The "PPA" I believe you're referring to (aka the "Poker Players Alliance") no longer exists. There was a failed $25,000 fund drive about a year ago which didn't attract sufficient player donations (they got $6k I think) -- so the organization publicly removed the "player" element of its lobbyist outreach and has also experimented with sports betting lobbying since making the name change.
The "Poker Alliance" is now under the
PokerGO umbrella, and is back to its old tricks of scaring players for money, support, and monetizing the space -- at least via one lobbyist group called the
Social Card Clubs of Texas (SCCoT -- see "
Gold Sponsor").
For an updated recount of how this lobbyist group involvement may have (once again) aided in entangling poker players and businesses with law enforcement, check out the
Houston Poker Rooms Raided NVG thread.
With that said, the "PA" (aka the
Poker Alliance -- not the "PPA") does not publicly purport to represent player interests as far as I know. But they
have publicly stated that players are welcome to provide feedback on a statewide basis (not here, but directly via the
Poker Alliance group) if players wish to do so, and that they will
not interfere with any player-funded outreach if players choose to go that route.
So it doesn't seem to be the responsibility of the "PA" to respond to player criticism if they're not outwardly claiming to represent players. Texas poker clubs may be an exception since the SCCoT group (via their website and one of Chris Moneymaker's tweets embedded in the Houston thread) are openly asking for "support," attempting to control player rhetoric, and leveraging the
PokerGO brand -- which as mentioned above is the parent company of the current "Poker Alliance."
-David
Last edited by dhubermex; 06-04-2019 at 03:41 PM.