Poker Players Alliance News

The Poker Players Alliance marked the anniversary of Black Friday by asking players to contact their elected representatives and ask Congress to regulate online poker.

The prospects for federal legalization of Internet poker in 2012 are becoming less and less likely as the year drags on.

Sen. Harry Reid said online poker was not included in major payroll tax legislation unveiled Thursday.

Poker Players Alliance Litigation Support Director Patrick Fleming will testify Thursday before the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs.

US Gaming Survey, in conjunction with the Poker Players Alliance, recently conducted a comprehensive panel survey of current and former online poker players.

The U.S. Department of Justice on Friday revealed that it has changed its long-held position and found that the federal Wire Act of 1961 only applies to sports betting.

The Poker Players Alliance has applauded the decision by the Department of Justice that the Wire Act applies only to sports betting.

The Department of Justice gave American online gamblers a Christmas present Friday when it said individual states had the authority to license and regulate non-sports related intrastate online gambling.

Aaron Todd counts down the developments in and around the gaming industry which he's thankful for this year.

Sen. Daniel Akaka, Chairman of the Committee on Indian Affairs, heard arguments from both proponents and opponents of regulated online gambling in a hearing on Thursday afternoon.

Rep. Mary Bono Mack urged Congress on Tuesday to go slow in considering whether to legalize online poker, saying it is a complex issue that should not be rushed into action this year.

Former Senator Alfonse D'Amato, Chairman of the Poker Players Alliance, testified Tuesday before a federal committee on the importance of licensing and regulating online poker.

Members of the House Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing and Trade, during a hearing on the Internet poker industry on Tuesday morning, expressed their concern regarding the ability of a regulatory agency to provide player protections and keep underage players from gaining access to online poker sites.

The Poker Players Alliance says that if true, the allegations against Full Tilt Poker "detail a massive betrayal of player trust."

Poker players, long known as a group not normally politically active, have taken an interest in the elective process in hopes of online poker regulation.