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I am curious how poker rooms feel about washington banning internet gambling. Most poker rooms send newsletters to players about new happenings at the poker room. Would it be possible for poker rooms to send a newsletter to players describing what they can do to keep gambling legal in states.
I have talked to many players who have no idea about the legal state of online poker in the US. I think something needs to be done to tell players what they can do. I think with millions of poker players fighting for legalizing online poker will influence more then a couple webmasters can…IMO
Agreed.
Poker and casino players should be mobilized.
We should do this on our websites too.
Can someone point me to some reading material regarding this pending law suggestion so I can read up on it please?
..and I agree about the suggestions above
Just got this in the mail:
Dear loyal InterCasino player,
You are not alone in your enjoyment of the great game of poker. More than 70 million Americans play poker and roughly 23 million play the game online. Indeed, poker is an American tradition and a true game of skill as part of the heritage of the United States. From presidents and generals to Supreme Court justices and even members of Congress, poker has tested the intellect of Americans for nearly 150 years.
Remarkably, if some in Congress have their way, playing poker on the Internet may soon come to an end, forcing you to fold your hand. Legislation moving through Congress right now will seek to ban Americans from playing Internet poker by deputizing banks and Internet service providers to keep you from accessing poker Web sites.
You can take a stand to protect your right to play poker in the American way. We encourage you to contact your local Congressman today! You can help turn back Congress’ efforts to ban online poker.
Support the efforts of such organizations like the Poker Players Alliance, a growing group of more than 25,000 poker players, who are taking a stand against this legislation and working to promote and protect the game. The Poker Players Alliance is asking Congress to consider a more rational and realistic approach to online poker that would create a US regulated environment for people to play online — much like the US government has done for bricks-and-mortar casinos.
You can contact your state and local officials through sites such as http://www.congress.org. Help keep the tradition alive — both online and offline.
Sincerely,
Ryan Hartley
InterCasino ManagerI just got that email as well and I made sure to post it on the site and will add to the other 2 sites in the am, that was a great informative email on Ryan’s part.:clapper:
It is great to see some poker rooms taking a stance and emailing players to help get a movement started. I will definatly post this on my site. Thanks for the heads up.
A player posted this on my forums. Email from Poker4Ever:
Dear Player,
We have just become aware of the new laws concerning internet gambling
in the state of Washington, USA.We cannot be certain for how long payment channels will remain open
to/from our players residing in the Washington State. We therefore
advise any players residing in the state of Washington to cash out
their winnings immediately.All cashout requests from Washington State will be given the highest
priority. Payments will be made via bank wire or Neteller only.Please send an email to [email protected] with subject heading:
WASHINGTON CASHOUT REQUEST to help us expedite this process.We hope that you realize that we value our players very highly. You
can be sure that we are interested in helping to find a positive solution
to this problem.Best regards,
Your POKER4EVER Team
