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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POKER PLAYERS ALLIANCE STRONGLY SUPPORTS WEXLER INTRODUCTION OF ‘SKILL GAME’ LEGISLATION

Plan Would Provide Rightful Protections to Online Poker Under the Law (more…)

Group Says Legislation Provides a Better Alternative than Outright Ban

Washington D.C. (DATE, 2007) – The Poker Players Alliance (PPA), a grassroots organization of more than 400,000 poker-playing members, supports House Financial Services Chairman Barney Frank’s introduction of sensible Internet gambling legislation.
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For Immediate Release

Contact:         John Pappas
                        202.715.1514

                        Michael Bolcerek
                        email@pokerplayersalliance.org
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Tonight, in an annual tradition, the President of the United States will address the Congress, his cabinet and our country on the “state of the union” and the goals of the government for 2007.  It is not likely the president will include the “state of poker” among his crucial national issues.  Thus, I  would like to take this moment to provide an update on where poker sits today and examine how you and the Poker Players Alliance (PPA) can continue to work together to preserve and protect the game we love.
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Poker Player Alliance fights for skill game exemption for poker in the 110th Congress

The new 110th Congress has an opportunity to right the wrong it created when it passed legislation that seeks to ban online poker. The bill, which was later signed into law, provides exemptions for online lotteries, horse track betting and fantasy sports but sweeps poker, an American pastime and a game of skill, into its net of prohibition.
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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…)