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Ask Your Elected Representatives to Support HR 2366, The Online Poker Act

HR 2366, the Online Poker Act, will restore your poker rights by authorizing licensed companies to offer Internet poker with real-money play to U.S. residents. This bipartisan bill, sponsored by Congressman Joe Barton (R-TX), is a huge leap forward for the poker community, providing the legislative pathway for safe, reliable Internet poker in the U.S.

Click here to view the PPA press release praising Congressman Barton's support for poker.

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The National Fraternal Order of Police recently sent House and Senate leaders a letter urging Congress to pass legislation to license and regulate online poker. With this action, they joined former FBI Director Louis Freeh and former Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge in seeking common-sense action to address this very important issue.

As a taxpaying constituent, voter, and poker enthusiast, I ask that you support my rights by joining these law enforcement groups in support of licensed and regulated online poker.

Licensing and regulation will ensure that age verification measures are implemented, consumer protections are provided, and protections for those with excessive gaming habits are mandated. Current law does not provide any protections for anyone.

Congressman Joe Barton (R-TX) and a bipartisan group of his House colleagues introduced H.R. 2366, the Online Poker Act. This bill does not authorize video poker or any other house-banked casino-style game. Rather, it applies to poker -- the electronic version of the game played at kitchen tables across America -- and is limited to this person-to-person game of skill. It is a good common-sense bill that I urge you to support.

Congressman John Campbell (R-CA) has introduced a separate bipartisan online gaming bill. H.R. 1174, the Internet Gambling Regulation, Consumer Protection and Enforcement Act, provides for licensing and regulation of online poker and online casino gaming. I ask that you support this legislation as well.

H.R. 2366 and H.R. 1174 would provide billions of dollars in new revenue for the federal deficit. These bills would also create tens of thousands of needed U.S. jobs, all without raising taxes. Both bills mandate strong consumer protection and effective age verification.

WiredSafety, the world's largest Internet safety group, commissioned an in-depth study of this issue. The study, which was conducted by Harvard University, examined issues like blocking of underage participation, prevention of money laundering, and providing of consumer protections against fraud and abuse. The study concluded that "combining a thoughtful regulatory scheme with education, technology tools, and support appears to be the most effective means of handling the realities and risks" of online poker. This groundbreaking study can be found at www.theppa.org/harvardstudy.

Licensed and regulated U.S.-based horse race wagering sites have proven through years of experience that online betting sites can successfully implement these important protections. The game of poker deserves no less.

If you support generating tax revenue WITHOUT increasing taxes and creating domestic jobs rather than outsourcing them, you will support the licensing and regulation of online poker. I hope that I, along with my over one million fellow Poker Players Alliance members, can count on your support.

Thank you for your consideration.

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