Bipartisan support for the right to play poker continues to grow. Conservative lawmakers like Rep. John Campbell (R-CA) and Rep. Joe Barton (R-TX) proudly sponsor legislation to license online poker and
even post pictures from our Capitol Hill poker rally on their Facebook walls. This is a fundamental switch from what we saw just a few short years ago.
As I mentioned last week, politicians used to believe there was political benefit in attacking poker players. We now see more and more politicians who recognize the importance of outreach to the poker community.
As lawmakers go public with their support for online poker, they have received an outpouring of support from the poker community and little to no backlash from opponents of the game. Every time this happens, lawmakers are provided with important objective evidence that the American people want the right to play online poker in their own homes on their own computers.
I hope you will visit Rep. Campbell’s Facebook page to take a look at the pro-poker pictures he is proudly sharing with his constituents and to see the pro-poker comments and “likes” that this has drawn.
Rep. John Campbell’s poker rally Facebook post To help continue this momentum, please visit
www.theppa.org/takeaction and the daily Fight for Poker Rights action plan and participate in these actions. If we each take just ten or fifteen minutes a day to participate in these actions, we will make a huge difference in this fight.
Will you participate? Many of your fellow poker players already are. Please join the effort and help expand this important grassroots effort.
Next, I know times are tough right now and I do not want to ask anyone to overextend. However, if $20 per year is within your means, please upgrade to a dues paying membership today. As PPA is a membership organization, it is important for all of us to be paid members. Every membership dollar PPA raises goes directly to the fight for poker rights. A $20 investment in the PPA is the best bet in poker.
Interviews
2004 World Series of Poker Champion & PPA Board Member Greg Raymer and I participated in in-depth interviews on QuadJacks Poker Radio on Wednesday, where we each discussed many issues pertinent to the poker community. PPA comes before poker media to take on the tough questions as often as possible, as the questions we receive at these interviews are typically representative of the issues in which our members are most interested.
The QuadJacks Poker Podcast – Rich Muny The QuadJacks Poker Podcast – Greg Raymer Executive Director John Pappas and I were each interviewed on the Short Stacked Radio Show. You can listen to John Pappas’ interview immediately; my interview should be available in just a couple of days.
Short Stacked Radio Show: Past Episodes As always, if you have anything on your mind that you would like to discuss, simply reach out and let me know at
[email protected]. I thank you for your continued support in this fight for our rights as poker enthusiasts!
Proud to play,
Rich Muny
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