22 Jul 2009
The Poker Players Alliance has presented a check for $25,000 to the USO-Metro for Wounded Warriors.
21 Jul 2009
The "King of all Media" had PPA president Alfonse D'Amato on his show yesterday and joined the poker grassroots advocacy group.
15 Jul 2009
The Poker Players Alliance filed a motion to participate as amicus curiae in the case contesting the government’s June seizure of poker players’ funds.
23 Jun 2009
National Poker Week will be held July 19-25 with PPA State Directors and professional poker players will traveling to Washington, D.C.
10 Jun 2009
Poker Players Alliance Executive Director John Pappas said that he will file an injunction if the Southern District of New York follows through on the seizure of $33 million of online poker players' funds from two payment processors.
10 Jun 2009
The Minnesota Department of Public Safety Alcohol and Gaming Enforcement Division has dropped its efforts to get ISPs to block online gambling sites from Minnesota residents as part of a settlement agreement with iMEGA.
9 Jun 2009
Poker Players Alliance Chairman Alfonse D’Amato calls the actions taken by New York federal prosecutor "questionable" after more than $30 million in poker players’ deposits and payouts were frozen last week.
5 Jun 2009
The state has dropped enforcement against ISPs that allow access to online poker and gambling.
25 May 2009
News brief: Poker advocates now feel their skill message is gaining steam.
6 May 2009
The Poker Players Alliance has praised Representative Barney Frank for introducing legislation aimed to overturn the UIGEA.
27 Mar 2009
The “Statistical Analysis of Texas Hold ‘Em” says that outcomes of games are predominantly determined by the players’ decisions, not just chance.
11 Dec 2008
The PPA placed full page adds in Roll Call, The Politico and The Hill calling on Congress to regulate online poker.
26 Nov 2008
At G2E in Las Vegas, J. Todd talks to the head of the Amercian Gambling Association about whether the AGA will begin to support the legalization of Internet gambling in the U.S.
15 Oct 2008
The Poker Players Alliance launches a guide that provides ratings for each member of Congress based on their record of supporting poker rights.
5 Sep 2008
Not long after Congress passed a ban on Internet gambling, PR man John Pappas knew he had to be at the Democratic National Convention.
27 Aug 2008
A provision prohibiting Internet gambling was stripped from the Republican platform by a draft committee, and re-inserted hours later Tuesday by the full Republican Platform Committee, according to Congressional Quarterly.
