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Article: Poker Players Alliance Strongly Supports Wexler Introduction of 'Skill Game' Legislation
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- U.S. Newswire
- Article date:
- June 7, 2007
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To: POLITICAL EDITORS
Contact: Sharon White, +1-202-715-1507, or Michael Bolcerek,
michealb@pokerplayersalliance.org, both of the Poker Players Alliance
WASHINGTON, June 7 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Poker Players
Alliance (PPA), a grassroots advocacy group of nearly 550,000
members, today enthusiastically supports Congressman Robert Wexler (D-
FL) legislation that clarifies existing law and provides rightful
protections for poker and other games of skill under both the
Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA) and the WIRE Act
of 1961.
"Congressman Wexler's bill is a positive development for the
millions of American poker players who enjoy one of our nation's
great pastimes," ...