I was sent and email from a friend whom received a letter from the Poker Players Alliance (PPA) After I read the letter that was sent I laughed so hard. The PPA is a joke; plain and simple. They are not for the poker players of the United States. They PPA is in it for the PPA only. When you read the below email that was sent from the PPA please make sure that you are not eating or drinking. If you are, then I am not responsible for the choking of your food or the spitting of your liquid all over your computer. Here is the email that was sent by the PPA:
The PPA is NOT for the poker players as they say they are. They say that “April 15, 2011 will forever be a dark day for the online poker community. Seemingly out of nowhere the U. S. Department of Justice (DoJ) took from us the ability to play online poker on many of the websites we have grown to trust. While the target of DoJ’s action is on the Internet poker companies and not the player, the poker community is being adversely affected by this prosecution.”
That is further from the truth. These poker sites were knowingly operating Illegally within the United States. How can you trust something that is illegal? Is it trust worthy that if you feel that you have been cheated; there is no legal recourse that a player from the United States can take. You can’t take them to court. Why you may ask? Well you can’t because there is no jurisdiction that will accept a lawsuit because they are all offshore. A judge will simply toss it out of court. The only truth in this section is the fact that the poker community is being adversely affected
Now on to the next section of this ridiculous email. It is said that “These recent developments should be viewed as nothing less than a declaration of war against poker and the people who play the game. It is a clarion call to all poker players to take action. We cannot sit idly by and wait for this issue to resolve itself. We need to let U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder know we are disappointed with his decision to shut down trusted Internet poker sites in the United States and we need to again remind Congress and President Obama that now is the time to pass sensible legislation that licenses and regulates Internet poker in this country.”
This is absurd. A war against poker and the people who play the game? Maybe the correct thing would be a war on illegal poker, not the players. If it were against the players then players would be documented and crimes filed against them. Poker Players should take action. The action to get online poker PROPERLY regulated within the United States. The poker sites should be based in the USA, Incorporated in the United States, pay the proper taxes (remember the money that you deposit sit in an offshore account; which means its money that leaves the country) and be held liable & accountable for any wrong doings that may occur. They should also allow audits on the software and programs on a random basis and/or when requested to do so. In Las Vegas, the Gaming Control Board (GCB) upholds the laws that casinos must follow. The GCB would be a prime candidate in starting the foundation for properly regulated online poker. Not to mention the vast jobs that would be created, which would definitely assist in the economy.
Why would the PPA say that we can not sit idly by and wait? Who are them to tell us what to do when in fact they have not done clearly enough for us the poker players. Since the inception of the PPA one would think that they would have made more progress than what they have done thus far. They have over 1 million members. So with a $20 (non tax deductible) price tag, on a low end that is 20 million dollar per year revenue that the PPA receives. After the Board of Directors (Alfonse D’Amato, John Pappas, Chris Ferguson, Linda Johnson, Howard Lederer, Rich Muny, Patrick Fleming & Greg Raymer (who left Pokerstars or to the fact rumors that he was asked to leave because the PPA caught wind that the online poker sites were going to be seized and/or shutdown to US players, but there is no confirmation about that.) percentage and the overhead costs that they have to pay, how much of that truly goes to “help the online poker players and community”? I have made several calls over the time span of a year to get a “no comment” answer and never got a email back. What are they hiding?
am proud to say that I am not a member nor a supporter of the PPA for well over 3 years. If the PPA has done so much for poker then why isn’t it properly regulated here in the United States? That is alot of money that they collect each year. They also have a “donation” section where one can donate $500, $250, $100, $50, $20, $10, $5 & Other. Those donations are not tax deductible as well. I suggest that we send a message to the PPA and that we will not stand for the PPA BS stance on the game that millions love. You have to pay a membership fee to get information. Well here is a news flash: the guys here at makepokerlegal.com offer the same information and more for free (With the permission of the founder of the site, Ty Warren I was allowed to include this information in my article.) Granted they have an optional offer to accept donations that are non tax deductable; the donations assist in offsetting the costs of the website and those donations never go into the pocket of makepokerlegal.com, just to help offset the costs of giving everyone the information to make a difference in the poker industry. It is also a fact that the PPA pays a company called capwiz %5,000 a month to maintain certain information. That is $5,000 worth of “memberships” and “donations” paying for information you can get at makepokerlegal.com. Now, lets get back to more if this email and breaking it down. The PPA wants the poker player to “let U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder know we are disappointed with his decision to shut down trusted Internet poker sites in the United States and we need to again remind Congress and President Obama that now is the time to pass sensible legislation that licenses and regulates Internet poker in this country.” Why would the PPA be disappointed with the decision of the stoppage of illegal poker sites? Is the PPA liable for urging poker players to play on something that is illegal to? Is the PPA doing anything illegal? As of today we will never know because they have no comment. Something fishy is going on if you ask me. These sites that are on the indictment should NEVER be allowed back in the United States because they simply violated the law.
Another section of the email states “Today is no day to be a passive poker player. Your right to your personal property has been trampled on and your recreation, and in some cases livelihoods has been jeopardized. We need to fight and seize back what is rightfully ours. The PPA wants you and every poker player to take action this week. Please go to this specially created PPA Action Page to learn what you should do. If every person who loves poker takes a few minutes to take these actions we will make a huge impact. Your support of PPA in these efforts ultimately supports your right to play!” Really? The right to your personal property has been trampled on? What is the personal property? Is the illegal poker accounts that were out there? After all they were operating ILLEGALLY. Livelihoods has been jeopardized? No way anyone in the United States livelihoods were legally jeopardized. Chances are that the PPA meant the individuals who worked for these illegal sites livelihoods were jeopardized. Granted I do not like hearing anyone having these kinds of troubles, but at the same time it boils down to one word, illegal.
Last edited by ttwarrior1; 04-18-11 at 05:50 PM.
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ppa can't win a battle with the feds, why waste the time.
I'm pissed, but face facts, PS and FT days are gone, and there is nothing anybody can do about it.
Send 10000000 petitions, with 1000000000000 names, won't do anything.
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