PPA Launches Three New Sites for National Poker Week

The Poker Players Alliance announced three new web sites at a press conference this morning in its preparation for National Poker Week, which is scheduled for July 19-25.

The three sites will aim to increase awareness, show support for the game, and highlight the people who play poker.

There will even be an incentive for poker players to contribute to one of the new sites, www.mypokerstory.com, which hosts videos of everyday poker players who talk about their experiences with the game. According to the PPA, everyone who submits a video will be entered into a drawing for an all-expenses paid trip for two to Las Vegas, courtesy of Harrah’s.

Another new site, www.pokerpetition.com, calls on poker players to sign a petition in support of the legalization and regulation of online poker. The petition will be delivered to President Obama during National Poker Week.

The third new site is the official site of that week itself, nationalpokerweek.com, which will provide news and updates about events during July 19-25.

National Poker Week was established to bring increased awareness of the issue of online poker to the Capitol.

All of the details and events regarding the week have not yet been released, but more than 35 PPA state directors and several poker pros are planning to fly into D.C. during the week to talk to members of Congress about online poker. It is also possible that this could coincide with a hearing on Rep. Barney Frank’s bill to regulate and explicitly legalize online poker.

PPA Chairman and former N.Y. Senator Alfonse D’Amato, PPA Executive Director John Pappas, Rep. Shelley Berkley, Greg Raymer, and Linda Johnson all made brief comments at the press conference, reiterating their support for online poker regulation.

“National Poker Week, with events in Washington, D.C. and across the country, is the PPA’s way to make it clear to my former colleagues in the U.S. Congress that poker is important to voters and is here to stay,” said D’Amato.

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