7/28/2019 [Press Release] PPA Applauds Rep. Joe Bartons Internet
Poker Legislation (07/12/2013)
1/2
NEWS RELEASE
For Immediate Distribution
PPA Applauds Rep. Joe Bartons Internet Poker Legislation
WASHINGTON, D.C. (July 12, 2013) The Poker Players Alliance
(PPA), the leading poker
grassroots advocacy group with more than one million members
nationwide, today commended
Congressman Joe Barton (R-TX) upon the introduction ofH.R. 2666,
the Internet Poker
Freedom Act of 2013, legislation to license and regulate
Internet poker.
Since April 15, 2011, Black Friday, millions of Americans have
been waiting to regain their
freedom to play poker on the Internet. I applaud Congressman
Barton for listening to their voices
and introducing legislation that restores this freedom and
establishes a safe and regulated
marketplace. Internet poker is here to stay in America, and we
are all better served through
licensing and regulation that implements high standards to
protect consumers, thwart fraud and
abuse, and guarantee the proper safeguards against underage and
addictive gambling, said
Former Senator Alfonse DAmato, chairman of the PPA.
The legislation is very similar to legislation Congressman
Barton sponsored in 2012 and
addresses many of the concerns raised in previous Congressional
hearings. It will focus
exclusively on Internet poker, as opposed to H.R. 2282 a
recently introduced online gambling bill
that includes online casino games in addition to poker. Mr.
Bartons bill also mandates
technologies to protect consumers from fraud and limits underage
access, preserves states rights,
and ensures Indian Tribes have the same rights to apply for a
license as other entities.
Additionally, the bill:
Expressly prohibits accepting Internet bets poker or otherwise
without a U.S. license,
and ensures that licensees can only accept Internet bets on
poker.
Creates specific standards for licenses, modeled after existing
land-based gambling
licensing procedures.
Requires qualified bodies to develop a Compulsive Gaming,
Responsible Gaming and
Self-Exclusion program to help mitigate problem gambling.
Does not restrict states from licensing and regulating Internet
poker on the state-level.
http://theppa.org/ppa/2013/07/11/pokerfreedomact/http://theppa.org/ppa/2013/07/11/pokerfreedomact/
7/28/2019 [Press Release] PPA Applauds Rep. Joe Bartons Internet
Poker Legislation (07/12/2013)
2/2
Establishes a new U.S. industry creating thousands of American
jobs and billions of
dollars in much needed federal and state revenue.
Congressman Barton is a leader in the U.S. Congress and has
championed many causes for his
constituents and the nation. The poker community is thrilled to
have his long standing support,
not just as a politician, but as a fellow poker player who is
passionate about Americas greatest
card game, said John Pappas, executive director of the PPA. This
bill was drafted specifically
to appeal to the widest array of legislators possible and has
the PPAs full support. We lookforward to working with Congressman
Barton as this bill moves forward in the House of
Representatives.
About The Poker Players Alliance
The Poker Players Alliance (www.theppa.org;
http://twitter.com/ppapoker;
www.facebook.com/theppa) is a nonprofit membership organization
comprised of over
1,000,000 online and offline poker players and enthusiasts from
around the United States who
have joined together to speak with one voice to promote the game
and to protect poker players'
rights.
###
http://www.theppa.org/http://twitter.com/ppapokerhttp://www.facebook.com/theppahttp://www.theppa.org/http://twitter.com/ppapokerhttp://www.facebook.com/theppa
