Poker players, Frank hope to overturn online ban
May 4, 2008
WASHINGTON — The odds might not be in his favor, but U.S. Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass., has gained a valuable ally in his fight to overturn a 2006 law banning online gambling. Poker Players Alliance, a grass-roots organization fighting for poker players’ rights, has put its chips on Rep. Frank’s proposal.
With more than 1 million members, the alliance in mid-April began actively lobbying Congress. Members have flooded congressional offices with more than 17,000 letters in the past month, attended town hall meetings in districts and flown to Washington to meet with lawmakers, according to John Pappas, executive director of the alliance. There are 25,000 members in Massachusetts alone.
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The Poker Players Alliance
January 13, 2008
The Poker Players Alliance (PPA) is an American nonprofit Interest group formed to “to speak with one voice to promote poker, ensure its integrity, and, most importantly, to protect the players’ rights.” The PPA formed to serve as an advocacy group to Washington to establish rights and protections for U.S. poker players. Within the first year of its existence, the PPA garnered over 600,000 members. By December 15, 2007, the PPA had over 840,000 members.
This organization gained further support after President Bush signed the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006 which prohibited financial institutions from making payments to internet gambling sites. Many online poker sites suspended U.S. operations. Other sites have continued to serve U.S. customers, citing legal opinions that UIGEA does not apply to poker.
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