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[quote user="kasilof"]I think you are referring to the Frank/Wexler Bills. I am referring to the 1 year extension. U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner has now received a petition from the PPA ‘interest group’ requesting an extension of one year to the December deadline under the Administrative Procedure Act (APA). [/quote]So, you want us all to stop playing? I don't get how that helps anyone but those who'd like to stop us. If it did succeed, IMO it would remove a lot of the

[quote user="TheVillageGrinder"] Well said, TE. [/quote] Thanks. [quote]Aside from being shallow minded doofuses, why would state lotteries and the NFL be threatened by ppl wanting to play poker on their computer? [/quote]Lotteries think there is one pool of money people spend on gaming. Laughable as it sounds, to them each dollar spent on poker is a dollar that didn't go to purchasing a ticket. The NFL simply sees online sports betting as a threat and would like to ban all online gaming

The existing sites are not a cartel. A cartel is a formal (explicit) agreement among competing firms to coordinate prices, marketing and production. That being said, I guess I don't see your point. The problems you mentioned are CAUSED by bills like UIGEA and the DoJ's misinterpretation of the Wire Act, as these are far more effective at keeping American companies out of the market than they are at stopping offshore companies from coming in. The legislation supported by PPA in Congress today

[quote user="TheEngineer"]I was afraid that's what you meant by "conservative". It seems there are a bunch of Republicans who feel that any criticism of the GOP is unfair, and any discussion starts and ends with "but what about the Democrats?" Sean Hannity typified this, at least IMO. [/quote]Speaking of which, I posted this to the forum at Hannity.com and got banned. :-) Not an introspective bunch over there. I probably crashed their servers, as their systems couldn't

[quote user="MadTiger"]Sons of Limbaugh always participate in the PPA threads. Read the memo. MadTiger, damn Independent, and on the mailing list of a half dozen U.S. political parties EXCEPT ^^^ [/quote]Hehe. I was also going to mention that we probably would have moved the UIGEA delay bill through Congress if GOP leadership hadn't opposed it.

Pokerati covered this as well: http://pokerati.com/2009/11/13/sprea...omment-page-1/

[quote user="Mr Galt"] I am just tired of hearing crap about the GOP and the UIGEA. Now that the dems have total control of Congress and the executive branch each and every day that passes with the UIGEA still on the books is their responsibility.[/quote]IMO, pushing our opinion via the media is one of the most important things we can do. So many people have not had their opinions on gaming challenged. They tend to believe what they've heard all their lives -- poker is a vice. This

[quote user="TheEngineer"]Redstate.com picked up this review of my article. It's at http://www.redstate.com/macaoidh/200...s-out-of-power . Digg: http://digg.com/political_opinion/Re...s_Out_Of_Power [/quote]Great news. The RedState article hit the front page if Digg. This should bring us good attention.

[quote user="Mr Galt"] I am just tired of hearing crap about the GOP and the UIGEA. [/quote]I was afraid that's what you meant by "conservative". It seems there are a bunch of Republicans who feel that any criticism of the GOP is unfair, and any discussion starts and ends with "but what about the Democrats?" Sean Hannity typified this, at least IMO. Sorry, but GOP leadership put an anti-poker plank in their platform. They ASKED rank-and-file conservatives like me

The November PPA newsletter is out, at http://theppa.org/ppa/2009/11/12/november-2009-newsletter : Nov 2009 Newsletter Table of Contents - Federal Updates HR 2267 S 1597 UIGEA - State Legislative Massachusetts California Florida - State Legal Kentucky South Carolina - Win a Custom Table - Tweet For Poker - Contact Us QuickLinks - Join - Donate - Member Benefits - Member Forums House Bill H.R. 2267 the Internet Gambling Regulation, Consumer Protection, & Enforcement Act of 2009 now has 62 cosponsors