June 17, 2016
The Pokerstars blog has added its voice to that of Twitch caster Jason Somerville and others in urging US players to support the Poker Players Alliance #Fight4Poker campaign. The campaign, which can be accessed here: https://theppa.org/fight4poker/ urges players to contact their political representatives to appeal for the legalisation of online poker in order to maintain […]
May 4, 2016
this week the Californian newspaper Sacramento Bee published an editorial critical of AB2863, a bill currently at committee stage in the California state legislature which seeks to licence and regulate online poker. Within days that criticism has sparked a response from the Poker Players Alliance. Writing in a special op-ed article in the newspaper, PPA […]
December 7, 2015
The Poker Players Alliance action group has filed a motion to join a State of Kentucky lawsuit against certain Pokerstars associates which is seeking to claim millions of dollars in player losses between 2006 and 2011 (see previous reports) for state coffers. The PPA says that it is determined that any funds awarded go to […]
December 3, 2014
A statement earlier this year by the National Fraternal Order of Police, urging membes of Congress to oppose any federal ban on internet gambling (see previous report) was given fresh legs this week when it was endorsed by the Poker Players Alliance. John Pappas, executive director of the Alliance, referred in a statement to the […]
October 24, 2014
Next month US voters will decide the political fate of a third of the US Senate and all of the House of Representatives in the November congressional elections, and in a timely move the Poker Players Alliance has provided some guidance on which members of the political establishment are hell-bent on banning online gambling. Voting […]
April 27, 2014
Long-suffering Lock online poker players impacted by what appears to be an ongoing slow-pay policy have a new champion….this week the Poker Players Alliance stepped in to assist in sorting out this frustrating problem for many poker fans. In firing its first shot in what could be serious confrontation, the PPA contacted Lock management expressing […]
April 11, 2014
With the anti-online gambling temperature in Washington DC rising following Sheldon Adelson’s drive to get all internet gambling federally banned, the Poker Players Alliance is once again marshalling its troops to head off the threat of possible Congressional action on the Chaffetz-Graham bills (see previous reports). In a new video, executive director John Pappas details […]
March 27, 2014
The Poker Players Alliance has issued a strong condemnation of the newly introduced Chaffetz and Graham attempts to federally ban online poker by resurrecting the Wire Act. “These bills trample on the rights of states, but of greater concern is the fact that they will deny consumers any meaningful protections that can only be achieved […]
February 27, 2014
John Pappas, executive director of the Poker Players Association action group, addressed the Illinois Senate Executive Committee of the Illinois State Assembly Wednesday, giving an expert opinion on why bans benefit criminal elements.. The Quad City Times reports that Pappas pointed out that Illinois could reap nearly $200 million annually if it becomes the fourth […]
February 26, 2014
John Pappas, the executive director for the Poker Players Alliance, is to front for the online poker industry today (Wednesday) in a midday address before the Illinois Senate Executive Committee of the Illinois State Assembly. The Executive Committee is holding a hearing to discuss the pros and cons of legalised online poker in Illinois. Pappas’ […]