Weekly Update from Rich Muny, VP of Player Relations
It was a big week for poker, to be sure. The Las Vegas PPA Town Hall was a terrific success…standing room only! We also saw Delaware become the second state in the nation to authorize intrastate online poker (plus online casino gaming). We saw Full Tilt Poker founder Ray Bitar turn himself in to federal authorities.
I hope you were able to attend the town hall event to hear key poker backer Congressman Joe Barton address the poker community after delivering the “shuffle up and deal” to the World Series of Poker ® crowd. He was joined by Executive Director John Pappas, 2004 World Series of Poker Champion & Board Member Greg Raymer, Poker Hall of Famer & Board Member Linda Johnson, Director of Grassroots and External Affairs Drew Lesofski, Nevada State Director Lupe Soto, and me for a great discussion on the current landscape of poker advocacy. If you missed the event, I hope you will either download the MP3 of the event and listen while on-the-go (click here) or watch the event via YouTube (click here or below):
In legislation news, Delaware passed legislation authorizing intrastate online poker and online casino gaming. I am encouraged to see states having the wisdom to allow their citizens to play the great game of poker in their own homes on their own Internet connections. While the legislation may not be all that we would like as players, it shows that grassroots activism is very effective in pushing legislatures into action. My hope is that their action will help spur the federal government and/or additional states into taking action on legislation licensing and regulating online poker. For more on this story, check out PocketFives’ coverage here.
Finally, Full Tilt Poker founder Ray Bitar turned himself in to federal authorities this week. Detailed coverage is here. For discussion, check out the Two Plus Two thread here.
PPA at the WSOP®
Please be sure to meet with PPA at our booth at the World Series of Poker. We will be there Friday through Sunday, the opening days of the Main Event. We will have PPA patches available, so please pick one up to show everyone at the WSOP that you are proud to advocate for our rights as poker players and enthusiasts!
Director of Membership and PokerPAC Bryan Spadaro, me, Greg Raymer, and John Pappas at the PPA WSOP booth last week
Interviews
Upcoming Appearances:
The Poker Advocacy with Rich Muny webcast airs live each Monday, at 8 pm ET, on OnTilt Radio (listen live here). Follow the program on Facebook at facebook.com/PokerAdvocacy, and on Twitter at @PokerAdvocacy. The show site is ontiltradio.com/ppa.
Webcast: “PPA Weekly Update” airs live each Tuesday at 9:45 pm ET on Fifth Street Radio (listen live here).
Recent Appearances:
OnTilt Radio: “Poker Advocacy with Rich Muny.” I was joined by Pokerati’s Dan Michalski, followed by PPA CO State Director & OnTilt Radio CEO Robin Jones. We had a terrific discussion on the town hall, the impact of Full Tilt Poker’s Ray Bitar turning himself in, the PPA WSOP booth, Delaware’s actions in authorizing intrastate online poker & online casino gaming, and Dan’s articles that I encourage everyone to check out. (7/2) (listen here or on iTunes here).
High Roller Radio: I discussed the fight for poker rights and the PPA WSOP town hall. (6/30) (listen here)
Interview Archives:
Poker Advocacy with Rich Muny: show site, show archive, free iTunes download
Fifth Street Radio PPA Weekly Update: site archive, free iTunes download
Short Stacked Radio — prior PPA Weekly Updates: site archive
Twitter: @RichMuny Facebook: facebook.com/rich.muny Google+: gplus.to/richmuny 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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