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[iwa]

Listen in....

Pocket5s, although a competing forum, is taking part in an event with the poker players alliance. On September 12th, they will activate a 800 number that is free to call and will patch you in to your local senator. They tell you what to say it is easy and will take all of 10 minutes at most. Please, Please take part in this event. This threat is real and the Senate will possibly be voting on a prohibition bill within the next month.

THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT CHECK OUT THE LINK!

http://www.pocketfives.com/1223588F-...187F9C9B3.aspx

[thnwkd]

I'm not an American but this seems very important. Perhaps a mod could link this in all forums so that FTR can do its part?

[Xianti]

{Stickied}

[Eric]

CardPlayer has some information about this. Here is the summary from: http://www.cardplayer.com/poker_news...lass=PokerNews

Dear PPA Member:

Your urgent action is needed! On September 12, the Poker Players Alliance with the support of leading poker blogs and forums and others are organizing a “Phone March” on Capitol Hill. From 9 a.m. Eastern Time until 5:30 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, September 12, we are asking all PPA members and anyone interested in defending poker to call this toll-free number, 800-289-1136, and be patched through to one of your two U.S. Senators in Washington D.C. When you call the 800 number you will hear a recording from fellow PPA member Greg “Fossilman” Raymer and then you will be prompted to enter your five digit zip code so you can be directed, free of charge, to your Senator’s office.

Note: The 800 number will be active only between 9 a.m. EST and 5:30 p.m. EST on Tuesday, September 12.

Key points you should make:

I am voter in your state.
I strongly oppose any legislation that would prohibit online poker, and urge the Senator to vote against such legislation.
Poker is a skill game enjoyed by 70 million Americans.
The Senator should seek to regulate online poker much as the government regulates other forms of gaming, like lotteries.
Prohibitions don’t work. Any legislation that tries to ban online poker will only drive those players underground.
Again, I urge the Senator to oppose any attempts to prohibit me from playing the great American game of poker on the Internet.

The threat to poker is real. Please forward this information to everyone you know who cares about poker and an American’s freedom to use the Internet. We need everyone possible to make their voice heard on September 12!

Sincerely,

Michael Bolcerek

President

Poker Players Alliance

[Pelion]

i dont suppose anyone knows of a UK way to do this? Im sure if we put enough pressure on our MPs and so on it might start to filter back to pressure on the US

[biondino]

I'm not sure we want to give our MPs any ideas tbh

(btw on the weekend my dad, who has been very unhappy with my new hobby, told me that the US ban was because the government were worried about unscrupulous operators stealing my money. I got so angry at this - and at the fact that obviously I couldn't talk him out of this idiotic belief - that it ruined the rest of my day. This whole deal sucks big time)

[Pelion]

I took the other approach. I got my Dad playing poker

[Miffed22001]

I'm not sure we want to give our MPs any ideas tbh

(btw on the weekend my dad, who has been very unhappy with my new hobby, told me that the US ban was because the government were worried about unscrupulous operators stealing my money. I got so angry at this - and at the fact that obviously I couldn't talk him out of this idiotic belief - that it ruined the rest of my day. This whole deal sucks big time)

i told my mom about my bankroll.
lolercopter she expects me to buy a house with it or something