PPA Releases Poker 'Jokers' List
Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., and Rep. Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah, headlined the poker “Jokers” list, released Wednesday by the Poker Players Alliance (PPA) (http://bit.ly/1pEW8PB). The list featured 22 Congress members, gubernatorial candidates and a Pennsylvania state House representative that the PPA…
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said oppose Internet gambling. All the officials are seeking re-election or election to another office, it said. Chaffetz and Graham introduced the Restoration of America's Wire Act (S-2159) (HR-4301) in March, which would "restore long-standing United States policy that the Wire Act prohibits all forms of Internet gambling" (http://1.usa.gov/1zAdhjL) (see 1403270083). It has 18 House co-sponsors (http://1.usa.gov/1pu4UBU). Gambling experts told us the bill is unlikely to pass, given its perceived conflicts with states’ rights (see 1408050026).