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IMO the potential benefits of an indictment of a PPA member or director under the Wire Act or UIGEA which is directly related to the online poker industry outweighs its political cost.

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OK. So then why don't Allyn Shulman and Linda Johnson, owners of large affiliate farms and members of the PPA board, just send letters to the DoJ detailing how they make money off of players playing on offshore sites post-IUGEA, along with a final paragraph that says, "Kiss my ass and prosecute me if you dare!". If they really have the interests of the PPA above their own financial interests, shouldn't they be willing to do this and take the initiative? Perhaps some 2p2'ers here who go to the meeting in DC could ask them this.

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Actually, I am pretty sure that the DOJ has threatened Cardplayer with prosecution over their .com gambling site ads. I, also, have read that Cardplayer has responded by daring the DOJ to proceed. I think that Cardplayer even filed an Action for Declaratory Judgment against the DOJ because of these threats of prosecution. But I believe that Cardplayer had to dismiss the case when the DOJ stated that Cardplayer was not the subject of an investigation or immediate prosecution.
So in short, they have dared the DOJ to prosecute and the DOJ chickened out. Heck, the DOJ must know about Epassporte. Why hasn't the DOJ indicted it and its owners. Maybe because Epassporte only serves online poker sites and its customers and not online sports betting or casino sites; or even sites with both poker and one of the other two gambling venues.
I don't blame the PPA for the actions, or lack thereof, of the DOJ.