August 12th, 2009
By Poker Players Alliance
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Senate Poker Bill Introduced
On August 6th, U.S. Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ) introduced S. 1597, the Internet Poker and Games of Skill Regulation, Consumer Protection, and Enforcement Act of 2009. This legislation would license and regulate Internet poker and other games of skill in the United States. With the introduction of this bill in the Senate, we are one step closer to clarifying the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA) and protecting our rights to play the game we all love. Click here to read the bill and the PPA press release about S. 1597.
We need to keep up the momentum, and we need to help Senator Menendez get his bill moving in the U.S. Senate. Please take 60 seconds right now to send an updated letter to your senators. We’ve made it easy for you. Simply click the button below to send a strong message to Washington that you want your poker rights protected.
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Take this important PPA Member Survey and win prizes in a free drawing. Prizes will include PPA t-shirts, hats and the one grand prize of a 10 player poker table.
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National Poker Week Recap
Thank you to all PPA members and fellow poker supporters for raising awareness on Capitol Hill during National Poker Week, the tides are turning and support for licensing and regulating Internet poker versus infringing on Internet freedom is growing.
During National Poker Week:
- more than 375,000 signed the poker petition for President Obama
- more than 225,000 letters were sent to Capitol Hill
- more than 1,000 calls to Congressional offices
- more than 100 meetings with members of the U.S. House and Senate
Legislation introduced in the House of Representatives by Financial Services Chairman Barney Frank (D-MA), H.R. 2267, now has over 50 cosponsors, and with this new Senate bill the PPA will continue its advocacy work during the August recess so that key Senators know their constituents want them to cosponsor this bill.
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Visit the PPA member forums, get the latest in poker news, communicate with your fellow members and share ideas on how to protect the game.
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Book Review: “The Conscience of a Libertarian”
Libertarian vice-presidential candidate Wayne Allen Root has written a new book that examines a number of public policy issues facing our nation. In the new book Mr. Root dedicates a chapter – The End of Prohibition – Why Gamblers Will Empower the Citizen Revolution – to the policy failures of the UIGEA and government attempts to limit Internet gaming through misguided attempts at prohibition.
PPA Board Member Rich Muny reviewed this chapter [click here to read]. To learn more about Mr. Root’s newest book, go to amazon.com.
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Use PPA Calculator Free for All of August
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“I don’t play without it – Why? Because I play better with it! Besides, it keeps me in touch with when my favorite past time will finally be legal, and how I can help.” – B. Fraley, PPA Member, Austin, TX, 7/6/09
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Update On Frozen Poker Monies
 PPA continues to stay actively involved in getting the more than $30 million frozen by the Southern District of New York returned to the online poker players from whom it was taken. Just last week we issued an amicus brief in support [click to read] of a payment processor’s effort to get the funds returned via the courts. We remain optimistic that upon a full review of the facts and the law, this money will be returned and there will be a change in the government’s aggressive actions against law-abiding poker players.
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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.
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Phone: 1-888-448-4PPA
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