Podcasts about poker players alliance

Mike and Nick talk with former Poker Players Alliance Executive Director John Pappas about efforts to #GrowPApoker and expand online poker to more parts of the US.From what can players do to help bring shared liquidity to Pennsylvania to grassroots activism to bring online poker to more states, John Pappas draws on his experience as PPA Executive Director to share tips and advice for growing poker in the US.

For more than a decade, John Pappas was the face of legalized online poker in the United States as he led the Poker Players Alliance during a period of the introduction of legal online gaming in the U.S. and a crackdown on sites like Full Tilt and PokerStars following the passage of the Unlawful Internet Gaming Enforcement Act (UIGEA) in 2006. His positive message eventually accounted for 4 million members of the PPA who helped lobby states to legalize online gaming and poker. Today, he's also helping to promote Idea Growth, an organization founded by attorney Jeff Ifrah to advocate legal online gaming. He spoke with GGB Publisher Roger Gros at G2E in October. (To view a video of this podcast see below). GGB: You were involved in the legalization of online gaming, specifically online poker years ago. What was it like in those days? Pappas: I can remember going into meetings in those days and suggesting that the legalization of online gaming would be a good thing, and just being met with a chorus of “it's not going to happen, we don't want it, it's not going to happen.” We were standing alone being laughed at by most people. Now I think everyone's standing together trying to figure it out. There are still holdouts, especially in Nevada. It's slow to progress there when it comes to digital anything because of the reluctance of some factions to understand this new wave of gaming and consumer interaction. When did you begin to see the shift in attitudes toward online gaming? I think it was when Caesars and MGM began to get on board. When they began to recognize the potential, things started to change. For Caesars, it was the World Series of Poker. That's a very valuable brand, and you have to remember that poker was what everyone was talking about in those early days. They knew there were millions of people playing online poker, and how could they monetize this powerful asset they had? This is why you only have online poker approved in Nevada, because Caesars has the WSOP. Poker isn't as lucrative as online casino in states where both are legal. Why is that? Poker is a very difficult product on a state-by-state basis. If you have mass pooled liquidity in multiple states, it becomes a lot more compelling. It's very difficult to have a successful business, both from an operator's standpoint and a player's standpoint. One of the great things about playing on the Full Tilt or PokerStars sites back in 2009 was that there were 20,000 people there. If I wanted to play a $2 Sit-And-Go or a $1,000 Texas Hold 'em game, I could do that. Is the legalization of sports betting going to be the conduit to legalizing iGaming in those states as well? Yes, in most cases. Part of our organizational efforts with Idea is to go into these states that have successful online sports betting and point out that the next evolution of this is online casino gaming. We're partnering with the casino industries in these states so we don't come off as being the only ones who want it. States like Michigan, Pennsylvania and New Jersey were smart. They did it all together without piecing it out. It's going to take an education process to get them on board. I wish I could tell you that all those states that so quickly passed sports betting would be just as quick to legalize iGaming, but I expect it will take a couple of legislative sessions for people to understand the issues. Tell us about Idea Growth and why it was started. Regulated gaming has changed the face of online gaming and even e-commerce because of KYC, geolocation, the data that you have to understand who a person is, where they are betting, how much they're betting… You would never have that data available in a bricks-and-mortar casino. So casinos in every state have an interest in iGaming. It's going to get bigger, and we need to have a unified voice—a way to speak to lawmakers and regulators to make them understand iGaming. Idea was founded by Jeff (Ifrah) and a few others, and now has grown to 30-plus members, everything from the operators to payment processors to geolocation companies, and KYC data centers. We're all aligned together to get the word out. It's a very powerful tool. https://youtu.be/RE1SIJHTddw

In this episode we hear about Jan's incredible career in poker, spanning more than 40 years. We also learn how poker has changed in that time, what it takes to go pro and some advice as to what NOT to do. (Basically everything you see the hat-on-backwards kids doing on "World Series of Poker.") Jan Fisher began her poker career in 1977 as a dealer. She has worked in many cardroom positions and is currently a partner in Card Player Cruises. This is where she currently spends most of her "working" time and she loves every minute of it. Jan was the statistician for the World Poker Tour for its first six seasons and taught WPT Boot Camps around the country. She co-founded the Tournament Directors Association and was on the Board of Directors for the Poker Players Alliance and even lobbied on "the hill" for internet gaming on many occasions. She co-founded Poker Gives, a charity to assist poker players to easily donate to those less fortunate and travels extensively as a host for the Ladies International Poker Series and the Senior Poker Tour. Her accomplishments in poker were honored when she was inducted into the Women in Poker Hall of Fame in 2009. Books to read if you want to learn more about poker: Theory of Poker. (A good read after you have begun your poker education) Harrington on Hold 'em: Expert Strategy for No-Limit Tournaments (Volumes I and II - a deep dive into the play of hands) Small Stakes Hold'em Getting Started in Hold'em Sit-and-Go Strategy (Expert Advice for Beating One-Table Poker Tournaments) Every Hand Revealed Check-Raising the Devil Elements of Poker Please support this podcast by using the affiliate links above.

Rich Muny just finished his run as President of the Poker Players Alliance, and he joins us for a behind-the-scenes look at the legal landscape for online poker. Muny shares stories of fighting on behalf of all poker players to banish the legal demons of Black Friday and bring the game we all love back to the masses. It's a fascinating look at the past, present and future of the poker industry.

