TWEET FOR POKER
20 November 2009
New initiative by the PPA puts players in
direct contact with their political representatives
The million member Poker Players Alliance has launched
its latest initiative aimed at legalising online poker
in the United States, 'Tweet for Poker'.
Using
the popular Twitter.com social networking facility, the
drive is designed to put poker players in direct contact
with their political representatives to urge them to
support moves to legalise the Internet game.
"Poker players are online, they're active, and they're
weighing in on the policy battles that impact their
right to play," said PPA Executive Director John Pappas.
"Tweet for poker is PPA's most instant and
dynamic tool for our members to directly contact their
legislators in a way that engages the public in the
debate. We're proud of the instant success, and look
forward to hearing what our elected officials think of
the legislation and this new advocacy program."
PPA's Tweet for Poker site allows Twitter users to
directly target their member of Congress through a
unique platform that matches their account with that of
their elected official.
Senators are asked to
support legislation introduced by Senator Robert
Menendez - S.1597, while House members are urged to
support H.R. 2267 introduced by Financial Services
Chairman Barney Frank.
Participants simply enter
the information – zip code for Senate, mailing address
for House - and PPA redirects them to their Twitter
account with their legislator's information and the
message pre-filled. By visiting the site, viewers can
follow who is contacting their member of Congress and
from what location.
Earlier this year, PPA
implemented other online programs to engage poker
players and encourage them to contact policymakers to
protect their game. During National Poker Week, PPA
collected more than 375 000 signatures on the petition
to President Obama calling for the licensing and
regulation of online poker, and nearly 200 000
letters/emails were sent to U.S Representatives and
Senators.
TweetforPoker.com is where to go to
make your views known.
Online Casino News Courtesy of
Infopowa
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