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the right to play and of the integrity of the game is of paramount importance to the poker community, PPA Chairman former Senator Alfonse DAmato. State by state licensing and regulation could result in a balkanized online poker world where players across the nation would be limited in their choices of where and against whom they could play. This could potentially reduce the number of total players, reducing revenues state lawmakers project from this activity. At the same time, it would deter entrepreneurs from entering the online poker market, as there would essentially be 50 different sets of laws and rules to which they would have to adhere. DAmato continued, We urge members of Congress to act quickly based on todays announcement and pass legislation like H.R. 2366 to license and regulate online poker at the federal level.
About The Poker Players Alliance The Poker Players Alliance (www.theppa.org) 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.