Howard Stern Supports the PPA

Posted on July 23, 2009 
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The Poker Players Alliance (PPA) gained an unusual ally this week when shock jock Howard Stern threw his support behind the organization, with the PPA saying that Stern firmly believes in the US legalization of online poker. The goals of the PPA were first brought to Stern’s attention by former senator and current PPA chairman Alfonse D’Amato, who appeared on the Howard Stern Show earlier this week.

D’Amato used the appearance opportunity to spread the word of the PPA’s cause as well as promote National Poker Week, a week of poker activities aimed at increasing awareness of online poker legislation.

“I can’t think of a more fitting way to kick off National Poker Week than having my friend Howard Stern become a member of the PPA,” said D’Amato. “I thank him for having me on his show this morning and for supporting the PPA’s efforts to protect the freedom of American citizens to play the great game of poker at the time and place of their choosing — a freedom Congress voted to take away.”

During National Poker Week, representatives from the PPA will meet with nearly 100 members of Congress and their aides. Additionally, the organization will present a petition entitled “Poker is not a crime” to President Obama. As of this writing the petition contained over 365,000 signatures.

On top of the petition the PPA has also been very active recently with payment processor Account Services to help contest the recent judgment by the Southern District of New York that has left an estimated $30 million in online poker players’ money inaccessible.
In a statement, the PPA said “On behalf of the players whose money was seized by the government, the PPA is pleased that Account Services took this step of filing its motion and contesting the seizure. We fully endorse the arguments that Account Services has included in their filing that online poker is a game of skill and not the type of illegal gambling activity that is prohibited by Federal Law. The PPA will likely seek to get involved in this action to ensure that the voice of U.S. poker players are heard and their freedom to play the skill game of online poker is preserved — without the threat of the government seizing their money.”

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