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	Search PPA Website Print PPA Member Guides [pdf] PPA Talking Points Postive Aspects of Poker PPA Congress Meeting Guide PPA Mission Statement Talking Points Technology has progressed to effectively combat problem gambling and ensure that players are of legal age. Billions in potential tax revenue from online poker are being lost under the UIGEA. Appropriate federal regulation can ensure that minors are kept out of sites, services are provided to problem gamblers and the proper taxes are collected. Prohibitions don't work. The UIGEA effectively bans online poker in the U.S. and drives those players underground. Meanwhile, poker continues to grow in popularity nationwide. 75 percent of Americans oppose banning online poker. If Congress allows me to bet on horses and state lotteries online, why can't I play a skill game like poker with other consenting adults? Please co-sponsor and support HR 2046 "Internet Gambling Regulation and Enforcement Act" and HR 2610 "Skill Game Protection Act". More Talking Points. Federal Legislation H.R. 2046, Internet Gambling Regulation and Enforcement Act Q&A | text | track | news H.R. 2610, Skill Game Protection Act text | track | news H.R. 2140, Internet Gambling Study Bill text | track | news H.R. 2607, Internet Gambling Tax Act text | track | news Poker Players Alliance: Site Map Home Poker Now Defending the Game Poker in Your State Responsible Poker Act Now! Poker History Poker in America Origins of Poker A Game of Skill News News Articles Iowa Poker Players Oppose Internet Gambling Legislation President Bush Bans Internet Poker Poker hotshots narrowly defeat bluffing computer If you're strangers, don't ante up in Connecticut poker game, Blumenthal warns Nation wants to strike bargain - Caribbean country prefers deal over fine Poker jokester creates stir with petition drive New anti-Internet gaming law shakes up industry Poker players freeze out candidate Group of SC poker players get Internet support A Veteran Moderate Moves On Poker players: We helped beat Leach Gamblers take aim at Internet ban Poker Players Alliance Has Been Everywhere Poker players battle crackdown on Internet gambling I'm just a bill, i'm only a bill... sittin' up here on capitol hill... PPA Holding Phone March Tuesday Online poker players face new Prohibition The Poker Players Alliance Goes Local Neteller Exits; Online Gambling Won't 10th District legislator introduces bill to provide an affirmative defense to the Class C Felony created by 2006 internet gambling bill The Gambler’s Friend: Making the world a better place for poker players. PPA President appearing today on Bluff Radio (5-6pm PST, 01/24/07) Gambling Industry Dealt a Good Hand In New Congress Poker Players Put Chips on Entertainment Value Badly thrown, online gaming wants another chance to win D’Amato Never Folds Interview With Newest PPA Member Al D'Amato Repeal of online gaming ban sought "Join Poker Players Alliance" Says Top Gaming Attorney Anthony Cabot D'Amato: Passionate advocate hopes to lead PPA to million member mark Show Congress that the Little Guy Can be a Powerful Force [Podcast w/ D'Amato] Can Alfonse D'Amato Save Poker? Gambling interests spend millions in lobbying WTO Ruling Sparks Debate Over Online Gambling Poker enthusiasts seek to legalize public wagering in Texas Former Senator Battles Bet Ban Democrat says expect online gambling bill Thursday Frank: Time to fold on online gaming law Frank bill would repeal ’06 Internet gaming crackdown Frank Introduces Internet Gambling Regulation and Enforcement Act of 2007 Poker fan takes a gamble on politics Video Featuring Lederer and D'Amato now Available Texas Poker Bill On The Move! PPA Helps Sponsor 2007 Queen of Hearts Team to Raise Money for American Heart Association at WSOP 2007 Harvard Ponders Just What It Takes To Excel at Poker Berkley offers bill on study of Web wagers U.S. to keep Internet gambling ban Congressman Barney Frank to Appear on Poker Radio Show