Poker Players Alliance

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An open letter written by four Republican Congressman to the heads of the Federal Reserve Board and U.S. Treasury calls for a more “deliberative” approach for crafting regulations for the implementation of the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA) and strongly urges that a formal definition of “unlawful internet gambling” itself be finalized before the law’s required rules are placed into effect.

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Yesterday I met with Bryan Kendro, Senior Legislative Assistant to Congressman Jim Gerlach of Pennsylvania’s 6th Congressional District http://gerlach.house.gov/District/ . I was accompanied by Pete Segal, a PPA member and constituent of Gerlach’s. Congressman Gerlach was one of the “Nay” votes that lead to the defeat of the HR5767 amendment to the UIEGA. If you’re not familiar with this amendment and its purpose, click here.
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