers from both sides of the aisle. The Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act passed the House in 2006 as HR 4411, a freestanding bill at the time, by a margin of 317-93. It had the support of majorities of House Democrats and Republicans alike. As we have opponents on both sides of the aisle, it is clear that we need bipartisan support for our fight. Additionally, as many elected representatives from that era remain in Congress, it is equally clear that victory requires past “nays” to become “yays”. The poker community celebrates when this occurs. I know I do, and I know you all do as well!

Rep. Barton believes in our right to play. He was especially well-spoken and passionate in defense of our game at the hearing on online poker held by the House Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade on October 25th. He is a great champion for the cause and has earned the support of the poker community.

I believe Professor Rose should keep his attacks on Rep. Barton separate from activities where he is claiming to speak for the poker community. He ought not bring his personal politics into our fight.

Interviews

PPA comes before poker media to take on the tough questions as often as possible. I hope you will find these interesting and informative.

Upcoming appearances:
Recent appearances:

Again, I thank you for your continued support and for allowing me this tremendous opportunity to represent you in this fight!
 


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The PPA is making real progress on Capitol Hill.  This year we have created some fantastic new membership premiums to make becoming a member even more enticing.  By joining the PPA, you can choose among numerous membership benefits, including an official PPA t-shirt, or official PPA tournament hat, and other benefits.

Will you join today as a 2012 member for the special price of just $15?  


 
The PPA wishes to keep active members like yourself updated on the latest poker advocacy news by periodically sending out select events and headlines. We hope you find it informative and thank you for your continuing support.


 
Las Vegas Sun’s Brian Greenspun Criticizes Sheldon Adelson’s Anti-Web Poker Position – CardPlayer (12/14/2011)
 
Cash-Strapped States Bet On Gambling – Huffington Post (12/14/2011)
 
The Nightly Turbo: Full Tilt Poker Deal, Sands CEO Talks Online Legislation, and More – Poker News (12/15/2011)
 
Why Has Co-Sponsorship on Joe Barton’s Internet Poker Bill Stalled? – Poker News (12/16/2011)
 
Big Lobbying Battle Over Online Gaming – Capital Public Radio (12/19/2011)
 
Online gaming industry destined to grow globally – Las Vegas Business Press (12/19/2011)
 
Online Poker Founder Brent Beckley Pleads Guilty in U.S. Fraud Case – Bloomberg (12/20/2011)
The Nightly Turbo: Full Tilt Poker Deal, Sands CEO Talks Online Legislation, and More - Poker News (12/15/2011)
 


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The Poker Players Alliance is a nonprofit membership organization comprised of poker players and enthusiasts from around the United States who have joined together to speak with one voice to promote the game and to protect poker players’ rights. Visit us at theppa.org 

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Update: Take Survey and Win an iPad2, Adelson Cites Opposition to Poker & More – 12/13/2011

By Poker Players Alliance
Tuesday, December 13th, 2011

 
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Take the poker survey – Win an Apple iPad2!

Have you been thinking about buying an iPad? Do you want to help the PPA in its mission to restore your Internet poker freedoms? Well, now is your chance to kill two birds with one stone, by taking this new poker survey. Working with U.S. Gaming Survey, the PPA has created a poker specific survey to help us better understand the playing community and in turn help us better advocate for your interests in Washington DC. Once you’ve fully completed the survey, your name will be entered into a drawing for a brand new Apple iPad2. The survey is completely anonymous, and your personal information will not be shared with anyone. Click on the button below to begin the survey and help the PPA help you!  The survey will remain open until December 30th noon EST. The iPad2 prize winner will be announced on January 3rd, 2012.

Take the poker survey – Win an Apple iPad2!



Weekly Update from Rich Muny, VP of Player Relations

Poker has had a terrific couple of months. The online poker hearings in the House and the Senate were clear victories. Additionally, most Las Vegas brick and mortar casinos, and the American Gaming Association, have come out in favor of licensing online poker in the U.S. We are truly making headway on the Hill!

Unfortunately, Las Vegas Sands’ CEO Sheldon Adelson has recently come out against online poker legislation, citing concern over the age verification technology. “He does have young children, in their early teens, and he has raised this concern before,” said PPA Executive Director John Pappas. “I think he does have some concerns there, but I think he’s somewhat misinformed. There are ways being used very effectively throughout Europe, where this is licensed and regulated, to keep children off Internet gaming sites.”

For more on this story, Poker News’ Matthew Kredell wrote an excellent article on this issue that includes great quotes from John Pappas. Also check out this 2+2 forum link to see how the poker community is reacting to the news.  

Take Action

Let’s keep up our positive momentum on Capitol Hill. Please bookmark the daily action plan and check it out each day. I update it every morning with new actions we can take to stand up for the game. These take just a couple of minutes to complete but really make a difference in our fight!               

