Daniel L. Cox
Editor, Poker Insider Magazine
© November 10, 2008

Washington, D.C. -  The Poker Players Alliance (PPA) is pitted in a fight to keep anti-Internet poker regulations from being enacted and they  NEED YOUR HELP! The current Administration is hastily finalizing a number of “midnight rules” before they leave office and the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA) is on the list.  See the 11/06 story in Dow Jones. Just like UIGEA was snuck into legislation in the dark of night in 2006, the opponents of Internet gaming are again trying an 11th hour sneak job.  The PPA need you to help expose this reckless rulemaking.

Please call the U.S. Federal Reserve and tell them not to approve the UIGEA regulations -- Consumer Complaints, 888-851-1920 or Public Affairs, 202-452-2955.

Tell them:

• The federal agencies responsible for our nation’s economy should not be focused on Internet poker regulations.

• Finalization of the UIGEA rules will add additional burdens on our already crippled financial systems.

• Internet poker is a game of skill and form of recreation for millions of Americans; it should be exempted from the UIGEA.

• Please do not finalize the UIGEA regulations until their impact on our banking systems and average Americans has been fully studied.

Tell the PPA how the call went by clicking here.

Your call will make a huge difference and will add the public’s voice to these last minute policy decisions our government is poised to make.  We can’t stand idly by while they make decisions that will impact our right to play America’s card game.