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PPA Reaches Targeted Membership

The Poker Players’ Alliance announced just last week that the Alliance has now surpassed the one million members mark. From the beginning when the group was formed the online casinos poker gambling group stated that the Alliance planned to grow the membership to more than a million players in the United States who supported internet poker gambling. The rationale behind the one million members mark was specifically so that the Alliance would be well positioned to lobby politicians and members of Congress on the online casinos poker gambling issue.

The PPA is specifically interested in legalizing online casinos poker gambling in the United States through a series of parallel efforts. The PPA strongly backs Congressman Barney Frank’s efforts to neutralize the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA) and legalize and regulate the industry. Additionally, baring the alteration in U.S. gambling policy related to the UIGEA, the PPA seeks to create legislative carve-outs for online casinos poker gambling similar to Fantasy Sports Leagues and horserace betting.

As for the one million members mark, the Alliance’s recent advertising campaign designed to drive online casinos poker players to register as a member of the PPA is largely responsible for the company reaching this number so soon. PPA Chairman Alphonse D'Amato, comments, “Reaching one million members puts the PPA on par with such political powerhouses as AARP and the National Association of Realtors."

Although many are skeptical that the U.S. will either repeal or neutralize the UIGEA in the short-term future, many in the online casinos poker gambling industry are hoping that the PPA’s lobbying power will influence Congress to pass the desired legislative carve-outs.