Fight for Poker Rights Daily Action Plan on Two Plus Two
Fight for Poker Rights Daily Action Plan on PocketFives
Fight for Poker Rights Daily Action Plan on Deuces Cracked
Fight for Poker Rights Daily Action Plan on The Donkey Farm
Fight for Poker Rights Daily Action Plan on Part Time Poker

Interviews and Other Poker Media

PPA comes before poker media to take on the tough questions as often as possible. I hope you will find these interesting and informative.

Upcoming appearances:
Recent appearances:

Again, I thank you for your continued support and for allowing me this tremendous opportunity to represent you in this fight!
 

 
The PPA wishes to keep active members like yourself updated on the latest poker advocacy news by periodically sending out select events and headlines. We hope you find it informative and thank you for your continuing support.


 
Why Poker Is Better Than Business School – Forbes (12/7/2011)
 
Full Tilt Boogie: The UIGEA and You – Grantland (12/8/2011)
 
Online gambling could be up for discussion by lawmakers – Times-Republican (12/9/2011)
 
Adelson Morally Opposes Internet Gambling; PPA Urges Players to Take Action – Poker News (12/9/2011)
 
Adelson puts damper on efforts to legalize Internet gambling – Las Vegas Sun (12/11/2011)
 
 
 
Adelson puts damper on efforts to legalize Internet gambling - Las Vegas Sun (12/11/2011)
 



The Poker Players Alliance
Dedicated to Protecting America’s Favorite Card Game

The Poker Players Alliance is a nonprofit membership organization comprised of poker players and enthusiasts from around the United States who have joined together to speak with one voice to promote the game and to protect poker players’ rights. Visit us at theppa.org 

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Update: Prefilled Pro-Poker Tweets to Lawmakers, Member Update, and more – 12/6/2011

By Poker Players Alliance
Tuesday, December 6th, 2011

 
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Weekly Update from Rich Muny, VP of Player Relations

Online poker advocates are clearly being heard on Capitol Hill. I thank every one of you for making that happen. Without our actions and determination, those who would ban online poker could have succeeded in their efforts to convince lawmakers that Americans want government bans on this activity. Fortunately, we poker enthusiasts did not give up. Instead, we rose up and told Congress that we demand our rights, showing them that millions of us are behind this!

Take Action

In less than one minute, you can send pro-poker tweets to the White House and House & Senate leadership! They all need to hear from us, so please be sure to tell your lawmakers to support your rights by sending all of the prefilled, fully editable tweets below. Simply click the links and then click “send”. It’s that easy! Let’s all ensure that they know this liberty is being sought by millions of Americans, including you!

To keep up the momentum, please bookmark the daily action plan and check it out each day. I update it every morning with new actions we can take to stand up for the game. These, like the one above, take just a couple of minutes to complete but really make a difference in our fight!

Fight for Poker Rights Daily Action Plan on Two Plus Two
Fight for Poker Rights Daily Action Plan on PocketFives
Fight for Poker Rights Daily Action Plan on Deuces Cracked
Fight for Poker Rights Daily Action Plan on The Donkey Farm

Interviews and Other Poker Media

PPA continues to come before poker media to take on the tough questions as often as possible. I hope you will find these interesting and informative.

Upcoming appearances:    
Recent appearances:  
Thank you for your continued support and for allowing me this tremendous opportunity to represent you in this fight!
 

 
The PPA wishes to keep active members like yourself updated on the latest poker advocacy news by periodically sending out select events and headlines. We hope you find it informative and thank you for your continuing support.


 
Retiring lawmaker will continue Internet gaming push – Las Vegas Review-Journal (12/1/2011)
 
Five Gaming Companies Apply to Participate in a Nevada Online Poker System – CardPlayer (12/1/2011)
 
Hearing Held for John Campos, Chad Elie in Internet Poker Case – CardPlayer (12/2/2011)
 
Poker Scandal Plagues Industry – Poker Player Newspaper (12/4/2011)
 
 
 
 
Group pushing online poker: It won’t hurt lottery – San Antonio Express-News (12/6/2011)
Study: Iowa poker could earn up to $13M - Quad City Times (12/1/2011)
 



The Poker Players Alliance
Dedicated to Protecting America’s Favorite Card Game

The Poker Players Alliance is a nonprofit membership organization comprised of poker players and enthusiasts from around the United States who have joined together to speak with one voice to promote the game and to protect poker players’ rights. Visit us at theppa.org 

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Update: Recent DC Developments, Daily Action Plans, and more – 11/29/2011

By Poker Players Alliance
Tuesday, November 29th, 2011

 
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Washington Update

Last week, just before the Thanksgiving holiday, it was formally announced that the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction failed in its objective to deliver to Congress a comprehensive package to reduce our nation’s ballooning national debt. When the Committee was announced this summer, the PPA jumped on the opportunity to present Internet poker as a new revenue stream for the Committee to consider. Our team of lobbyists met with every member of the “super committee” to explain the sound public policy reasons for including a regulatory bill like H.R. 2366 in the final product. But more importantly, our membership was full throat in letting the Committee know that Internet poker should be part of the package.  

