Poker Alliance just sent out an email:
PPA has done incredible work fighting on behalf of poker players. Poker Alliance intends to expand on that effort and create wider opportunities for poker enthusiasts to participate in the sport of poker across the United States. We believe in the mission and efforts of PPA to recognize and sensibly authorize the sport of poker throughout the country, offline and online. To ensure continuity, former PPA leadership will be involved in Poker Alliance in an advisory capacity. We’ll be announcing more on that soon.
Poker players deserve to be able to play poker – in a neighbor’s backyard, at a casino, online, in their home state or when traveling within the U.S. or abroad. We’re players too. We’re going to fight for our right to play and we hope you will continue to join us.
The transition from the PPA to Poker Alliance means a few changes. First, we will no longer be taking donations from players: we will be supported by the larger poker community and industry participants. Second, Poker Alliance will have a robust government relations presence at the federal and state levels. But we do need your voices, otherwise, the legislators won’t hear us. We need every player to join us, and in the coming months we’ll need your support telling your friends of our efforts, spreading the message via social media, and reaching out to elected officials.
With the recent wins in PA and the decision by the U.S. Supreme Court to invalidate PASPA, which had banned sports betting in most states, we intend to accelerate the adoption of iGaming platforms, including iPoker. This is a time of great opportunity for those of us who love poker.
You probably have many questions, so we put together a
FAQ that will be updated often.
Now is the time for players to unite for the legalization and freedom of online poker. Please visit us at
www.pokeralliance.com and look out for future emails coming from pokerallianceemail.com
Thank you for your support.
Mark Brenner
President of Poker Alliance