Wed. Night Rep. Jose Menendez discusses HB 3186 (Texas Poker Act) on radio U.S. Trade decision to clarify WTO commitments could have wide-ranging impact D'Amato: Frank’s cards on the table - It’s good deal to regulate online poker PPA nears 500,000-member milestone Refusing to Fold, Online Poker Players Bet on Prohibition Repeal Pappas Makes Safe Bet Poker and Politics - Part I House OKs Texas Hold 'Em for bars, restaurants Antigua Targets U.S. on Online Gaming Wild, wild cards in the World Series of Poker Financial Services Committee to Hold Hearing on Internet Gambling Regulation US lawmaker to seek online gambling ban exemptions Jeff Haney on a presidential hopeful from the Las Vegas Valley who hopes to parlay a 2008 Libertarian campaign into a serious run some time down the road Florida Cardroom Bill (SB752) Becomes Law without Governor's Signature Sweet Home OKs gaming ordinance Online Gambling's Closest Ally: Gambling911 Interviews Alfonse D'Amato EU Seeks Amends for US Online Gaming Ban Louisiana Bill allowing poker in bars, restaurants heads to Senate Congresswoman Shelley Berkley (D-Nev.) to discuss UIGEA and HR 2046 on Holdem Radio Wed. June 20th, 7pm PST Antigua demands $3.4 billion in trade sanctions against U.S. in Internet gambling dispute Schwarzenegger rejects bill for cardroom expansion N.H. poker generates millions [WTO] Bill Legalizing Internet Gambling Could Be Solution to WTO Problem, Panelist Says [ME] State Police broke up an illegal “Texas Hold-Em” poker game Louisiana Senate folds on legalizing Hold’em Poker may get trumped in Cheyenne New state gambling laws doom poker clubs, Cherry Masters Gambling...Gold Rush? Lawyer raises stakes against state's Internet poker ban Internet gambling laws at stake D'Amato, Wexler bring UIGEA fight to Vegas House not quite as full for 2007 - Ban on Internet poker coincides with fewer entrants Online gaming in the shadows - Bills to ease gambling get tepid support Antigua attorney speaks out on landmark WTO case Jerry Yang: “Whatever I can do to support poker, I will be there” Policy Forum on UIGEA, WTO, and Antigua in D.C. at 11am (EST) 07/25/07 Poker As a Game of Skill: Interview With Congressman Robert Wexler Poker Pros to Face Off With Computer D'Amato and Wexler Interviews from 2007 WSOP Gambling restrictions put damper on card games Online-poker players appeal to legislators for help Rep. Israel and Rep. King: Web Gambling - Tax, Don't Ban A Web Gambling Fight Could Harm Free Trade Press Release: Harvard Law Profs Backing Poker as Educational Tool in Schools, Universities Greensburg lawyer's poker games under scrutiny Barney Frank’s H.R. 2046: A Closer Look Robert Wexler’s H.R. 2610: A Closer Look State Warns: Know When To Hold Them Poker Room Raises Questions Over Gambling Laws EU Service Firms Could Gain U.S. Access Gambling Dispute With a Tiny Country Puts U.S. in a Bind Poker is Good for You [PocketFives] Perspective: Poker, Politics, and War The PokerNews Interview: John Pappas New Tax Law Takes Bite Out of Tournament Winnings Big Bear Lodge looks to deal out poker games Gambling rooms might get better deal Poker Room in Little Rock Plans to Open Despite Warnings Poker rooms across Florida flush with cash under new laws Town Council approves poker TALKING TOUGH…US will not budge on gaming dispute Table games at casinos more a matter of 'when' than 'if' Press Release: PPA Membership Breaks 700,000 Aldermen still gambling on charity National Poker Challenge Holds First Tournament Despite Warnings Local casino plans expansion if bill passes Poker Champ Netted in NC Gambling Bust DCI Agents Make Arrests After 9 Month Gambling Investigation Frank assessment: Bet bill stalled iMEGA Responds, Contests US DoJ Dismissal Motion in UIGEA Challenge Internet Gambling Deserves a New Chance Producer gambles on poker TV show Place your bets The Fight Over Online Casinos Promoter hopes to bring poker to Milford Poll: Most Kentuckians want to vote on casino issue Problem gambling has not increased, but the