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Lobbying for Online Casinos

Some in the United States are really pushing hard for legislation that would neutralize the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA) – a piece of controversial legislation that has angered the international online casino gambling industry and has the potential to weaken the power of the World Trade Organization. The Poker Players Alliance is a lobbying group that was specifically formed in response to the UIGEA and focuses on lobbying Congress for legislation that would legalize internet poker in the country. The PPA specifically supports legislation proposed by Barney Frank that would legalize, license, and regulate the online casino gambling industry – this includes internet poker gambling in the states.

The PPA reached a million members earlier this year – a goal that the company set because of the effect that one million individuals can have on Congress. Before the PPA’s lobbying efforts very few politicians and members of Congress were even aware of the international situation surrounding the online casino gambling industry. Thanks to the PPA’s efforts a growing number of US politicians are beginning to support legislation that would not only bring more tax revenue into the US, but would also bring the country into rights with the rest of the world.

Reports released just this month indicate that the PPA spent a whopping $283,000 in the second quarter of the year on lobbying funds. The lobbying process in the US is highly regulated and fully transparent and the PPA’s efforts have wholly centered on educating politicians as to the current state of online casino gambling in the US as well as alternative legislative possibilities – name those proposed by Congressman Barney Frank.