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PPA Exec and MA Rep to Attend H 4307 Conference
Greetings; My name is Randy C and I am the Massachusetts Director for the Poker Players Alliance. Both John Pappas, Executive Director of the PPA and myself will be attending a briefing and debate on the MA H4307 Gaming bill proposed by Governor Patrick. Both John and I are giving an open invitation to any and all players with a vested interest in seeing that the Governor's attempt to criminalize online poker in MA fail to attend. Here are the details: The MA Director for the PPA and the Executive Director for the PPA will attend a conference in Boston regarding the impact of H 4307. ...
Posted in: Poker Legislation 		masspoker
Feb 17th, 2008
MA Governor Proposes Criminalizing Online Poker!!!
Greetings; Recently, MA Governor; Deval Patrick, proposed a bill (H 4307) that seeks to expand casino gambling in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Under this same bill (in section 15(h)(2)(i)), the Governor also seeks to criminalize online gaming, including poker where violators will be subject to a penalty of 2 years in the house of correction and/or a $25,000 fine. "(i) Placing, sending, transmitting, relaying wagers to another person prohibited under certain circumstances; penalties. Any person who knowingly transmits or receives a wager of any type by any telecommunication ...
Posted in: Poker Legislation 		masspoker
Dec 7th, 2007
Re(2): MA Bill Seeks To Criminalize Online Poker
We have made some incredible headway at the PPA in regards to this proposed bill. I sent an alert out last week to all MA PPA members and in 2 days we sent out over 1700 letters to legislators and the Governor. Many of the legislators had no idea this language (the criminalization of online poker players) even existed in the bill. As the MA State Director for the PPA, I am organizing a concerted effort to ensure that: a) all legislators are aware of the language contained in the bill; b) all MA online poker players learn about the proposed bill; c) the MA media is educated about the bill and ...
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		masspoker
Nov 9th, 2007
MA Bill Seeks To Criminalize Online Poker
Greetings: My name is Randy Castonguay and I am the Massachusetts Representative for the Poker Players Alliance. Recently, Governor Deval Patrick proposed a bill (H.4307) that seeks to expand casino gambling in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. This bill also includes a proposition that would make it a crime for you to play poker on the Internet (See: Section 15(h)(2)(i)). Under this provision, violators will be subject to a maximum term of 2 years in the house of correction, a fine of $25,000, or both. Ironically, H.4307 is pro-casino gambling legislation, yet it makes Internet gaming a ...
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		masspoker
Nov 8th, 2007