Whether it was through Facebook, Twitter or directly through the committee’s contact email, PPA members were the # 1 advocates. Time and time again we heard directly from Members of Congress and their staffs that poker players were the most vocal of any interest group and because of this activism we were given serious consideration during the process. Unfortunately, political stalemate, an all too familiar position for this Congress, prevented a deficit solution and thusly excluded the opportunity for Internet poker legislation from being part of a debt committee deal. To be clear, even if the Committee did produce a product it would have been a difficult to get poker included, but we definitely made an impact and have elevated the issue for future consideration. Congress still has work to do this year and that means we do too. The PPA and our team is seeking every opportunity to get our legislative priority passed into law. We remain optimistic that other legislative vehicles will be available before the end of this year. In the meantime we continue to pursue hearings to discuss H.R. 2366 and we are pushing for a vote very soon in the House Energy and Commerce Committee.

Barney Frank to Retire

Yesterday, Congressman Barney Frank (D-MA) announced that he will not seek re-election and will leave Congress at the end of his term in 2012. The poker community is losing a true friend in Congressman Frank. In 2007, one year after the passage of the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA), Mr. Frank, then Chairman of the House Financial Services Committee led the charge to repeal the law and replace it with a licensed and regulated environment to play poker and other games on the Internet. Despite constant opposition, Barney Frank persisted and eventually passed his bill out of his committee with strong bi-partisan support. And his advocacy for our rights still continues. Just two weeks ago he spoke passionately before the House Energy and Commerce Committee about his legislation to give adults the freedom to gamble and play poker on the Internet.


Congressman Frank was admittedly not a poker player. But he valued the idea that adult Americans should be able to play poker over the Internet in their own home, over their own Internet connection with their own money. He was aghast that government was impeding on this freedom. Barney Frank is outspoken, incredibly smart and most definitely a controversial politician. However, you may feel about his overall policy beliefs there is no doubt that he has been poker player’s greatest champion in the Congress. And because of his leadership we now have dozens of Congressional champions from all sides of the political spectrum. We urge you to take a moment to thank Congressman Barney Frank for being an advocate for your rights. You can write him a message on Facebook, send an email, or simply call his office at (202) 225-5931 and express your thanks.



Weekly Update from Rich Muny, VP of Player Relations

I received much feedback from the community regarding our two excellent appearances on Capitol Hill earlier this month. Many see the tide continuing to turn in our favor. I see this as well and am gratified that the community has optimism. While this continues to be a tough fight, I am glad we are all taking a moment to savor our hard-won victories.

Let’s all continue to build on this momentum. I encourage everyone to take a few moments to do your part to let our elected representatives know where we stand. Many anti-gaming types claim the American people wish to ban poker and that ALL gaming legislation is driven solely by industry lobbyists. Here’s a statement from the Congressional website of Rep. Frank Wolf (R-VA), who testified against our right to play at the November 18th House subcommittee hearing, which illustrates this position perfectly:

“The political process also can be tainted. In state after state, the gambling industry bankrolls local politicians from both parties in hopes of advancing its interests, leaving opponents out-financed, out-gunned and out-manned. The fact that gambling has not spread further is a tribute to the tireless efforts of a few grassroots activists. These citizens advocacy efforts — often outspent by rates of 20 to 1 — have held the levy against even further encroachment by the gambling industry into every community in America.”
Grassroots poker advocacy efforts directly counter this incorrect mindset by demonstrating that there are millions of real people behind the pro-poker effort. Our efforts also serve to provide objective evidence to lawmakers that there are not hordes of anti-gaming Americans waiting to pounce on anyone who supports the right to play poker. Lawmakers check their Twitter feeds, Facebook walls, and email inboxes and see not only a lot of pro-poker activity, but little to no anti-poker activity in response. In many cases, this runs directly contrary to the expectations of many elected representatives.

So, please be sure to sign YOUR NAME to this effort by telling your lawmakers to support your rights. Let’s ensure that they know this liberty is being sought by millions of Americans, including you!

Take Action

To ensure your elected representatives know you demand your rights, please bookmark the daily action plan and check it out every day. I update it every morning with new actions we can take to stand up for the game. These take just a couple of minutes to complete.

