Poker players and the Poker Players Alliance go to Washington.

October 25, 2007

The Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act was introduced and put into law in 2006. The new law effectively made it illegal for banks and credit card companies to process transactions involving online gambling including not just online casino play, but online poker as well, in fact there is no distinction between gambling on chance and gambling on skill included in the law.

Shortly before the bill passed, the Poker Players Alliance was created, a company ran out of Washington state with the purpose of protecting the rights of poker players on the internet.

Nearly 100 members of the Players Alliance, including professional poker player Annie Duke as well as Chris Moneymaker will lobby legislators Tuesday and Wednesday in effort to have that distinction added to the law, therefore restoring at least some rights to United States citizens.

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