level remains a challenge Poker Players Place A Bet On Washington Lobbying Poker poised to make a comeback in Tombstone 14 charged after police raid poker games Brookline and Milford poker halls set to open Brownsville OKs Texas Hold ’Em PPA to Host Policy Conference Oct. 22-24 Obama flush with poker prowess High-stakes poker lures better players to dog track's card room Gambling ordinance dies in NB council Poker tourneys gamble with law Unlawful gambling at fire halls charged U.S., Antigua battle over WTO sanctions for U.S. ban on online betting Agencies Propose Joint Rule to Implement Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act Internet gambling regs exempt some transfers Bill allows gamblers to tap bank accounts Belfanti: Let nonprofits Hold‘em Study's value questioned 38th Co-Sponsor Signs On to Legalize Internet Gambling Poker tournament winners get time to pay Uncle Sam 11 News Investigates: Undercover cops surprise a Texas Hold 'Em club Poker games may still be in the cards Court Hearing Oct.9th for Greensburg Poker Organizer PPA Conference Takes Place in Two Weeks More charges filed against Westmoreland attorney Democratic Candidates' Views on Internet gambling Judge denies request to return poker cash UMass eyes shutdown of gambling Web site 'Free poker' vets at odds with state WTO Rulings Set a Dangerous Precedent Chip Reese, High-Stakes Card Champion, Is Dead at 56 [MA] Harvard Law Launches Lecture Series on Role of Poker in the Legal World [IN] Gambling law creates headaches [UIGEA] Internet Gambling Act Should Be Scrapped: Joe Saumarez-Smith [WTO] Antigua taking its case before WTO [CA] City Council backs more tables for card rooms [WV] Table games make debut Friday [HR 2046] Tennessee Congressman Joins IGREA Roll Internet Gambling Deserves a New Chance [UIGEA] Harvard lawyers work to overturn gaming ban [DC] Poker Players Fight Online Gaming Ban [DC] Poker lobby plays its hand as 'game of skill' [DC] Poker companies seek new hand on Capitol Hill [DC] Poker Pros Bet Big on Lobbying Congress [DC] Internet poker players to Congress: We have rights, too Selected Coverage of the PPA DC Fly-In [DC] PPA Policy Forum in D.C. Packs Congressional Office [DC] Online poker players bet on changing laws [DC] Poker players lobby for online gaming [DC] US Poker Players Descend on DC Poker Players Alliance Recommends Regulation Over Prohibition of Online Poker The Ultimate Game of Poker: Will Lawmakers Buy In? E-Gambling Fans Won't Fold Hand Congress Dealt Editorial: From the Belly of the Beast [WTO] Online gaming firms urge EU to turn to U.S. Congress [MA] Harvard Lawyer Wants to Legitimize Poker [WTO] U.S. May Suffer After WTO Rules Against Internet Gambling Ban [UIGEA] Internet Gambling Ban: Why You Should Oppose It iMEGA Legal Decision Still Up in the Air [TN] Hog Wild co-owner, World Series of Poker winner, among 16 people arrested in Kingsport gambling raid [DC] Online gambling draws opposition [WTO] Tiny Antigua Roils U.S. IP [WTO] Selected Coverage of US - WTO Dispute [NY] Suffolk shuts down several illegal poker games PPA looks to expand in 2008 A New Year, A New Strategy for the PPA [CA] Cops shut down poker party [MA] Internet gambling is a target of Patrick bill [WTO] EU seeks betting offsets from U.S. [TX] Underground Poker: The Hand that Feeds You [WA] PPA State Director Lee Rousso Running for Governor [CA] Selected Coverage of San Mateo Poker Raid [FL] Police arrest a full house [CA] County authorities defend poker bust [ID] Laying their cards on the felt [DC] Internet Gaming to be Discussed in Judiciary Committee Hearing [DC] Lawmaker raps Internet-gambling enforcement [DC] Lawmakers Push for Changes to Internet Gambling Ban [DC] Regulating Internet Gaming - Q&A with Annie Duke [NV] Gaming officials say they're ready to bet on the Web [ME] Game legality murky, Cribbage players run afoul of state law [HR2046] Blumenauer makes 41 for IGREA [AR] Little Rock poker room shut down [WTO] Lawmakers press USTR for new tack in gambling case [WTO] US Fights WTO Over Internet Gambling [HR2607] Taxing Regulated Internet Gambling Would Generate Billions in New Revenue for Critical Government Programs [CO] Poker tournament fundraiser raises questions [FL] Playing 50/50? 