US Players - Now is the Time for Action

We ALL need to call and let these people know that it is NOT ok that they are going after Poker Stars and FTP:

We need to call, call, call. Let your voices be heard:

Eric H. Holder, Jr
Attorney General of the United States

Office of the Attorney General
(202) 514-2001

You can also call or write to the President:
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20500
Please include your e-mail address

Phone Numbers
Comments: 202-456-1111
Switchboard: 202-456-1414
FAX: 202-456-2461

Contact your congressmen:
http://www.congress.org/congressorg/...on=myreps_form

Sorry bad address for congress. Here is the right one:

http://www.congress.org/

Yes guys def contact your congressman espically cause it is their job to listen to you. Mine usually will respond with atleast a letter or something.

if you don't contact all of your representatives your doing a disservice to not only yourself but every poker player out there.

That was the information i needed thanks for your post

Everybody needs to do this!!! Now. If you have not already e-mailed your reps then do so now.

Dear Senator Rubio,

Today the DOJ attacked PokerStars and two other online poker sites and consequently has shut out some 15 Million U.S players from participating in a hobby that we as free Men and Women enjoy playing. I am disgusted with the actions of my government and plan on holding everyone associated this action responsible for their short sighted decision. I request that when the issue arises that you fight for the rights of American citizens to spend their time and money as they see fit, and not what the government deems acceptable. I am angry, and this issue will have profound impact on how I vote in the future. Please do what you can to save online poker in the U.S. Many of us cannot afford to go and play at the poker halls and casinos and have found a place where we can play safely and responsibly play online. Please help...

people....please
join the PPA.....
theppa.org

if you want your voice hear, they will email for you

http://capwiz.com/pokerplayersalliance/home/

I can still play on FT, but can't withdrawal. april 15th, 11:36 CST

Guys... Guys... It's all about Canada :P Canada has the best Poker players you'll ever find... other than UK's. PS: Canadians still better Daniel Nugreanu is the greatest and goodluck topping that.

It's been done. I firmly believe that anyone in congress, including the president has their own crooked agenda to deal with, and frankly poker is not one of them. There are a handful of congress that believe in restoring our poker rights, so good luck though. It'll take a massive effort to turn this around, probably by the poker companies themselves, seeing that they might have a few $ to persuade more members of congress to pass a bill, even after the successful attempt to shut down our fun.


p.s. Michael J. Fox and the movie Canadian Bacon were the only good things that came out of canada. Don't move there, if you want to find a country who waves their panties in the wind in times of war, go to switzerland. I hear they not only have poker, but great cheese too.

Phil Ivey!!! best in the world

I will be taking advantage of several of the posted links thank you all. I feel like the gov't is trying to posture over the poker giants, probably trying to get there cut somewhere... Damn politics.

Thanks for the info guys, the best way to solve this is to stay together and show the government we are strong!!!

The old saying goes now more then ever "UNITED WE STAND , DIVIDED WE FALL "

Is it the entire USA that's unable to play now or is it a State By State thing???

Dark days across the USA now. Won't be long before the black helicopters will be flying overhead. Trilateral Commission will be taking over soon...

ur a homo. Canada OWNS! We got the sexiest women, unlike US where all ur women stuff their faces with cheeseburgers. Have fun not being able to play poker online!

We need to revolt!!!!!

I cant believe this as if. As an Australian Im not effected yet, but feel sorry for you US guys, its just a game why cant they let people make their own choices in life, its BS.

Giid luck to my American poker playing brothers in their fight to win back the right to choose to play poker in the privacy of their own home.
The Uk is getting as bad, first it was smoking, then drinking, then eating healthily, now poker. G overnments seem to want to control every aspect of our life and seem to choose a new target every few months and it is Wrong WRONG WRONG
Goverments in supposed democracies like the US and UK need to realise they are elected to run the country not our lives.
So please US poker players stand up and fight for your rights cos make no mistake if you lose in the US the UK will be next, so good luck, dont let the bastards grind you down, stand together and FIGHT FOR YOUR RIGHT TO PLAY POKER

Charade is quite correct in that the way for American poker players to act is to make their voices heard through the various mechanisms he's suggested.

As I said previously on another thread the one thing that scares politicians into action is the thought that they might not get re-elected. If you as US citizens state very clearly to your politicians in sufficient numbers that your vote depends on how they act on this single issue this will have an impact.