Fight for Poker Rights Daily Action Plan - Do Your Part!

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As the National Rifle Association steels its resolve against universal background checks at gun shows, a new poll shows nearly unanimous support for them among registered voters in three states.

But the Quinnipiac University survey respondents also backed one idea that the NRA supports: armed guards in schools
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A gun ban would not have passed the House 317-93 in 2006 as UIGEA did (it passed the House as a freestanding bill that year, getting weakened in the Senate backrooms prior to getting attached to the SAFE Port Act.) We're in a very different fight.
 
Let's all be sure to participate in the community daily action plan! It is an easy, effective way for us to magnify our individual voices. By organizing, we have succeeded in securing virtually 100% of political social media poker discourse. State and federal lawmakers have noticed. Thanks!

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Friday, February 1st​
  1. Let's retweet & favorite today's action plan HERE and HERE, share it on our Facebook walls HERE, and share it via Google+ HERE.
  2. Let's send NJ Gov. Chris Christie a prefilled, editable tweet in support of that state's poker bill: HERE
  3. Let's send NJ state senators Diane Allen, Christopher Connors, and Samuel Thompson prefilled poker tweets asking them to ask Gov.Christie to sign that state's poker bill: HERE, HERE, and HERE
  4. Gov. Christie's office says they are hearing from more opponents than supporters. Let's each encourage at least one more person to join the advocacy effort. If you didn't get anyone to join yesterday, please get two to join today to keep up. 🙂
  5. If you live in New Jersey, call Gov. Christie at 609-292-6000 and ask him to sign A2578. If you can't phone during office hours, you can leave a message.
  6. Please reply in this thread with "tweeted", "sent", etc. to encourage others. Thanks for participating!
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Let's all be sure to participate in the community daily action plan! It is an easy, effective way for us to magnify our individual voices. By organizing, we have succeeded in securing virtually 100% of political social media poker discourse. State and federal lawmakers have noticed. Thanks!

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Weekend of February 2nd​
  1. Let's retweet & favorite this weekend's action plan HERE, HERE, and HERE, share it on our Facebook walls HERE, and share it via Google+ HERE.
  2. Let's send NJ Gov. Chris Christie this weekend's prefilled, editable tweet in support of that state's poker bill: HERE
  3. Let's send NJ state senators Christopher Bateman, Thomas Kean, Jr., and Anthony Bucco prefilled poker tweets asking them to ask Gov.Christie to sign that state's poker bill: HERE, HERE, and HERE
  4. Let's make & like pro-poker comments on the article HERE
  5. If you live in New Jersey and haven't called Gov. Christie this week, please call him at 609-292-6000 and leave a message asking him to sign A2578.
  6. Please reply in this thread with "tweeted", "sent", etc. to encourage others. Thanks for participating!
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Let's all be sure to participate in the community daily action plan! It is an easy, effective way for us to magnify our individual voices. By organizing, we have succeeded in securing virtually 100% of political social media poker discourse. State and federal lawmakers have noticed. Thanks!

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Monday, February 4th​
  1. Let's retweet & favorite today's action plan HERE, HERE, and HERE, share it on our Facebook walls HERE, and share it via Google+ HERE.
  2. Let's send NJ Gov. Chris Christie today's prefilled, editable tweet in support of that state's poker bill: HERE
  3. Let's send NJ state senators Robert Singer, Gerald Cardinale, and Kevin O'Toole prefilled poker tweets asking them to ask Gov.Christie to sign that state's poker bill: HERE, HERE, and HERE
  4. Let's make & like #poker posts on Gov. Deval Patrick's (D-MA) Facebook wall: HERE
  5. If you live in New Jersey and haven't called Gov. Christie this week, please call him at 609-292-6000 and ask him to sign A2578.
  6. Please reply in this thread with "tweeted", "done", etc. to encourage others. Thanks for participating!
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Annie Duke recently appeared on FOX Business New’s Stossel to discuss whether or not gambling should be legalized. Now Duke is loathed by quite a few poker pros for various reasons – including what many perceive to be an arrogant attitude – but she did come off pretty well on the News segment.
When asked by Jim Stossel about the gambling legality issue, she discussed how less than 1% of gamblers have a serious problem, while 7-9% of alcohol drinkers have issues. She continued by stating:

It’s a really small problem. But even if those people are having problems, they’re making those choices for themselves as consensual adults – they’re not hurting anybody. And I don’t think that we’re supposed to legislate to protect some small minority from their own bad decisions, and hurt the majority who did it in a healthy way…and they enjoy it in the same way they enjoy going to a restaurant or going to a movie.

Duke went on to say that too often, legislation is based on anecdotes about somebody robbing a bank after losing money gambling, or kids playing casino games online. However, she doesn’t think that legislation should be enacted just to prevent a small number of isolated incidents.

Another good point she brought up involves how professional sports leagues are staunch opponents of gambling since they don’t want athletes to get involved in fixing games. But Duke said that these leagues depend upon sports betting to drive spectators to their games.

