Speaking of Poker Rights

Speaking of poker online rights, U.S.-based poker online advocacy group the Poker Players alliance has launched a marketing campaign using the popular social media tool Twitter.

The group announced the launch of the Tweet for Poker, an internet advocacy tool that allows online poker enthusiasts and activists to directly contact their member of Congress and tell them to support pending legislation that will license and regulate online poker.

PPA’s Tweet for Poker site allows Twitter users to directly target their member of Congress through a unique platform that matches their account with that of their elected official. Senators are asked to support legislation introduced by Senator Robert Menendez - S.1597, while House members are urged to support H.R. 2267 introduced by Financial Services Chairman Barney Frank. Participants simply enter the information - zip code for Senate, mailing address for House - and PPA redirects them to their Twitter account with their legislator’s information and the message pre-filled. By visiting the site, viewers can follow who is contacting their member of Congress and from what location.

Earlier this year, PPA implemented other online programs to engage poker players and encourage them to contact policymakers to protect their game. During National Poker Week, PPA collected more than 375,000 signatures on the petition to President Obama calling for the licensing and regulation of online poker, and nearly 200,000 letters/emails were sent to U.S Representatives and Senators.

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