October 23, 2007
Posted By Vincent Tapoglia III
Staff Editor, http://www.CasinoGamblingWeb.com

The Poker Players Alliance has united and is set to bring their battle to Washington as they plan on convincing legislators that the game of Poker is one of skill, and not luck.

Professional poker players Chris Moneymaker and Annie Duke will be some of the people on hand when the group travels to Washington. The main focus will be on creating an image of a game of skill, but any information the group brings will help in the efforts to change last years ill advised Internet gaming bill.

The PPA is receiving press of all kinds as of late, just yesterday the USA Today did an extensive article detailing all of the good that the PPA has done, as well as explaining the points of view of the group.

The AP has also done reporting on their actions, as well as Market Watch, and other mainstream media publications, as the PPA has become the premier organization and voice for poker players who are fed up with the U.S. laws.

Al D’Amato, former United States Senator and current PPA chairman, will also be attending the groups visit to Washington, and he says the goals of the trip are very clear, “We want to demonstrate to the public, to the members of Congress, that this is a game of skill.”

The PPA is hoping that its representatives, which are a small sample of the 809,000 members, will convince legislators that changes need to be made to a bill that is currently affecting millions of poker players in the U.S.

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Great article!  Hopefully something is done to reverse the ridiculous laws that have punished so many casino and poker lovers around the globe and in the USA!

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Big news hit the blogs and the news postings of many poker portals and websites over the possible sale of the strongest gambling website brand out there!

Mitch Gerber, CEO of PartyGaming told press that his massive online gambling company, whose online casino arsenal includes online poker, online bingo and sports betting, would like to hear sale pitches from the major Las Vegas groups.

PartyGaming has a built up a market cap of $2.5 billion since been founded in 1997 and has gone from strength to strength by creating their own brands such as PartyPoker, PartyBets, PartyCasino and PartyBingo.

Before the ‘Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act was passed in 1996, 75% of PartyGaming’s revenue came from the US market. Pulling out from American caused share prices to crash by 60% and the only option was to build up the brands in Europe which has been a success.

888.com, PartyGaming’s rivals, have been rumoured to be potential buyers but in an interview with the CEO, Gerber mentioned that he would like to hear from the major players in Las Vegas – like the Bellagio, MGM and Harrahs.

Hopefully, if a major casino was to invest in an online gambling site, it would make politicians reconsider the UIGEA and it’ll allow U.S casinos direct access into Europe.

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The online casino and gambling giant, Ladbrokes, will be the first company to take advantage of the relaxed laws regarding the advertisement of gambling companies in the UK. Ladbrokes plc. operates online casino, betting and online poker sites, will air its first TV ad during the half time break of the Manchester United versus Roma Champions League match.

The Gambling Act of 2005 which became effective on September 1, online casinos and gambling companies may now advertise in the UK, if they can satisfy a number of strict criteria such as the location where their license is held, the protection of children and social responsibility.

In addition to all that the advertisements will also have to comply with certain rules. Examples of this are, they can not use sexual innuendos, like models in bikinis. And players will receive money when they deposit money at an online gambling site, also the fact that players can gamble and win money.

The advert will focus on the betting side of their online gambling business, featuring veteran television presenter and former soccer professional Jimmy Hill and ex-soccer stars Alistair ‘Ally’ McCoist (Glasgow Rangers), Ian Wright (Arsenal) and Lee Dixon (Arsenal).

The new advertising campaign will be targeted at casual gamblers between the ages of 18 to 34, as this is the market that occasionally bets on the outcome of soccer matches. It would seem, then, that Ladbrokes is spending its money here rather than on its more traditional punters who bet on horses and visit betting shops. The £5 million campaign, running with the tag line “Everyone’s got an opinion, what’s yours worth?”

Betfair also debuted their TV advertising campaign late on Tuesday night, in a more low key affair during the Champion’s League football highlights. Other companies such as William Hill are expected to follow with their own adverts soon.

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