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.
6 Aug 2008
A new bill that would limit the Internet gambling ban to sports betting while exempting poker and other online wagering is splitting poker advocates.
22 Apr 2008
Over one million poker enthusiasts are members of the Poker Players Alliance (PPA), the leading poker grassroots advocacy group.
25 Feb 2008
News Brief: The Poker Players Alliance spent $900,000 in 2007 to lobby the federal government on online- gambling legislation.
23 Aug 2007
The Poker Player's Alliance (PPA) named John Pappas as its executive director Thursday. The move coincides with the PPA's decision to move its headquarters from San Francisco to Washington D.C.
8 Jun 2007
The Poker Players
Alliance enthusiastically supports Congressman Robert Wexler (D-FL)
legislation that clarifies existing law and provides rightful protections
for poker and other games of skill under both the Unlawful Internet
Gambling Enforcement Act and the WIRE Act of 1961.
5 Jun 2007
The House Financial Services Committee will hold a hearing entitled “Can Internet Gambling Be Effectively Regulated to Protect Consumers and the Payments System?” on Friday, June 8 at 10 a.m.
24 May 2007
The Poker Players Alliance, which eclipsed the 500,000-member mark last week, recently hired its first full-time staff member for its Washington, D.C. office.
16 May 2007
The Poker Players Alliance is about to reach the 500,000-member mark, a significant milestone for a group that had 120,000 members just four months ago.
27 Apr 2007
The Poker Players
Alliance supports House Financial Services Chairman Barney
Frank's introduction of sensible Internet gambling legislation.
26 Apr 2007
U.S. Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.) introduced a bill on Thursday morning that would license Internet gambling companies and regulate the industry, allowing Americans to place bets online.
5 Apr 2007
Former Senator Alfonse D’Amato will participate in a video Webcast with the Poker Players Alliance next Thursday.
20 Mar 2007
Former Senator Alfonse D'Amato could prove to be a powerful force in the Internet gambling debate in the United States.
5 Mar 2007
Former U.S. Senator Alfonse D’Amato has signed on as a lobbyist for the Poker Player’s Alliance, a PPA spokesperson confirmed Monday.
5 Mar 2007
The Poker Players Alliance reports that former United States Senator Alfonse D'Amato has joined the PPA to serve as Chairman of the Board and help lead efforts in Washington D.C. to protect the game of poker.
5 Mar 2007
Former U.S. Senator Alfonse D’Amato is the Poker Player’s Alliance’s chairman of the board for the, the PPA announced Monday.