There are some great WSOP stories this week, plus the Poker Players Alliance has new owners and a new name, Poker Alliance.

PPA Executive Director John Papas joins the podcast and shares his thoughts on the effective resignation of anti-poker congressman Jason Chaffetz. PokerStars and the World Poker Tour join forces on a collaborative live event. Patrick Leonard steps up as a

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Rich Muny from the Poker Players Alliance and attorney Carrie Hackett

Tim Burt, Blair Hinkle and Rich Muny are our guests. Biloxi kicked off the 2012/2013 WSOP Circuit this Thursday and we are having three-time Circuit winner Tim Burt on the show to give us an update on the action from the Gulf Coast. We will then discuss the sale of Full Tilt Poker's assets to PokerStars, and have WSOP Bracelet winner Blair Hinkle as our guest. Blair chopped the FTOPS Main Event for over one million dollars right before Black Friday. He was unable to withdraw any of those monies before the Department of Justice shut down FTP -- and Blair will be on the show sharing his thoughts on the recent developments. Our final guest of the day will be Rich Muny, the Vice-President of Player Relations for the Poker Players Alliance. Rich will give us the inside scoop on the PPA effort to ensure victims of Full Tilt Poker's ponzi scheme are fully reimbursed. Follow this show on Twitter at @scottclarkpoker Listen LIVE every Sunday at 3:00 PM (CST) on Blog Talk Radio and OnTiltRadio.com. You can listen to archived shows atThe Poker Monkey's blog or at scottyclarkpoker.com You can also catch us on ITunes, Stitcher, or at the PokerFuse.com directory. This show seeks additional sponsors at this time. Lock Poker is the exclusive online poker site sponsor of this show, no other sites may apply. You can be a sponsor on this show for as little as $200 per month, a great value for your advertising dollar. Please contact me at snotty999@yahoo.com for more information.

Rich Muny of the Poker Players Alliance and Lock Pro Elite Melanie Weisner are our guests. We will have a report from WSOP-New Orleans with Monkey, breaking news from Lock Poker, and a special guest from Las Vegas. Follow this show on Twitter at @scottclarkpoker and you can listen LIVE every Sunday at 3:00 PM (CST) You can listen to archived shows at this page or at SCOTTYS BLOG. This show seeks additional sponsors at this time. Lock Poker is the exclusive online poker site sponsor of this show, no other sites may apply. You can be a sponsor on this show for as little as $100 per month, a great value for your advertising dollar. Please contact me at snotty999@yahoo.com for more information.

Bernard talks about the anniversary of Black Friday one year later with Executive Director of the Poker Players Alliance, John Pappas.

Bernard talks about the anniversary of Black Friday one year later with Executive Director of the Poker Players Alliance, John Pappas.

Lou welcomes Steve Miller, California State Director of the Poker Players Alliance, founder of Card Shark Media, and poker player! Steve and Lou discuss the UIGEA deadline coming up June 1st and more on this edition of Keep Flopping Aces on Rounders Radio.

Lou welcomes Steve Miller, California State Director of the Poker Players Alliance, founder of Card Shark Media, and poker player! Steve and Lou discuss the UIGEA deadline coming up June 1st and more on this edition of Keep Flopping Aces on Rounders Radio.

Don't miss this show!  Anne Duke and Howard Lederer talk about the UIGEA and thier efforts to over turn it.  Also the Poker Players Alliance.

Don't miss this show!  Anne Duke and Howard Lederer talk about the UIGEA and thier efforts to over turn it.  Also the Poker Players Alliance.

Dr. Alan Schoonmaker hosts this debate with special guests John Pappas, President of the Poker Players Alliance and Preston Oade, a Lawyer versed in gaming law. They will be debating the question "Are the proposed federal poker laws good or bad for poker players?" Be sure to tune into this special report exclusively at Rounder's Radio.   John Pappas is the Executive Director of the Poker Players Alliance. Its website is www.pokerplayersalliance.org . He argues that the UIGEA created serious problems for online poker that can be solved or mitigated by new laws such as the ones sponsored by Congressmen Frank and Wexler.    Incidentally, at their website you can download an article by David Sklansky and Dr. Alan Schoonmaker called, “Poker is good for you.‿ Click on “News‿ and “Positive Aspects of Poker.‿    Preston Oade is a distinguished attorney who has tried two constitutional cases before the U.S. Supreme Court, and he has tried many other cases about regulations in other federal courts. He believes that the proposed laws would do more harm than good.   

Dr. Alan Schoonmaker hosts this debate with special guests John Pappas, President of the Poker Players Alliance and Preston Oade, a Lawyer versed in gaming law. They will be debating the question "Are the proposed federal poker laws good or bad for poker players?" Be sure to tune into this special report exclusively at Rounder's Radio.   John Pappas is the Executive Director of the Poker Players Alliance. Its website is www.pokerplayersalliance.org . He argues that the UIGEA created serious problems for online poker that can be solved or mitigated by new laws such as the ones sponsored by Congressmen Frank and Wexler.    Incidentally, at their website you can download an article by David Sklansky and Dr. Alan Schoonmaker called, “Poker is good for you.‿ Click on “News‿ and “Positive Aspects of Poker.‿    Preston Oade is a distinguished attorney who has tried two constitutional cases before the U.S. Supreme Court, and he has tried many other cases about regulations in other federal courts. He believes that the proposed laws would do more harm than good.