This week’s actions will focus on lawmaker outreach and education, so please be sure to join in and help poker capitalize on the two big Capitol Hill appearances:

Fight for Poker Rights Daily Action Plan on Two Plus Two
Fight for Poker Rights Daily Action Plan on PocketFives
Fight for Poker Rights Daily Action Plan on Deuces Cracked
Fight for Poker Rights Daily Action Plan on The Donkey Farm

Additionally, if you have not sent our fully editable prewritten letter to your elected representatives since roughly mid-October or so, simply click the button below (or here). In less than thirty seconds, you can send this email directly to the email inboxes of all your elected federal representatives. If you have a little time to spare, please consider creating your own message and telling them all in your own words to support your poker freedom via legislation like HR 2366, the Online Poker Act. Please be sure to have your friends and family send emails as well. Thank you!

Click Here to Send a Letter

Interviews and Other Poker Media

PPA continues to come before poker media to take on the tough questions as often as possible. I hope you will find these interesting and informative.

Upcoming appearances: Recent appearances:
Member Questions

I regularly communicate directly with players on several online forums under my online handle “TheEngineer” and via phone and email. Since taking this role on June 1st, I have received almost five hundred emails and have responded to all of them. I received several phone calls and IMs as well. Here are a few responses that I thought would be of interest to the community:

Stop bragging about where you’re appearing and yadda yadda yadda….. get my money back from Full Tilt Poker!!!

My appearances on webcasts are not something about which I would ever brag. Even my wife says I am a better writer than a speaker :-) . I go on these shows, and now host a show of my own, solely because I believe it to be very important for PPA to have the best possible communication with the poker community. After all, we’re a “we”, not a “they”. This is our shared fight for our rights.

As for Full Tilt, I wish you the best in recovery. I have around five figures locked up myself. PPA is doing all it can on the FTP situation (and AP and UB as well). We have met with the Justice Department to assert that the frozen funds belong to players. We are all hopeful that the DOJ permits the proposed purchase by Groupe Bernard Tapie, of course, as that is likely our best chance at getting 100% reimbursement.

That being said, PPA is neither a regulatory body nor an enforcement agency. We are a player advocacy group, so our ability to force these sites to comply with our calls for action is limited. In fact, this is why PPA is pushing for legislation that gives us the rights we need as players. The PPA-supported legislation now in Congress focuses strongly on consumer protection. It mandates protected and segregated player accounts, a U.S. presence (to allow for law enforcement action if needed), and many other provisions that protect our rights as players.

I encourage everyone to do all we can to support this important legislation.

What gives Congress the authority to limit online poker?

The federal government derives its authority here via the Constitution. The right to regulate interstate and foreign commerce is an enumerated power of the Congress, per Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the U.S. Constitution (“[The Congress shall have Power] To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian tribes”).

I certainly agree that it is absurd for the federal government to tell us what we can do in our own homes on our own computers. We will keep telling Congress that we demand our liberties on this matter. Fortunately, we also have an important right under the Constitution – the right to petition the government for redress of grievances (part of the First Amendment). I am glad that we are all doing just that. I thank you for standing strong with us in this fight!

I would like to donate to PPA. Can I transfer it directly from a poker site?

I thank everyone for their willingness to donate to help support the right. It is very important for everyone to have “skin in the game,” so to speak. Additionally, this is money that we really put to good use.

PPA cannot receive money directly from poker sites, so we have made donating easy. Please visit go.theppa.org/ppa-donation to donate via credit card or Paypal. To upgrade to a premium membership or to extend your current membership, simply visit www.theppa.org/join. Everyone can join or extend through the end of 2012 for only $15 – and get a nice cap or shirt. To donate via check, simply send it to:

Poker Players Alliance
1325 G Street NW
Suite 500
Washington, DC 20005 

Thank you again for your continued support
 

 
The PPA wishes to keep active members like yourself updated on the latest poker advocacy news by periodically sending out select events and headlines. We hope you find it informative and thank you for your continuing support.


 
Romney faces tough decision with stance on online gaming – Las Vegas Sun (11/24/2011)
 
Congress Holds More Hearings on Internet Gaming — Some Progress Made – Poker Player Online (11/13/2011)
 
Minnesota testing the waters with online lottery sales – Peoria Journal Star (11/27/2011)
 
DoJ May Testify at Next Online Poker Hearing – Poker News Report (11/28/2011)
 
 
 
 
Exclusive Interview with Congressman Joe Barton – PokerNews (11/29/2011)
Romney faces tough decision with stance on online gaming - Las Vegas Sun (11/24/2011)
 



The Poker Players Alliance
Dedicated to Protecting America’s Favorite Card Game

The Poker Players Alliance is a nonprofit membership organization comprised of poker players and enthusiasts from around the United States who have joined together to speak with one voice to promote the game and to protect poker players’ rights. Visit us at theppa.org 

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