Please allow me to introduce myself

[CTFIRE]

I was good to meet you in DC and thanks for your work

[checktowin]

welcome aboard

[okietalker]

Wow MM comes across as a pompous arse.

That said,

Welcome Bryan

[toutatis70]

Maybe you could start by getting more e-mails out to your members explaining exactly what your organization is accomplishing and working on. I'm new to this section, but can anyone tell me in short why and how cardplayer dominates the PPA board.

[Mason Malmuth]

We believe that the board issues of the PPA and their lack of transparency in many areas will eventually hurt the cause that they are fighting for and in which we agree with.

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Enjoy your vacation.

MM

[whangarei]

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Enjoy your vacation.

MM

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[kailua]

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On these notes introduced by D$D and the oldbookguy, I can assure you the PPA will continue to grow and expand how we operate here in DC and across the country. We are still a young organization compared to other interest groups in the area, and these options could very well be in our future.

Bryan Spadaro
Membership Relations, Manager
Poker Players Alliance

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Welcome Bryan....btw if you don't have anything substantive to add, please don't comment and spare us the "DC" speak.

[okietalker]

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We believe that the board issues of the PPA and their lack of transparency in many areas will eventually hurt the cause that they are fighting for and in which we agree with.

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Enjoy your vacation.

MM

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And "MY Vacation" makes me think you really just might be.

[JackInDaCrak]

For those of you resistant to Bryan's presence here for whatever reason, I offer you this:

Whatever problems you may have with the PPA's board or the way the organization is run, the fact remains that they are one of the only positive forces for the interests of poker players in legislation in DC and in the United States.

As with any organization the PPA is only as strong as its membership. If you have a problem with how it's run or have a suggestion, you should write a letter. Maybe you can effectuate a change for the positive.

It seems self-defeatist to resist one of the few tools and venues that we as poker players have to represent ourselves and our interests. So, you can support it actively, or you can not support it, as you are free to do. But don't deride it.

Fwiw I know Bryan personally and I am not affiliated with the PPA. But I do think that the PPA is working for our benefit, whether or not Mason Malmuth agrees.

[jase]

Hi Bryan,

How can I get hold of the PPA's form 990 for '06? As a 501 (c)(3) organization, I should be able to find it on sites like guidestar.org.

Can you direct to where I can get it?

Thanks