Louisville, Kentucky (January 20, 2009) – The Kentucky Court of Appeals today issued a ruling prohibiting the Franklin Circuit Court from enforcing its seizure order against the 141 domain names in the domain seizure case. The Court found that Internet domain names do not constitute a gambling device under Kentucky law and that the Franklin County Circuit Court clearly erred in concluding that the domain names can be construed to be gambling devices subject to forfeiture.

In an effort to underscore the need for federal regulation of online poker, especially in light of the recent Washington Post and "60 Minutes" stories on cheating scandals at Ultimate Bet and Absolute Poker, the Poker Players Alliance has placed full page ads in several Capitol Hill newspapers. The ad, which will run in Roll Call, The Politico and The Hill this week, calls on Congress to enact thoughtful regulation of online poker...

Washington, D.C. - "The recent cheating scandals underscore the need for U.S. licensing and regulation of online poker to help protect consumers. While even the most highly regulated industries are susceptible to fraud and abuse, regulation does provide assurances that when consumers are harmed they have recourse, and that the offenders will be sanctioned.

Washington, DC (November 12, 2008) –The Poker Players Alliance (PPA), the leading poker grassroots advocacy group with more than one million members nation-wide, today expressed its extreme disappointment with the last minute finalization of the Unlawful Internet GamblingEnforcement Act (UIGEA) regulations regarding online gambling. “Today’s action finalizes a truly bad public policy – one that even the banks and Federal regulators called unworkable in Congressional testimony,”...

Der neuste Versuch sichere Rahmenbedingungen für Geschicklichkeitsspiele (wie z.B. Poker) auf nationaler Ebene zu schaffen, wurde vor kurzem mit der Vorstellung des Internet Skill Game Licensing and Control Act, S. 3616 unternommen, welcher von Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ) präsentiert wurde. Der Gesetzentwurf wurde geschaffen, um sichere Rahmenbedingungen für die Lizenzierung...

Der US-Abgeordnete Barney Frank hat seine Klarstellungen und Einschränkungen im Bezug auf den 2006 Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA) erneut zur Abstimmung vor das Komitee gebracht und dieses mal scheint der Zeitpunkt günstiger gewesen zu sein, da seine Vorschläge bei der Abstimmung am Dienstag vom Komitee angenommen wurden.

Washington, D.C. (September 16, 2008) – Former Senator Alfonse D’Amato, chairman of the Poker Players Alliance (PPA), the leading poker grassroots advocacy group with more than one million members nationwide, today issued the following statement upon passage of H.R. 6870, the “Payment System Protection Act,” by the House Financial Services Committee.

Washington, D.C. – Surpassing its initial goals, the Poker Players Alliance (PPA), the leading poker grassroots advocacy organization with over 1 million members, raised over [[USD]] 140,000 for paralyzed veterans through the two charity poker tournaments that were among the most popular events held during the Democratic and Republican National Conventions.

In der letzten August-Woche hat die demokratische Partei der USA zum „Democratic Convention Day" nach Denver gerufen um nochmal so richtig die Wahlkampftrommel zu rühren. Eigentlich waren es mehrere Tage, diese hat die Poker Players Alliance (PPA) für seine Zwecke genützt und das „Coors Field", Trainingsplatz des Colorado Baseball-Teams, in einen Poker-Palast verwandelt.

Etwas überraschend, hat das für das Parteiprogramm der Republikaner verantwortliche Komitee bekannt gegeben, daß das Verbot des Internet Glücksspiels aus dem Parteiprogramm gestrichen wurde. Bedingt durch die Tatsache daß einer der härtesten Gegner des Internet-Gambling Verbots, der ehemalige republikanische Senator und Vorsitzender der Poker Player's Alliance Alfonse D'Amato...

Washington, D.C. - Over 160 poker players from across the nation have posted comments urging the Republican Party to protect individuals' freedom to play poker online. Members of the Poker Players Alliance, the leading poker grassroots advocacy group of over one million members, believe any language in the Republican Platform restricting an individual's right to play poker online violates these principles of individual freedom and personal responsibility - long held tenets of the Republican Party.

Washington, D.C – Gearl Seal of Prineville, OR, today won a seat at the Main Event at the 2008 World Series of Poker (WSOP), co-sponsored by the Poker Players Alliance (PPA), the leading poker grassroots advocacy group and OneBigPlanet Corp. which powers the PPA member benefits program. The contest was part of PPA’s campaign unveiling enhanced membership benefits and new website.