PPA Unveil Poker Advocacy Booth at 2008 WSOP
June 5th, 2008
Poker players and poker enthusiasts attending this year’s World Series of Poker will be able to express their love for the game to policymakers thanks to the Poker Players Alliance (PPA), the leading poker grassroots advocacy organisation, who unveiled its new Poker Advocacy Booth as play began at the WSOP last Friday.
Located just outside the doors of WSOP tournament play, taking place at the Rio Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, the Advocacy Booth provides WSOP attendees with numerous ways in which to communicate to their elected officials that poker is not a crime and their voters are paying attention.
Former Senator Alfonse D’Amato, chairman of the PPA said: "We have come a long way in educating members of Congress and state elected officials that poker is a game of skill and is not a crime. Yet the threats to our right to play this great game are not going away."
"The PPA’s Poker Advocacy Booth makes it easy for poker aficionados at the WSOP to make their voices heard. We are very excited to bring our grassroots efforts to poker’s hallowed ground, and we are grateful that Harrah’s and the WSOP have provided us with premium space to get our message out to the poker community," he said.
The Poker Advocacy Booth will be open every day of the 2008 WSOP. Videos and online displays will provide information on the importance of joining the PPA and an overview of the PPA’s advocacy efforts to date. Non-PPA members can also quickly join the organisation at the booth.
Member of the PPA can use the booth to send letters directly to their members of Congress and local elected officials to urge them to support legislation protecting people’s rights to play poker as well as send a message to the policymakers that the poker community is a large and active one. During select times the PPA Advocacy Booth will offer poker players the chance to record short video testimonials about why they love the game and why it should be protected. The PPA will post these on its website as well as share them with members of Congress.
"This is a one stop shop where PPA members can make a direct impact on protecting the great American pastime of poker, and I urge everyone to stop by while they are at the WSOP," said Mr. D’Amato.
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