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Weekly Update from Rich Muny, VP of Player Relations
Earlier this week, PPA Executive Director John Pappas joined Las Vegas journalist Jon Ralson on Ralston Reports to discuss the poker fight. I encourage you to take a moment to watch this terrific interview:
Ask the White House — About Poker
Today, the Obama Administration will host a day-long social media open house, the Big Block of Cheese Day, during which dozens of White House officials will answers questions from everyday Americans in real-time on Twitter, Facebook, Tumblr, Instagram and via Google+ Hangout.
This is a great way for us to ask the Obama Administration to uphold the Department of Justice’s 2011 opinion that the Wire Act does not apply to online poker.
You can send a prefilled, fully editable tweet by clicking here or on the icon below. Remember to use the hashtag #AsktheWH
Next, copy-and-paste the following question to the White House Twitter, Facebook, Tumblr, Instagram and Google+ Hangout pages or, better yet, write and post your own pro-poker question:
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Mr. President, will you continue to uphold the 2011 decision by the US Department of Justice that correctly clarified that the Wire Act does not apply to online #poker? |
Remember this White House open house takes place today only, so please don’t forget to do your part to stand up for our right to play!
Full Tilt Poker Remission Coming Soon
Last week, I shared with you new information from Full Tilt Poker Claims Administrator Garden City Group regarding repayment of our Full Tilt Poker balances. Earlier this week, GCG confirmed this on their website with the following announcement:
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IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING PAYMENT TO PETITIONERS WHO CONFIRMED THEIR FTP ACCOUNT BALANCES
GCG has been informed that the Department of Justice Asset Forfeiture and Money Laundering Section has approved the first round of payments. This distribution will include approximately 30,000 Petitions totaling $82 million submitted by Petitioners with timely, complete Petitions, who confirmed their FTP Account Balances. GCG is currently working with the bank selected by the DOJ to set up the payment process. GCG expects to issue payments via ACH before the end of February 2014 and will post further updates on the payment process in 2-3 weeks.
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Kentucky Update
Late last week, I had a terrific meeting with my Congressman, Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY). We discussed online poker legislation, Sheldon Adelson’s efforts against the game, and other poker-related matters.
I did not have lobbyists or other professionals organize the meeting, nor did I travel to Washington D.C. Rather, I set up the meeting using tools available to all of us. I simply went to Congressman Massie’s website to request the meeting. Our meeting was at a district office, a mere fifteen minutes from my home. All the information needed, including information to leave with lawmakers, is available at the PPA Action Page.
I encourage you to consider setting up a meeting with your congressman, senator, governor using the same tools. With just one afternoon of action, you can make a big difference.
Rich Muny, Rep. Thomas Massie, and fellow attendee Brad Copas
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Webcast: Poker Advocacy with Rich Muny
The Poker Advocacy with Rich Muny webcast airs live Monday at 8 pm ET/5 pm PT on OnTilt Radio. This week, the show features an interview with poker journalist Diamond Flush.
If you missed the webcast, I hope you will listen to or download the free podcast and check it out. It is available as a directly downloadable MP3 file (right click to save, left click to listen) or as a free iTunes download.
Each show features great guests and the best discussion on poker legislation. Please be sure to tune in each Monday evening for the live webcast!
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