December 13th, 2011
By Poker Players Alliance
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Take the poker survey – Win an Apple iPad2!
Have you been thinking about buying an iPad? Do you want to help the PPA in its mission to restore your Internet poker freedoms? Well, now is your chance to kill two birds with one stone, by taking this new poker survey. Working with U.S. Gaming Survey, the PPA has created a poker specific survey to help us better understand the playing community and in turn help us better advocate for your interests in Washington DC. Once you’ve fully completed the survey, your name will be entered into a drawing for a brand new Apple iPad2. The survey is completely anonymous, and your personal information will not be shared with anyone. Click on the button below to begin the survey and help the PPA help you! The survey will remain open until December 30th noon EST. The iPad2 prize winner will be announced on January 3rd, 2012.
Weekly Update from Rich Muny, VP of Player Relations
 Poker has had a terrific couple of months. The online poker hearings in the House and the Senate were clear victories. Additionally, most Las Vegas brick and mortar casinos, and the American Gaming Association, have come out in favor of licensing online poker in the U.S. We are truly making headway on the Hill! Unfortunately, Las Vegas Sands’ CEO Sheldon Adelson has recently come out against online poker legislation, citing concern over the age verification technology. “He does have young children, in their early teens, and he has raised this concern before,” said PPA Executive Director John Pappas. “I think he does have some concerns there, but I think he’s somewhat misinformed. There are ways being used very effectively throughout Europe, where this is licensed and regulated, to keep children off Internet gaming sites.” For more on this story, Poker News’ Matthew Kredell wrote an excellent article on this issue that includes great quotes from John Pappas. Also check out this 2+2 forum link to see how the poker community is reacting to the news.
Take Action
Let’s keep up our positive momentum on Capitol Hill. Please bookmark the daily action plan and check it out each day. I update it every morning with new actions we can take to stand up for the game. These take just a couple of minutes to complete but really make a difference in our fight! Fight for Poker Rights Daily Action Plan on Two Plus Two Fight for Poker Rights Daily Action Plan on PocketFives Fight for Poker Rights Daily Action Plan on Deuces Cracked Fight for Poker Rights Daily Action Plan on The Donkey Farm Fight for Poker Rights Daily Action Plan on Part Time Poker
Interviews and Other Poker Media
PPA comes before poker media to take on the tough questions as often as possible. I hope you will find these interesting and informative. Upcoming appearances:
- Webcast: “Poker Advocacy with Rich Muny” airs live each Monday at 8:30 PM EST on OnTilt Radio. Please tune in next Monday (12/19), when my guests will be poker player, author, and publisher Tri Nguyen and PPA California State Director Steve Miller.
- Webcast: “Short Stacked Radio’s PPA Weekly Update” airs live this week on Wednesday at 7:30 EST. PPA Executive Director John Pappas will share the latest news with the poker community.
Recent appearances:
- Webcast: “Poker Advocacy with Rich Muny” with guests poker player, author, and publisher Mason Malmuth and Two Plus Two Forum’s Mat Sklansky (12/12)
 Mason Malmuth and me at this year’s Two Plus Two party at the Wynn
- Webcast: “Short Stacked Radio’s PPA Weekly Update (12/6)” (I come on at time point 1:34:40)
- Webcast: QuadJacks Radio Show (12/8)
- Website: “Poker Advocacy with Rich Muny”
Again, I thank you for your continued support and for allowing me this tremendous opportunity to represent you in this fight!
The PPA wishes to keep active members like yourself updated on the latest poker advocacy news by periodically sending out select events and headlines. We hope you find it informative and thank you for your continuing support.
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The Poker Players AllianceDedicated to Protecting America’s Favorite Card Game The Poker Players Alliance is a nonprofit membership organization comprised of poker players and enthusiasts from around the United States who have joined together to speak with one voice to promote the game and to protect poker players’ rights. Visit us at theppa.org
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