US Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid hosted his first Twitter “Town Hall” Meeting today to discuss how to bolster the sluggish US economy. In preparation for the event, Reid asked the public to tweet questions for him to answer during the meeting by including the hashtag “#AskReidTH” in their tweets.
Just before the town hall meeting started, a quick glance at the tweets included the hashtag showed an overwhelming majority of the questions were seeking a response from Senator Reid regarding the economic benefits that regulating online poker would provide.
Rich Muny, Vice President of Player Relations for the Poker Players Alliance (PPA), and many dedicated supporters have launched an aggressive social media campaign in favor of regulating online poker, using Facebook and Twitter extensively to garner the attention of members of Congress. Muny told pokerfuse, “This has helped ensure that our elected representatives understand that the American people demand this liberty.”
The hard work done by the PPA and its members to encourage poker players to accept Senator Reid’s invitation paid off. Reid addressed the issue of online poker by pledging his support. He cautioned that he is “opposed to online gaming [except for] online poker” but emphasized, “online poker would create jobs: and lots of jobs.”
