Washington, DC (March 18, 2010) – The Poker Players Alliance (PPA), the leading poker grassroots advocacy group with more than one million members nationwide and more than 16,000 members in Kentucky, today released the following statement by PPA Executive Director John Pappas on the Kentucky Supreme Court ruling on the Commonwealth’s appeal regarding its seizure of 141 internet gaming sites, including several of the leading sites where enthusiasts test their poker skills.

Washington, DC (February 23, 2010) – The Poker Players Alliance (PPA), the leading poker grassroots advocacy group with more than one million members nationwide and over 25,000 members in Massachusetts, will testify today before the Massachusetts State Legislature’s Joint Committee on Economic Development and Emerging Technologies as the committee considers H4069, which would classify poker as a game of skill in the state of Massachusetts.

Washington, DC (February 16, 2010) –The Poker Players Alliance (PPA), the leading poker grassroots advocacy group with more than one million members nationwide, will be a booth-sponsor at the annual Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) this Thursday through Saturday in Washington, D.C. This will be the second year PPA has attended CPAC and used the conference as an opportunity to increase its advocacy with conservative audiences and make the case for supporting poker player’s rights.

Washington, DC (January 25, 2010) -The Poker Players Alliance (PPA), the leading poker grassroots advocacy group with more than one million members nationwide, today commended the generosity of poker players in contributing to support relief efforts in Haiti. "Like the rest of the world, the poker community is eager to do anything it can to aid Haiti in the wake of the devastating earthquake. I applaud PokerStars, Full Tilt Poker and Cake Poker for providing poker players across the globe an easy way to make a contribution," said former Senator Alfonse D'Amato, chairman of the PPA.

Washington, DC (December 29, 2009) – The Poker Players Alliance (PPA), the leading poker grassroots advocacy group with more than one million members nationwide hailed a recently published article in the leading academic journal dedicated to gaming laws that raised questions about the state of New York’s interpretation of its gambling statutes with regards to how it treats games of “skill vs. chance”.

Washington, DC – The Poker Players Alliance (PPA), the leading poker grassroots advocacy group with more than one million members nationwide, today commended the release of a study by Harvard Professor Malcolm Sparrow showing that the best way to address the risks of Internet gambling is through regulation, not a prohibition. The study, commissioned by Wired Safety, a leading Internet safety non-profit, was released during the House Financial Services Committee hearing...

Washington, DC - The Poker Players Alliance (PPA), the leading poker grassroots advocacy group with more than one million members nationwide, today applauded the six month delay of the implementation of the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA) regulations. The Federal Reserve and Department of Treasury today extended the deadline for UIGEA enforcement until June 1, 2010, which is the result of a petition filed by the PPA...

Das U.S. Department of Treasury and Federal Reserve Board hat bekannt gegeben, dass das Datum für das Inkrafttreten des Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act um 6 Monate, auf den 01. Juni 2010, verschoben wurde. Der Aufschub ist ein sehr wichtiger Sieg für Internet Poker und die Poker Players Alliance, welche die Petition zur Verschiebung eingereicht hatte. Durch diese Frist hat der Kongress nun ausreichend Zeit um das Gesetz zu überarbeiten und die Definition von “unlawful Internet gambling" neu zu bestimmen und zwar in einer Art und Weise, welche für Poker vorteilhaft ist

Washington, DC (November 10, 2009) - The Poker Players Alliance (PPA), the leading poker grassroots advocacy group with more than one million members nationwide, today congratulated 21-year old Joe Cada on winning the 2009 World Series of Poker Main Event. Cada, a vocal supporter of the PPA and protecting poker players’ rights, is the youngest Main Event champion.

Washington, DC (October 29, 2009) –The Poker Players Alliance (PPA), the leading poker grassroots advocacy group with more than one million members nationwide and more than 25,000 in Massachusetts, testifies today before the Massachusetts Joint Committee on Economic Development and Emerging Technologies calling for licensing and regulation of online poker.

Washington, DC (October 22, 2009) – The Poker Players Alliance (PPA), the leading poker grassroots advocacy group with more than one million members nationwide, today released the following statement by PPA Executive Director John Pappas on the Kentucky Supreme Court hearing on the Commonwealth’s appeal regarding its seizure of 141 internet gaming sites, including several of the leading sites where enthusiasts test their poker skills.

Washington, DC (October 2, 2009) –The Poker Players Alliance (PPA), the leading poker grassroots advocacy group with more than one million members nationwide (nearly 10,000 in South Carolina), today lauded the ruling of a South Carolina court that confirmed that poker is a game of skill, and thus should not be considered gambling under the law.