Washington, D.C. (November 8, 2006) – The Poker Players Alliance, a grassroots advocacy group of more than 125,000 U.S. poker enthusiasts, greeted the change in congressional leadership with optimism for the future of Internet freedoms.
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PPA, Poker Pros and Average Americans Express Their Outrage

WASHINGTON, Oct. 13 /PRNewswire/ — President Bush today signed into law a ban on online wagering, impacting 23 million Americans who enjoy the game of poker on the Internet. By including this legislation in the SAFE Port Act, Congress and the President bluffed the American people who overwhelmingly oppose federal efforts to ban online poker.
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Washington, DC (September 30, 2006) — In a Congressional back room deal, opponents of Internet gambling have added language to port security legislation that would prohibit online wagering.  The port security bill with the Internet gambling prohibition language included was approved by the U.S House and Senate late on Friday evening and will be sent to the President to be signed into law. (more…)

Washington, DC (September 22, 2006) — In response to reports that Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist (R-TN) is attempting to add Internet gambling prohibition legislation to the Department of Defense (DoD) Authorization bill (“US lawmakers seek online gambling bill compromise,” Reuters, Sept. 21), Michael Bolcerek, president of the Poker Players Alliance, a grass roots organization of more than 110,000 members, released the following statement:
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Washington, D.C.(September 14, 2006) – The Poker Players Alliance (PPA), a grassroots organization dedicated to promoting and protecting the game staged a “Phone March” on Capitol Hill, Tuesday September 12th.  The effort, lead by the PPA and supported by leading poker blogs and forums, placed more than 3,000 phone calls from concerned constituents to U.S. Senate offices expressing their opposition to legislation that would ban online poker.  Many Senators received more than 100 calls from their constituents.
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Regulation, NOT Prohibition Will Address Gambling Concerns and Raise Significant Revenue for Iowa

WASHINGTON, Aug. 30 /PRNewswire/ — In response to the recently scheduled “field hearing” on the issue of Internet gambling hosted by Rep. Jim Leach (R- IA) and Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist (R-TN) in Cedar Rapids tomorrow, Michael Bolcerek, president of the Poker Players Alliance (PPA) a grassroots organization of more than 100,000 members, released the following statement:     
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Washington D.C. (July 28, 2006) – The Poker Players Alliance (PPA), a non-profit grassroots organization that has grown to more than 75,000 American poker players, today announced that Allyn Jaffrey Shulman, an expert in gaming law, is joining the PPA board of directors.  
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Washington, D.C.(July 27, 2006) – The Poker Players Alliance (PPA), a grassroots organization dedicated to promoting and protecting the game, announced today that membership of the organization has more than doubled since the U.S. House of Representatives voted to ban online poker. Today, the PPA boasts more than 75,000 members coming from every corner of the country.
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Washington D.C. (July 21, 2006) – The Poker Players Alliance (PPA), a grassroots organization of 29,000 American poker players, today announced that world-renowned poker and “World Series of Poker”â„¢ Champions Chris “Jesus” Ferguson and Greg “Fossilman” Raymer have joined the PPA Board of Directors.
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LAS VEGAS (July 18, 2006) — Invigorated by the recent federal legislation that would prohibit playing online poker in the United States, the Poker Players Alliance (http://www.theppa.org/) is hosting a rally/cocktail party in Las Vegas July 28 for poker players interested in defending the game of poker on the Internet.
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