Senator Alfonse D'Amato joins forces with the PPA

The former senator of New York has takin the leap to join the Poker Players Alliance and he will be the chairman and spokesperson and try and take aim at fighting the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act. This is a great man to have lead the charge as he has never backed down from a fight and he is definitely passionate about this fight. Senator Al is already making his voice heard and with a few more outbursts like this one who knows how deep this will go. Here is a quote from Senator Al:

Is betting on horseracing any different than playing poker? Why is there a horseracing exemption and a lottery exemption but nothing for poker? Horseracing has a powerful lobbying group. That’s all. They have a voice. Poker needs a voice and a loud one.

The poker players alliance is happy to have Senator Al lead the charge and he is presumably the voice that this organization has longed for and needed. He has arrived and it is time for him to make a stand in this ongoing fight.

Senator Al has been to Washington to check out the scene as far as the government is concerned and he has also been to London to further educate himself on the UK online regulation. Senator Al also had this to say:

I am pleased and privileged to be spokesperson for the PPA. The new legislation is like using a cannon to kill a gnat. Just like Prohibition, trying to tell 20-plus million poker players that they can’t play poker online, is not going to work.

Senator Al is the voice that Poker Player's have been waiting for and we will see if he can make any advancements to this crazy situation. Stay tuned for more updates.