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The Poker Players Alliance is at the WSOP this year hoping to turn you into an advocate for the game, ready to wield your vote like a check-raise to stop any attempt in Washington to stifle your right to play poker.

In between all the hustle and bustle of tournament coverage, I had the opportunity this weekend to catch up with PPA Executive Director John Pappas and ask him about his organization’s new voter registration campaign and its efforts to change Congress’ mind on the issues surrounding the legality of the game.

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Lobbying in Washington is a thankless task. Time and again, John Pappas has plead his case and that of poker players across the United States to the men and women who make the laws of the land, only to find himself forced to plead again. Still, his efforts aren’t going unnoticed; his organization, the Poker Players Alliance (PPA) now boasts over 1 million members. I sat down with Pappas to talk about poker, politics and everything in between.

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Read the latest news from the PPA as poker players from all over the country celebrate America’s card game and tell Congress that Poker is Not a Crime.

Click here for the PPA press release.

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Las Vegas, NV (May 30, 2008) – Poker players and poker enthusiasts attending this year’s World Series of Poker (WSOP) are now able to express their love of the game to policymakers. The Poker Players Alliance (PPA), the leading poker grassroots advocacy organization, today unveiled its new Poker Advocacy Booth as play began at the WSOP.
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The Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006 (UIGEA) is typical of Republican leadership efforts to legislate morality. The GOP leadership embraced the power of the federal government to tell Americans what to do in their own homes with their own money. The GOP leadership also embraced UIGEA’s deputizing of banks to enforce the law, as if America’s banks were an unpaid arm of the Department of Justice.
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