The online gambling ban that is currently in place in the United States has some serious adversaries and they are doing everything in their power to get lawmakers to see things their way. The Poker Player Alliance is an online poker advocacy group that is trying very hard to get the American government to grant an exception to the rule and lift the online gambling ban from online poker rooms. Currently the ban is making it hard for players to fund cash accounts and collect their winnings. Eleven out of 50 states have made online gambling completely illegal within their jurisdictions.
The Poker Player Alliance is gaining support and new members everyday with over one million members already. They are currently attempting to get a voter registration started – the ‘If You Play, Have A Say’ campaign – and they intend to take advantage of the largest international poker tournament to get the registration process started. They will have members set up and registering new ones during the July World Series of Poker Championship in Las Vegas. Not only will the event be packed with big names and poker players, there will also be plenty of people willing to register to support the cause even if they don’t play. In addition to registering poker players, the Alliance is also offering people the opportunity to register for November’s presidential election.
The members of the Poker Player Alliance realize that their efforts probably won’t garner any form of change in policy before the end of 2008. They are hopeful, however, that the new government will be willing to listen to what they have to say and consider the economic ramifications that legalized online poker could have. With tax revenues levied on online poker rooms, the economy could be served well by legalization of online poker.
The basis behind the Poker Player Alliance reasoning for the change is that poker is technically a game of skill with little luck involved. While this is partially true in some respects, it is going to take a very persuasive push in the right direction to get the government to see their point of view. If this happens, poker players in America may get their wish and see the ban on Internet gambling lifted at least for poker rooms.
Anyone who plays poker and is interested in what the Poker Player Alliance is doing can contact this non profit organization at http://www.pokerplayersalliance.org/ .
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