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As the chairman of the Poker Players Alliance, former Senator Alfonse D’Amato, Republican of New York, has been outspoken about his distaste for the manner in which Congress has handled — or mishandled — legislation dealing with Internet gambling in the United States.

The Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act, which Mr. D’Amato calls “preposterous,” kicked off a bevy of bills to counteract its effect. But none has had the success that the gambling enforcement act had in Congress in 2006.

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LAS VEGAS – The movement to repeal the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act(UIGEA) and create a regulated online gambling industry suffered a setback last month when a bill that would have prevented UIGEA regulations from being implemented until the definition of illegal Internet gambling was clarified, failed to pass a House Financial Services Committee vote.

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For Immediate
Release                                                  
Contact: Sharon White
June 19, 2007                                                                                         202-715-1507

US Sets
Dangerous Precedent by Ignoring WTO Commitments Relative to Internet Gaming 

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Senator Alfonse D’Amato will be appearing on “Pumped on Poker” today (5/16) at 7pm PST.

Pumped on Poker (www.holdemradio.com)
May 16th
7pm PST / 10pm EST
Click “ON AIR” to listen Live

This is Part 1 of a 2 part interview.

If you cannot listen live you can go to www.holdemradio.com and click “Pumped On Poker” on the right side menu and have a private replay or download to your iPod.
Our other guest for this show is Johnny Chan, 10-time WSOP bracelet winner.

Dear PPA Member:

As
the fight for poker continues, the PPA grows stronger by the day. In
the past two months, PPA membership has more than doubled to nearly 320,000 members! This exciting growth is pushing us closer to our 1
million member goal.
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For Immediate Release

Contact:         John Pappas
                        202.715.1514

                        Michael Bolcerek
                        email@pokerplayersalliance.org
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