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#61 - 1--ADMIN--Call for USA play--2007-06-07 04:07:04

#The PPA
blasted emails to almost $500,000 members asking people to take action and tell
your Rep "You are a constituent and voter in the district and that you support
HR 2046 to protect your rights to play poker online. Ask your Representative to
attend the hearing on Friday, learn more about the issue, and support and
cosponsor HR 2046." You can call 202-225-3121.

 The
Poker Players Alliance id designed to protect Americans rights to play poker
online. Former Senator Alfonse D'Amato is the chairman and leader in the fight
for poker.

 In
other online gambling news, like we reported several weeks ago, Representative
Bob Wexler of Florida will introduce a bill on Thursday that will carve out
exemptions for online poker, mahjong and other games of skill.

 Friday
the U.S. House Committee on Financial Services will hold a hearing on internet
gambling. The hearing topic will be referenced as "Can Internet Gambling Be
Effectively Regulated to Protect Consumers and the Payments System?" The hearing
is by invitation only at 10 a.m. on Friday, June 8, 2007.

The
biggest benefit of this hearing will get more people discussing internet
gambling. The UIGEA was attached to an important Port Security Bill at the
eleventh hour and passed without debate. Americans should have the right to
debate any freedom that one experiences in the privacy of their own home before
it's taken away and the online gambling industry will finally have a voice and
it's just getting started. - --comments-->0--411--3