August 21st, 2008
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Washington — Slipped into the 92-page Republican Party platform are two sentences that drive poker players nuts.
In those slim lines, approved in 2004, the party spells out its opposition to Internet gambling — that $15 billion industry that in just a few short years has turned half the guys (and a number of women) you know into poker-playing geniuses.
This year, as Republicans prepare to draft the 2008 party platform, poker players are fighting back.
Go to the Republican Party’s Web site and start scrolling through the responses to the platform. You will see an army of poker players arguing it is time for Republicans to end their opposition to gambling online.
“Being a lifelong Republican, I was both dumb-founded and dismayed that the Republican Platform includes a specific directive against Internet gaming,” Steve from Georgia writes.
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Loyalists, until it comes to Internet gambling - Las Vegas Sun
Author Contact Info: Lisa Mascaro, Las Vegas Sun
