still hope for poker

[yundmi]

brag: http://www.gambling911.com/Online-Po...aw-012407.html

[Georgia Avenue]

beat: ppa is FOS

[yundmi]

this i won't deny, but it's braggable still.

[DING-DONG YO]

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cliff notes, plz

[CCx]

for all you non descript niggaz

Online Poker Inches Closer to Exemption From Gambling Law

Powerful industry leader and President of the Poker Players Alliance, Michael Bolcherek, claimed on Tuesday that the PPA was very close to introducing a bill to Congress that would ultimately have online poker exempt from recently passed legislation.

Michael Bocherek:

"As we know painfully well, poker has come under vicious attack over the past year. We continue to learn on a regular basis about home and tavern poker games being raided by law enforcement and how charitable Texas Hold ‘Em tournaments are being shut down. Perhaps even worse, we have seen the federal government’s full force efforts to curb this American tradition from the Internet. Legislation aimed at prohibiting you from funding your online poker accounts passed the U.S. House this summer, then was quietly slipped into a port security bill, literally in the dark of night, which was signed into law on October 13. During these troubling times, the PPA has given you a voice to express your opposition to the government’s intrusive actions and to rally in a united fashion against these constitutional incursions.

"The impact has been jarring, as the largest, publicly traded online poker operators shut down services to U.S. players. While many reputable sites still offer services to U.S. players, recent actions to close down payment processors and to subpoena banks are clear indications that the federal government is aggressively pushing the online gambling prohibition.

"We don’t have to tell you that a prohibition won’t work, and in fact will likely cause many more problems than it aims to solve. The unintended consequences will soon be apparent and all the good intentions of protecting children, helping problem gamblers, and ensuring the integrity of financial transactions will be lost as rogue sites and unregulated payment methodologies surface to replace the trustworthy operators the government is driving out of business.

"The PPA is not standing idly by. Poker should be exempt under the new law and that exemption is our primary goal. I have spent a good portion of January in Washington, D.C., meeting with lawmakers and others to get support for legislation that would provide a “skill game” exemption for poker. We hope to have a bill introduced very soon and then bring to bear the voice of more than 135,000 members of the PPA to push Congress to do the right thing. This would be a very positive development for the game. For the past year, we have been on the defensive, but now is the time to go on the offensive and get a bill introduced.

"This year we will also be taking the issue directly to Members of Congress in their home districts, to truly nationalize the debate. We had a tremendous response from our members about becoming PPA grassroots representatives on the state and regional levels. Soon we will be announcing our positions across the country and engaging U.S. Representatives and Senators where they used to feel safe from facts and spirited debate.

"While we are working toward the short-term goal of a poker exemption, the PPA will also be laying the foundation for the eventual U.S. regulation of online poker. This is the only proven public policy for online gaming. Licensing, regulating, and taxing online poker is technically feasible and the sensible and fiscally responsible thing to do. We will be working with others in Washington to move Congress in this direction.

"Finally, we not only rely on your active participation but also on your active support to achieve our goals. Our new site now offers no cost introductory annual memberships. Please help us build our membership to enable us to deliver a full house to Congress and stop further threats to our game. Tell your friends, family, and fellow players to become members of the PPA. We also offer an ability to upgrade your membership from introductory to full membership and beyond. Our new and improved Web site, www.pokerplayersalliance.org, gives you tools and information to help our cause, as well as make it easier for you to donate to the PPA. I hope you will make a contribution at http://www.pokerplayersalliance.org/donatenow.php

"2007 will be an important year for poker. With your help and continued support we are optimistic that poker will remain a great American tradition."

[DING-DONG YO]

oh, that's it? I thought it was a real article. I have some issues with the PPA as they are not a transparent organization. Some guys in the zoo and legislation and thinking of forming a new group that will be transparent and effective and will communicate in a frequent and timely basis. This is the first thing we've heard out of the PPA in months.

[Georgia Avenue]

zactly: this is not news:

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I have spent a good portion of January in Washington, D.C., meeting with lawmakers and others to get support for legislation that would provide a “skill game” exemption for poker. We hope to have a bill introduced very soon

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Its fluff. I call BS on this org until they actually do something.

[Suigin406]

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zactly: this is not news:

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I have spent a good portion of January in Washington, D.C., meeting with lawmakers and others to get support for legislation that would provide a “skill game” exemption for poker. We hope to have a bill introduced very soon

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Its fluff. I call BS on this org until they actually do something.

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same here, their rep is pretty bad from what i read...

[DING-DONG YO]

You guys want to see how a real lobbying organization works? Join the NRA. I'm srs. They are the most effective in your face mfers out there. Wheather or not you are a second amendment supporter, you can't disagree with the fact that they get the job done.

The PPA should hire a former NRA lobbyiest.

[yundmi]

poker players = have money
congressmen = like money


= ship the bill

PPA might not be credible but progress is progress. monies will prevail in the end