Congressional staffers hold the keys to Representative doorways, and one of the first steps this week was educating these gatekeepers on WTF we\’re talking about. Not the issues at hand per se — yay personal freedom and taxation! — but […]
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On Thursday, The Minnesota Department of Public Safety decided it was dropping its attempt to force ISPs to block several online gambling sites to Minnesota residents. The PPA press release can be found below. UPDATE: Not so fast, my friend.
Leftover but good-for-viewing vid … PPA Executive Director John Pappas on CNBC … not just speaking on behalf of the latest Barney Frank legislation, but establishing the baseline for where discussion on these matters begins … it\’s good to see
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The PPA just put out a statement, regarding actions yesterday in Kentucky that shows the Governor has no intention of backing down on his desire to seize control of 141 gambling-related internet domains located outside of Kentucky, and America for
I recently discovered some new tricks on YouTube, so … In what is sure to be as critically acclaimed as Lucky You, here\’s a glimpse of the American political system in action, as seen at a semi-private PPA get-together on
How a Bill May or May Not Become a Law, Part 5 Rallying the inner-ish circle
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Coverage of the Global Gaming Expo in Las Vegas, Nevada. Interviews with the President of the American Gaming Association, the Executive Director of the Poker Players Alliance (about the possibility of legal online poker in California), and a major industry
Perspectives Weekly: From the G2E Glimpse at the future of online gambling
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The PPA\’s public response to the courtroom loss: PPA Disappointed in Ruling in KY Domain Name Seizure Case WASHINGTON, DC. (October 16, 2008) The Poker Players Alliance (PPA), the leading poker grassroots advocacy group with more than one million members
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The PPA responds: PPA Statement on Kentucky Seizure of Poker Websites WASHINGTON, DC. (September 23, 2008) John Pappas, executive director of the Poker Players Alliance (PPA), the leading poker grassroots advocacy group with more than one million members nation-wide and
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Poker Players Alliance Executive Director John Pappas did another one of his WSOP fly-ins for a couple days — manning the hallway booth and meeting with pros — but much of his time was spent away from the Amazon and
Had a pleasant chat with PPA boss John Pappas yesterday about the state of poker legislation. \”We have a new website!\” he says. OK, that quote\’s semi-made up, but he definitely wanted to pimp the Poker Players Alliance\’s new forums,
2008 Is Probably Not the Year of Getting There But that’s OK if you’re the PPA
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