In response to reports from news agency Reuters that Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist is attempting to add internet gambling prohibition legislation to the Department of Defense (DoD) Authorization bill, Michael Bolcerek, president of the Poker Players Alliance (PPA) has reinforced the organisation’s views in a statement.
Bolcerek said that the PPA was strongly against the proposed move, describing the prohibition bill as “tremendously bad public policy.”
“The way which some members of the Senate have decided to move it through reeks of political gamesmanship,” he added. ”The issue of internet gambling has not been given a hearing in the Senate, it has not been debated, in fact, there isn't even a bill introduced. This effort to attach this very controversial and non-germane issue to vital DoD authorization legislation is a disservice to the American public and the men and women in our Armed Forces.”
Bolcerek went on to allege that a prohibition would not work and described the game of poker as “mainstream” and “enjoyed by millions of Americans.”
Continuing to oppose prohibition legislation, Blocerek ended by suggesting an alternative. “Let’s practice good government that actually protects the family,” he said, “and establish strict regulations and safeguards for online poker.'
In response to reports from news agency Reuters that Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist is attempting to add internet gambling prohibition legislation to the Department of Defense (DoD) Authorization bill, Michael Bolcerek, president of the Poker Players Alliance (PPA) has reinforced the organisation’s views in a statement.