PPA Approaches Conservatives

The Poker Players Alliance recently had a meeting at me conservative political action conference in Washington. There had never been a meeting like this and had so many lobbyists and lobbying organizations that were in favor of the online poker and online casino industries. American conservatives have not and assembly this large in the party's history. The conservatives in the United States are the target audience for the Poker Players Alliance because with their support and there's more of a chance legalization of poker as a sport. The focus of the assembly was predominantly put on the regulation of online poker and online casinos. In the meeting was recently held in Washington the Poker Players Alliance presented a two-sided handout to the conservatives outlining why they should fight protect the poker player and his rights.

The Poker Players Alliance decided that conservatives have a personal responsibility to provide Internet freedom to their fellow Americans. The people who attended in the poker player alliance’s meeting were well aware see court ruling in Colorado that deems poker game of skill and not a game of luck like video slots at an online casino. Other states that have come down with rulings such as the one that Colorado had were Pennsylvania and South Carolina. One of the biggest problems that people have had with Homeland casino legislation is that it limits the freedom of the Internet. The United States is not the only country that has this issue, but it is still an issue.

Online casinos have been fighting to be able to operate freely in the United States since 2006. Richard Muny, of the Poker Players Alliance said, "Social conservatives are pretty strong. If a church pastor asks a congregation to write a letter, everyone will. Some Congressmen want to keep a 100% rating from groups like the Christian Coalition. In doing so, they'll stay away from us. If they don't, they'll be accused of being pro-gambling." He did not comment on the online casino industry, but he is confident that poker will be the way to freedom. He went on to add, "It was awesome to show people that we were making progress in that area. Even the attendees who were leery of gambling liked the idea that there was a line between poker, a game of skill where the house has no interest in the outcome, and a game of chance where the house has an interest in you losing."