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For Immediate Release

Congressional
Hearing Dispels Internet Poker Myths 

~ Annie Duke delivers
impassioned testimony to the Judiciary Committee ~
 

Washington, D.C.
(November 14, 2007) – Yesterday the House Judiciary Committee, which has key
jurisdiction over Internet gaming matters, held a hearing to discuss the
inconsistencies with U.S policy.  On behalf
of the Poker Players Alliance (PPA), Annie Duke testified along with experts on
international trade, age-verification technology and representatives from the
Departments of Justice and Treasury. 
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Chairman Conyers and members of the Committee, I would like to thank you for the opportunity to testify before your committee. I am doing so as an American citizen who is concerned about personal freedom and personal responsibility. I am also here to express the views of the nearly 800,000 Americans who belong to the Poker Players Alliance.
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Poker Pro Annie Duke will testify before the House Judiciary Committee

Tomorrow the House Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing to examine the United States policies as they relate to Internet gaming. Annie Duke, one of the top poker players in the world will testify before the Committee on behalf of the Poker Players Alliance (PPA).
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Wow! What an amazing three days poker had in Washington D.C. And the momentum is continuing to build.

From Oct 22 – 24, nearly 100 PPA members including some of the top professional poker players converged on Capitol Hill to meet with lawmakers and defended your right to play online poker. By all accounts the Washington Fly-In and policy conference was a huge success and we made a significant impression on Congress and the media.
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• PPA UIGEA Talking Points
  
• Federal Reserve Web Comment
• Treasury Department Web Comment
• Other methods to comment
  

On October 1st, the Department of the Treasury and the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve issued proposed regulations which, if finalized, would direct banks, credit card companies and other payment systems to take certain steps to block payments for “Unlawful Internet Gambling.” These regulations are an outgrowth of the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA) which was enacted last October.
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On October 1st, the Department of the Treasury and the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve issued proposed regulations which, if finalized, would direct banks, credit card companies and other payment systems to take certain steps to block payments for “Unlawful Internet Gambling.”  These regulations are an outgrowth of the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA) which was enacted last October.  
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On behalf of the Poker Players Alliance, I am pleased to invite you to join some of the world’s top poker professionals and your fellow PPA members for a Policy Conference and two days of citizen lobbying in Washington DC on October 22-24.

The Conference
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