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pokernewsdaily.com - 6/29/2009
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The petition organized by the Poker Players Alliance (PPA) calling for the legalization of the great American pastime is at nearly 200,000 signatures. Overnight on Sunday, an additional 6,000 players lent their names.
The poker petition has been the talk of the town in Las Vegas, where players from the United States and around the world have turned out in droves for the 2009 World Series of Poker ( WSOP ), which is emanating from the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino. At Sunday night’s ...
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