Checkraise: Poker Players Alliance - Page 2

I am not sure that it's a bad thing but he makes an interesting argument:

The involvement of offshore poker operators could keep Las Vegas and other U.S. casino companies, wary of offending state and federal regulators, from helping out the cause.
Over the next six to 12 months, the group hopes to have signed up "tens of thousands" of poker players as members, Gorewitz said.
The alliance isn't a front for Internet poker rooms, he said. Membership fees will come from individual gamblers and not corporations.
"We need to have a real grass-roots organization," he said.
Changing state and local policies on gambling presents an even tougher challenge for the alliance, which hopes to eventually lobby on a state-by-state basis.

We have gone a surprisingly long time while poker remains mostly in a legal gray area. In the next few years, the legal landscape for poker will change rapidly. Poker Players Alliance won't be the only player but it looks to be one of big guys.

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