Key Takeaways
- The Poker Players Alliance (PPA) is preparing for the next US elections with the publication of a hit list of politicians who are against internet poker.
- All the politicians listed are up for re-election in 2014. “Over the past year, these ‘jokers’ have advocated for federal and/or state prohibitions for Internet poker. Some have even sought to criminalize those who play!” explains the denunciation on the PPA’s website.
The Poker Players Alliance (PPA) is preparing for the next US elections with the publication of a hit list of politicians who are against internet poker.
The PPA has gone for character assassination, identifying the target group of politicians by the sobriquet “The Jokers.” The list includes two governors and Senator Lindsey Graham, a vocal supporter of Sheldon Adelson’s campaign to “restore the Wire Act.”
All the politicians listed are up for re-election in 2014.
“Over the past year, these ‘jokers’ have advocated for federal and/or state prohibitions for Internet poker. Some have even sought to criminalize those who play!” explains the denunciation on the PPA’s website.
