August 9th, 2012
By Poker Players Alliance
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Weekly Update from Rich Muny, VP of Player Relations
Last week, PPA shared the great news that the Justice Department approved the deal for PokerStars to purchase Full Tilt Poker. Through this deal, PokerStars provided funds to cover all player balances at Full Tilt Poker.
The DoJ is currently establishing the process by which we U.S. players will request and receive our money. PPA is at the forefront of advocating for our rights in this matter. PPA requested and was granted the opportunity by the DoJ to provide a recommended path for repayment of U.S. players. Needless to say, we asked for repayment of 100% of player balances. I hope everyone will take a moment to read this important letter to the DoJ (here).
PPA will continue this dialog with the DoJ. We are seeking a streamlined process for application for remission. We are also advocating for clear processes to address withdrawals that were deducted from balances but never sent, bounced withdrawal checks, unused tournament tokens, FTP points, Iron Man Medals, etc. Non-cash items will be toughest, but we will do our part to make the requests through the appropriate channels. PPA’s legal team will remain fully involved as the ‘voice of the player’ to ensure we are all heard throughout this process.
To aid all of us, as I mentioned last week PPA is gathering and posting the needed information on the reimbursement process in real time at /repayment.
For the most up-to-date news on this issue, follow us at:
Take Action
- Let’s send prefilled, fully editable tweets to the Justice Department to tell them we expect the return of 100% of our balances: HERE and HERE. The disclaimer on their Twitter sites states that communication via Twitter is not recorded. That simply means they do not have to follow specific archiving requirements, not that these are not read, so please be sure to send these tweets today. Thanks!
- Let’s recruit new participants by retweeting & favoriting the #Fight4Poker action plan HERE and HERE, sharing it on our Facebook walls HERE, and sharing it via Google+ HERE.
I understand not everyone will choose to sign up for Facebook, Twitter, or Change.org to participate in these kinds of actions. As an alternative, I encourage you to call Congress this week. Simply visit theppa.org/takeaction and scroll down to item #2 for talking points and a lookup tool for your Congressman’s home district office phone numbers. Your congressman is home for the August recess, so this is a great week to make the call. Ask him or her specifically to support HR 2366, Rep. Barton’s Online Poker Act. Thanks!
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…we come on at time point 1:30:00 of Part 2).
Recent Appearances:
- OnTilt Radio: “Poker Advocacy with Rich Muny.” I was joined by PPA Board Member & Litigation Support Network Director Patrick Fleming for a great discussion. (8/6) (listen here or on iTunes here).
- Fifth Street Radio: Patrick Fleming and I sat down with host Mark Hoke to discuss the poker advocacy effort (7/31) (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
Thank you for your continued support!
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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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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