Stossel himself ended with a nice comment about how the state lottery presents a major hypocrisy. States initially started legal lotteries to prevent illegal lotteries from ripping people off. However, these state and national lottery organizations now take 50% of the revenue. If you want to watch the interview in its entirety, you can check it out below.
 
IMO, opponents intentionally demagogue the issue of problem gaming. It's sad, as it's a very serious issue for the relative few and it needs to be addressed in a way that preserves the rights of those of us who wish to enjoy the game responsibly.
 
NJ Gov. Chris Christie has until this Thursday to act on that state's online poker bill. In other words, it's crunch time!
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Tuesday, February 5th​
  1. Let's retweet & favorite today's action plan HERE, HERE, and HERE, share it on our Facebook walls HERE, and share it via Google+ HERE.
  2. Let's send NJ Gov. Chris Christie today's prefilled, editable tweet in support of that state's poker bill: HERE
  3. Let's send NJ state senators Dawn Marie Addiego, James Holzapfel, and Joseph Kyrillos prefilled poker tweets asking them to ask Gov. Christie to sign that state's poker bill: HERE, HERE, and HERE
  4. Let's like all the poker posts on Gov. Deval Patrick's (D-MA) Facebook wall: HERE
  5. If you live in New Jersey and haven't called Gov. Christie this week, please call him at 609-292-6000 and ask him to sign A2578.
  6. If you wish to do extra today, send more NJ state senators prefilled poker tweets: HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, and HERE.
  7. Please reply in this thread with "tweeted", "done", etc. to encourage others. Thanks for participating!
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Gov. Chris Christie has until tomorrow to act on the NJ online poker bill. It's crunch time!
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Wednesday, February 6th

This is important to all of us. Many of us live in states where passage of online poker legislation is going to be tricky. We need dominoes to fall to help the process in our states, just as we saw with state lotteries. As we all know, states that would never have been first in line have lotteries today. So, let's all stand with our brothers and sisters in New Jersey today!
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  1. Let's retweet & favorite today's action plan HERE, HERE, and HERE, share it on our Facebook walls HERE, and share it via Google+ HERE.
  2. Let's send NJ Gov. Chris Christie today's prefilled, editable tweet in support of that state's poker bill: HERE
  3. Let's send key NJ state senators prefilled poker tweets asking them to ask Gov. Christie to sign that state's poker bill (Speed tip: Hold the CTRL key down while left-clicking the links. They'll open in their own tabs. Open them all up and send them tab by tab, closing each tab with CTRL-W): HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, and HERE.
  4. If you live in New Jersey and haven't called Gov. Christie this week, please call him at 609-292-6000 and ask him to sign A2578.
  5. If you wish to do extra today, here are some prefilled poker tweets to Gov. Christie to spread out through the day: HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, and HERE.
  6. Please reply in this thread with "tweeted", "done", etc. to encourage others. Thanks for participating!
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Gov. Chris Christie has until noon to act on the NJ online poker bill. It's crunch time!
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Thursday, February 7th​

This is important to all of us. Many of us live in states where passage of online poker legislation is going to be tricky. We need dominoes to fall to help the process in our states, just as we saw with state lotteries. As we all know, states that would never have been first in line have lotteries today. So, let's all stand with our brothers and sisters in New Jersey today!
  1. Let's retweet & favorite today's action plan HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE,and HERE, share it on our Facebook walls HERE, and share it via Google+ HERE.
  2. Let's send NJ Gov. Chris Christie today's prefilled, editable tweet in support of that state's poker bill: HERE
  3. Let's send key NJ state senators prefilled poker tweets asking them to ask Gov. Christie to sign that state's poker bill (Speed tip: Hold the CTRL key down while left-clicking the links. They'll open in their own tabs. Open them all up and send them tab by tab, closing each tab with CTRL-W): HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, and HERE.
  4. If you live in New Jersey, please call Gov. Christie by noon at 609-292-6000 and ask him to sign A2578.
  5. Please reply in this thread with "tweeted", "done", etc. to encourage others. Thanks for participating!
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Friday, February 8th​

Great job on the New Jersey advocacy everyone! We really made a difference here. Now, let's keep up the pressure there and across the country!
  1. Let's retweet & favorite today's action plan HERE and HERE, share it on our Facebook walls HERE, and share it via Google+ HERE.
  2. Let's retweet NJ Gov. Chris Christie pro-poker tweet and reply with a tweet of thanks! HERE
  3. Let's make & like poker posts on Gov. Rick Scott's (R-FL) Facebook wall HERE. Speed tip for "likes": Hit CTRL-F, search for "poker", and hit the "highlight" option.
  4. If you live in New Jersey, please call Gov. Christie at 609-292-6000 to thank him for supporting online poker and to tell him that you want him to sign A2578 as soon as it's back on his desk.
  5. Please reply in this thread with "tweeted", "done", etc. to encourage others. Thanks for participating!
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Saturday, February 9th​

