May 21st, 2013
By Poker Players Alliance
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Weekly Update from Rich Muny, VP of Player Relations
PPA will once again be attending the World Series of Poker® for the largest gathering of poker players worldwide. We will have a booth at the Rio Convention Center during the weekends of 5/31-6/3, 6/21-6/24, and 7/5-7/9 (the opening days of the Main Event). Please come by the booth to talk about the latest in the push for poker legislation, find out what you can do to get more involved, renew your membership, and pick up a PPA patch to show everyone at the WSOP that you are proud to advocate for our rights as poker players and enthusiasts.
Make sure to check the PPA Facebook page and Twitter feed for up-to-the-minute info on everything we are be doing at the WSOP, to see great pictures, and to follow our real-time take on all that is going on at the WSOP!
Take Action: Full Tilt Poker Player Remission
We players have been very patient regarding the Justice Department’s remission of Full Tilt Poker balances to players. Let’s all take a moment to reach out to the DoJ and the Southern District of New York via prefilled, fully editable tweets to ask for action: HERE and HERE
Oregon Anti-Social Poker Effort Thwarted
On May 15th, Oregon state Representative Julie Parrish’s anti-social poker bill HB 3518 had a hearing in front of the Oregon State House Rules Committee.
This bill would have shut down lawful poker rooms and only allow poker to be played at events held by charitable, fraternal and religious organizations or at the nine tribal casinos in Oregon. Fortunately, in part because of the overwhelming grassroots response by Oregon poker players urging their state representatives to oppose HB 3518, it was tabled without being scheduled for a full vote by the Oregon state House. I thank everyone who took action and ensured the poker community was heard!
Join PPA
A 2013 PPA member is the smartest bet for the future of our game. Join today for only $15 to receive the great benefits of membership and to help us continue the fight for our rights as poker players!
Interviews
Recent appearances:
- Poker Advocacy with Rich Muny on OnTilt Radio (5/20): I was joined by poker journalists Dan Cypra (PocketFives), Steve Ruddock (Poker News Boy) and Steve “Chops” Preiss (Wicked Chops) for a great discussion on the upcoming World Series of Poker, the UltimateBet superuser cheating scandal, Ultimate Poker’s use of Iovation, , and other poker issues. Listen and/or download the podcast here or on iTunes here.
- Fifth Street Radio (5/19): PPA Executive Director John Pappas and I sat down with host Mark Hoke to share all that PPA is doing. We come on at time point 1:00:45 of part 1. Listen here.
Upcoming Appearances:
- The Poker Advocacy with Rich Muny webcast on OnTilt Radio airs live each Monday at 8 pm ET/5 pm PT. Listen live here.
- Webcast: “PPA Weekly Update” airs live each Sunday at 6:45 pm ET/3:45 pm PT on Fifth Street Radio. Listen live here.
Interview Archives:
- Poker Advocacy with Rich Muny: show archive, free iTunes download
- Fifth Street Radio PPA Weekly Update: site archive, free iTunes download
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