P.P.A. PETITION GATHERS MOMENTUM
3 July 2009
Almost 200 000 signatures in the first week
Just a week after launch at the World Series of Poker, a
petition organised by the Poker Players Alliance to
legalise online poker in the United States has almost
reached a total of 200 000 signatures - 6 000 over the
weekend alone.
The petition is part of the PPA's
National Poker Week awareness initiative, and several
major online poker networks such as PokerStars and Cake
Poker are supporting the project, offering free roll
tourneys and making facilities available to players to
indicate their support for the legalisation of online
poker. The Poker Players Alliance boasts a membership in
excess of a million poker players, and the petition can
be expected to grow substantially in the days and weeks
ahead.
The petition requests state and national
politicians to:
1) Exempt poker from the Unlawful
Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA)
2)
License and regulate internet poker in the US.
3) Respect the rights of law-abiding Americans who love
to play this great game of skill.
The document
reminds politicians that the public response to
President Obama's pre-election Citizens’ Briefing Book
(see previous InfoPowa report), which was hosted by
Change.gov, overwhelmingly prioritised the need for
legalised online poker.
My midday Monday this
week 194 795 poker players and other concerned citizens
had virtually signed the petition. A person’s first
name, last name, e-mail address, mailing address, city,
state, and zip code are required to add weight to the
petition.
Former World Champion poker player Greg
Raymer urged players to support the petition in an email
to PokerStars members he authored last week. In it, he
addressed the US president, saying: “President Obama –
Poker is Not a Crime. I am a voter and a fellow poker
player asking for your support of my right to play games
of skill like poker on the Internet.”
As
previously reported, the PPA's National Poker Week runs
from July 19th to 25th and is to include discussions
with Washington DC politicians by the PPA's 30 state
directors, along with high profile figures in the player
community.
Full details are available on the PPA
website.
Online Casino News Courtesy of
Infopowa
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