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Don't bet on it Poker players seeking trump card in lawyers [AZ] Poker gaining players and fans in Tucson [PA] Texas Hold ‘Em brings together young, old [UIGEA] Jeff Haney reports that the legal fight over a law that virtually outlaws Internet gambling in the U.S. isn’t over [FL] Poker bill could mean longer gaming hours Law Banning Transfers For Internet Gambling Is Criticized [UIGEA] Playing Their Hands on the Hill [HR2046] New York Congressman Joins IGREA Supporters [SC] Lowcountry prosecutor among 27 arrested in raid on poker house [WTO] Time to Fold [PA] Westmoreland County attorney wagers poker not 'gambling' [NC] Five cited in alleged gambling operation bust [UT] Metro Gang Unit veteran accused of running gambling operation [AK] Legislators try to dampen gambling initiative [UIGEA] Frank, Paul Introduce Legislation to Stop Implementation of Antigambling Regulations [SC] Selected Coverage of Hanahan Poker Raid [HR5767] Official moves to block bet regulations [SC] Poker players fold 'em [TX] Eleven arrested in gambling bust [UIGEA] Bankers cheer Frank-Paul approach to Web gambling [NC] Raid cracks high-stakes poker ring in Long View [ME] Police raid Bangor poker tournament [SC] Legislators skirt revising gaming law [CA] Cali. Intrastate Online Poker Room Bill Moves Forward [OR] City plans to ease cost of social gaming [UIGEA] Stop work on enforcing Web gambling ban, lawmakers urge [CO] Senator Wants To Raise Bets At Colo. Casinos Online poker group antes up [SC] Bill legalizing poker at residents' homes busts in SC House Poker Players Get Political [WA] Governor Candidate Discusses State's Online Poker Ban PPA is #5 on Bluff Magazine's Poker's Power 20 [UIGEA] No Sprint to Finish for Internet Gambling Ban Lobbyists Reach for Grass Roots [UIGEA] Poker players, Frank hope to overturn online ban [UIGEA] Betting rules confuse banks Should Online Poker Be Legalized? Press Releases New Congress Means New Hope for Poker Congressman Robert Wexler Joins the PocketFives Podcast PPA Statement on CEO Poker D'Amato: Become a PPA August Advocate in Three Steps! Poker Players Alliance: Congress Ignores Public Sentiment, Approves Internet Poker Prohibition Poker Players Decry Attempt to Sneak Internet Gambling Legislation Into DoD Bill PPA In Action Poker Players Alliance Renews Objection to Internet Gambling Ban, Points to Survey as Support President Bush Bans Internet Poker Iowa Poker Players Oppose Internet Gambling Legislation Poker Players Decry Attempt to Sneak Internet Gambling Legislation Into DoD Bill Poker Players Alliance Supports Bill to Study Online Gambling ‘Jesus’ and ‘Fossilman’ Join Poker Players Alliance Board of Directors Poker Players Alliance Membership Surges as Online Gambling Legislation Moves Forward Poker Players Alliance Responds to House Vote Banning Online Poker Poker Players Alliance Denounces Online Gambling Prohibitions Poker Players Alliance: LA Times Takes an Enlightened Stance on Online Gambling The State of Poker Lederer Joins Poker Players Alliance Board of Directors U.S. Regulation of Online Poker Could Bring $3.3 Billion in Annual Revenue Poker Players Alliance To Host Rallying Party July 28 in Las Vegas For Poker Players Interested in Protecting their Rights Poker Players “Call” on Senate to Oppose Online Gambling Ban PPA and PocketFives.com Team Up to Blitz Congress with Emails and Letters Poker Players Alliance Denounces Goodlatte's Internet Gambling Bill Allyn Jaffrey Shulman Joins Poker Players Alliance Board of Directors PPA President calls on Washington State Members PPA 2005 - Form 990 Poker Players Alliance Local Representatives Chosen PPA's "Proud to Play Poker" video contest, cash prizes. 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