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Ryan Neilly United States. Oct 16 2015 09:11. Posts 1644

Hey Guys,

1MFT!!!!

I got 2 great emails from the PPA!

First off, know that stars will be able to be played in Pennsylvania, with partnership with a casino inside the state. Which makes this quite exciting for me.

Email #1:

Weekly Update from Rich Muny, VP of Player Relations

Things are getting interesting for online poker in Pennsylvania. It started with last week’s rejection of Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf's tax plan by the Republican-dominated House. Without consensus, but with a budget deficit looming, both sides have been thrust into a dash for revenue. And, perhaps not surprisingly, given the push for online poker in the Keystone State this year, our game now figures prominently in the debate.

PA House Speaker Mike Turzai [R] and PA House Majority Leader Dave Reed [R] are suggesting authorizing online poker as an alternative to raising taxes. Reed gave gaming expansion a prominent place in his list of priorities, saying that exploring the possibility should come before lawmakers consider raising taxes.

Senate President Pro Tempore Joe Scarnati [R] said gaming bills may not have seemed like a great idea months ago. But with massive tax increases and the government's partial shutdown at stake, perspectives should change. "All of a sudden," Scarnati said, "gaming doesn't look that bad."

Gov. Wolf says he is “open to a conversation” on online poker in the Keystone State.

PPA will keep up the drumbeat for poker throughout this debate.

Take Action

Let’s send prefilled, fully editable tweets to PA House Speaker Mike Turzai (here) and House Majority Leader Dave Reed (here) thanking them for identifying licensed online poker as a good way forward in the budget debate. Let's also vote in an online poll and make & like pro-poker comments in an article on this issue.

Poker Advocacy with Rich Muny Webcast

On this week's Poker Advocacy with Rich Muny?, I was joined by Campaign for Liberty Senior Vice President Norm Singleton. Norm, who served as former Rep. Ron Paul's legislative director right up until Dr. Paul left Congress, and I had a terrific discussion on the House Speaker race, his organization, poker legislation, and liberty. You won't want to miss this!

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Thank you for your continued support!

Proud to play,
Rich Muny
playerrelations@theppa.org

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Email #2

Ryan,

I have good news to share with you. Your state legislator is now an outspoken proponent of licensing Internet poker and iGaming! This represents a huge opportunity for us, as they serve in a leadership position and will be very influential going forward in the contentious budget negotiations between the legislature and Governor.

Serving as your representative in the formal discussion, your legislator is actively calling for the licensing of Internet poker and iGaming as a way to help close the budget gap without increasing taxes. He needs to know that poker players like you appreciate those efforts.

Please take just 60 seconds to send this pre-filled, fully editable email thanking him for his leadership on the issue and for supporting licensed Internet poker.

We’re closer than ever to having a licensed Internet poker market in Pennsylvania. With continued leadership from your legislator and an active player base, we can make this a reality.

Proud to play,

Judah Rosenstein
Pennsylvania State Director
Poker Players Alliance

ONE TIME !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 1 MF TIME PLZ LEE ONLINE STARS!!!!!!!

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Last edit: 16/10/2015 09:13

Ryan Neilly United States. Oct 16 2015 09:15. Posts 1644

With NJ having stars running and everything that went through and PA being the only other state (i believe?) that an host stars, I can see how this can come into fruition EXTREMELY FAST.

The CEO of stars wins every single all-in.

ONE TIME PLZ

I Feel like this is real and happening now and that means stars in a year or so!!!!

Last edit: 16/10/2015 09:15