Poker players lobby against online gambling ban

Poker players lobby against online gambling ban
PokerGazette 04/05/06 14:02
Washington -- America's 70 million poker players say they aren't bluffing in their resistance to the latest congressional efforts to ban online casino gambling.To dramatize that determination, their leader, San Franciscan Michael Bolcerek -- president of the national Poker Players Alliance -- staged some unusual events on Capitol Hill on Tuesday. He brought three big-name professional poker stars to court the press, lobby members of Congress and attend an evening reception for members and their

Poker players fight Net gambling ban
Poker - Topix 04/05/06 17:41
Three poker champions on Tuesday came to Capitol Hill to lobby against legislation that would outlaw Internet poker and other forms of online gambling.

Poker- As American as Apple Pie
PokerGazette 04/03/06 15:41
Between them, they've won millions of dollars and countless poker tournaments with their tricks and strategy, but when the game's Big Three storm Washington next week to fight an online gambling ban, they won't be bluffing about how bad the impact could be. To stop the steamrolling legislation, poker royalty Greg Raymer, Chris Ferguson, and Howard Lederer will meet this week with lawmakers, staff, and even war vets at Walter Reed Army Medical Center to build support for online gambling. "This is