PokerStars Supporting PPA by Offering FreeRoll
Posted on June 30, 2009
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The Poker Players Alliance (PPA) is a nonprofit organization that supports gambling as a form or entertainment in the United States. The PPA recently announced the dated for National Poker Week (July 19th through the 26th) and along with that announcement, the PPA stated they have a new website where players can help support the right to play games of skill like online poker. The website is called PokerPetition.com and players can log on and sign the petition which will be sent to president Obama on July 22nd.
To help support the PPA’s petition efforts, PokerStar.net has announced they will reward petition signers with one entry into a $3,500 free roll. Anyone who signs the petition through the special PokerStars link will earn a spot at one of five free rolls. The link for players to earn the entry is www.PokerPetition.com/pokerstars.
The free rolls will take place on June 27th, July 4th, July 11th, July 18th and July 25th, all at 14:30 ET. Each tournament is limited to 20,000 players and the top finishers of the tournaments will split the $3,500 prize pool.
The petition is short and sweet but it gets to the point. It reads:
President Obama – Poker is Not a Crime
I am a voter and a fellow poker player asking for your support of my right to play games of skill like poker on the Internet.
This issue is not lost on the American public. We recently made our desire for this liberty known through your Citizen’s Briefing Book website. Of the thousands of proposals submitted, a proposal supporting Internet poker rights was the number one issue on technology policy.
What’s most important to me is your support for my rights. Please: 1) exempt poker from the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA) and 2) license and regulate internet poker in the US. 3) Respect the rights of law-abiding Americans who love to play this great game of skill.
Most poker players will be signing the petition anyway so signing up through PokerStars is a great way to earn a little extra cash while supporting the right to play poker.
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