On September 22nd 2011, the Poker Players Alliance took advantage of a government promotion titled “We the People” to create a petition for online poker. The government promotion allowed US residents to create petition on a subject they are passionate about and if the petition received 5,000 signatures then it would be given a response by the government. The PPA online poker petition received 5,000 signatures in just three days and reached almost 10,000 signatures by the finish. The petition has now received a response from the US government, some eight months later.
Just a few days ago, the deputy director of the National Economic Council, Brian Deese released the response to the PPA petition. The response was four paragraphs’ long and commented on the petition process, congratulating those involved for participating in the petition process. The response went on to discuss the fact that they understand Americans do play online poker games for real money and they stated that each state needs to determine if they want to allow this type of activity.
The overall meaning behind the original PPA petition was that online poker regulation would give the US safeguards against illegal activities and at the same time protection for consumers, job creation and not to mention the billions of dollars in revenues earned. The response did not mention this fact at all, but danced around the subject of online poker.
Many felt as though the delayed response was due to the fact that the US government was really considering the aspects of the PPA petition and the reply might be in favor of legalized online poker options. Most other petitions received responses rather quickly, but it seems as though the government waited till the election year and released a response to show they are considering the subject without a definitive response.
Poker News covered the story and posted a quote by John Pappas, the executive director of the PPA which read: “Today’s petition response is promising in the respect that each of the issues raise by the White House can be and will be addressed by U.S. regulation of the industry. The best response is for Congress to put a bill on the president’s desk that protects consumers, restores personal freedom and raises much needed revenue.”
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