I wish to thank the entire poker community for taking the time to stand up for our right to play. We are being heard on Capitol Hill and across the country. As I mentioned last week, we have received excellent feedback from lawmakers and our lobbyists on the effectiveness of the efforts of the poker community, so let’s all keep this effort growing!

We have a nice opportunity to make ourselves heard today, so I encourage everyone to participate. CNN is airing this evening’s GOP presidential debate live from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. ET from the Venetian in Las Vegas. CNN is seeking questions for candidates via the CNN Politics fan page on Facebook, Twitter (using the #CNNDebate hashtag), and their website. So, let’s all submit some pro-poker questions. As this debate is being held in Las Vegas, our issue will be seen as topical.

To participate:

1. Submit pre-filled pro-poker debate questions via Twitter HERE, HERE, and HERE. Either submit these as-is or, even better, edit them a bit to give them some individuality.
2. Like the pro-poker Facebook CNN debate questions HERE and HERE, then like and post pro-poker questions/comments there and on the CNN Facebook debate page main wall HERE. Just post something straightforward, like, “To all the candidates: What is your position on the licensing, regulation and taxation of online poker?” (To find all the poker questions, scroll to the bottom of the page and click “more posts” until a day’s worth of posts are visible. Then, hit CTRL-F and search for “poker”. Use “highlight all” to spot the poker posts quickly.)
3. Submit pro-poker questions directly to CNN HERE. Again, try something like, “To all the candidates: What is your position on the licensing, regulation and taxation of online poker?”