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Originally Posted by Gzesh
Quick, notify the "Poker Players Allia" .........never mind.
OP is right, though. This would have been a good opportunity to get the word out. Many poker players have time to take action, and politicians are likely paying more attention to social media than usual to gauge public reaction to their coronavirus-related actions.
One example is all the people who took to social media with their opinions, pro and con, on the shelter-in-place orders and the various shutdowns. While media were largely supportive of long shutdowns, social media showed pretty diverse opinions on the matter. Those who thought it was okay at the beginning but should have been ended sooner than it was (and replaced with social distancing and other measures) seemed to be in the majority in a lot of places.
Poker supporters could have gotten into these discussions and, had industry made a push with decent lobbying in conjunction, we would have at least been heard.