John Pappas, director of the Poker Players Alliance appeared on television last week to talk about the latest effort to legalize and regulate online poker in the United States. Despite attempts by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said Pappas in the segment “The High Stakes Poker on the Internet” should be a “Christmas miracle” at this stage to see the bill pass. “Unfortunately, I think the Congress is missing an opportunity to achieve and get done sooner than later,” he admitted. “I think next year is really our best to…Read more

At the 2010 World Series of Poker (WSOP) in Las Vegas, officials from the Poker Players Alliance (PPA) told Poker News Daily that the major pro-internet gambling bill in Congress may be marked up this week. However, no hearing appears on the schedule of the House Financial Services Committee. The PPA had originally expected HR 2267, the Internet Gambling Regulation, Consumer Protection, and Enforcement Act, to be marked up the week of July 12th. However, the only meeting that appears on the schedule of the House Financial Services Committee is in Canfield, Ohio…Read more

There’s good news on the way for everyone who loves the Poker Players Alliance(PPA). The lobbying organization recently released an application that can be found in the Apple App Store.  The PPA app will work on your iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad, with a low cost of $0.99 that goes to promoting the game and getting favorable laws passed for poker players. The application can be found within the App Store by doing a search for “Poker Players Alliance,” which will bring up only one result.  If you search for “PPA” or…Read more