Great job on the New Jersey advocacy everyone! We really made a difference here. Now, let's keep up the pressure there and across the country!
  1. Let's retweet & favorite today's action plan HERE, HERE, and HERE, share it on our Facebook walls HERE, and share it via Google+ HERE.
  2. Let's send Governor-elect Jay Inslee (D-WA) & Gov. Neil Abercrombie (D-HI) prefilled poker tweets: HERE and HERE.
  3. Let's keep making & liking poker posts on Gov. Rick Scott's (R-FL) Facebook wall HERE. Speed tip for "likes": Hit CTRL-F, search for "poker", and hit the "highlight" option.
  4. Let's make & like poker posts on this NJ online poker bill article: HERE
  5. If you live in New Jersey, please call Gov. Christie at 609-292-6000 to thank him for supporting online poker and to tell him that you want him to sign A2578 as soon as it's back on his desk.
  6. Please reply in this thread with "tweeted", "done", etc. to encourage others. Thanks for participating!
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Sunday, February 10th​

Great job on the New Jersey advocacy everyone. We really made a difference. Now, let's keep it up across America!
  1. Let's retweet & favorite today's action plan HERE and HERE, share it on our Facebook walls HERE, and share it via Google+ HERE.
  2. Let's send PA Gov. Tom Corbett & CO Gov. John Hickenlooper prefilled poker tweets: HERE and HERE
  3. Let's make & like poker posts on IA Gov Terry Branstad's Facebook wall: HERE
  4. Let's wrap up making & liking poker posts on a NJ online poker bill article. There are a few opponents trying to debate us: HERE
  5. Please reply in this thread with "tweeted", "done", etc. to encourage others. Thanks for participating!
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I dont see why more fire stations dont have poker tourneys instead of bingo.Bingo is definitly not a game of skill.Or at least have both.
 
Monday, February 11th​

Great job on the New Jersey advocacy everyone. We really made a difference. Now, let's keep it up across America!
  1. Let's retweet & favorite today's action plan HERE and HERE, share it on our Facebook walls HERE, and share it via Google+ HERE.
  2. Let's send AL Gov. Robert Bentley & AK Gov. Sean Parnell prefilled poker tweets: HERE and HERE
  3. Let's keep making & liking poker posts on IA Gov Terry Branstad's Facebook wall: HERE
  4. Please reply in this thread with "tweeted", "done", etc. to encourage others. Thanks for participating!
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Tuesday, February 12th​

Great job on the New Jersey advocacy everyone. We really made a difference. Now, let's keep it up across America!
  1. Let's retweet & favorite today's action plan HERE and HERE, share it on our Facebook walls HERE, and share it via Google+ HERE.
  2. Let's send AZ Gov. Jan Brewer & AR Gov. Mike Beebe prefilled poker tweets: HERE and HERE
  3. Let's thank IA Governor Terry Branstad for answering our online poker question (at time point 1:31): HERE and at his YouTube response:
  4. Please reply in this thread with "tweeted", "done", etc. to encourage others. Thanks for participating!
 
Wednesday Action Plan: Tell WA Gov. Jay Inslee & CT Gov. Dan Malloy to back poker!

Wednesday, February 13th​

Great job on the New Jersey advocacy everyone. We really made a difference. Now, let's keep it up across America!
  1. Let's retweet & favorite today's action plan HERE and HERE, share it on our Facebook walls HERE, and share it via Google+ HERE.
  2. Let's send WA Gov. Jay Inslee & CT Gov. Dan Malloy prefilled poker tweets: HERE and HERE
  3. Let's all like the poker comments IA Governor Terry Branstad received in response to answering the online poker question (at time point 1:31): HERE and at his YouTube response:
  4. Please reply in this thread with "tweeted", "done", etc. to encourage others. Thanks for participating!
 
Thursday Action Plan: Tell GA Gov. Nathan Deal & ID Gov. "Butch" Otter to back poker!

Thursday, February 14th​

Great job on the New Jersey advocacy everyone. We really made a difference. Now, let's keep it up across America!
  1. Let's retweet & favorite today's action plan HERE and HERE, share it on our Facebook walls HERE, and share it via Google+ HERE.
  2. Let's send GA Gov. Nathan Deal & ID Gov. C. L. "Butch" Otter prefilled poker tweets: HERE and HERE
  3. Let's make & like poker posts on WA Gov. Jay Inslee's Facebook wall. Let's be sure to include requests for support for HB 1824, a bill that would decriminalize playing online poker in that state: HERE
  4. Please reply in this thread with "tweeted", "done", etc. to encourage others. Thanks for participating!
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Friday, February 15th​

Great job on the New Jersey advocacy everyone. We really made a difference. Now, let's keep it up across America!
  1. Let's retweet & favorite today's action plan HERE and HERE, share it on our Facebook walls HERE, and share it via Google+ HERE.
  2. Let's send KY Gov. Steve Beshear & KS Gov. Sam Brownback prefilled poker tweets: HERE and HERE
  3. Let's keep making & liking poker posts on WA Gov. Jay Inslee's Facebook wall. Let's be sure to include requests for support for HB 1824, a bill that would decriminalize playing online poker in that state: HERE
  4. Please reply in this thread with "tweeted", "done", etc. to encourage others. Thanks for participating!
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Weekend of February 16th​

Great job on the New Jersey advocacy everyone. We really made a difference. Now, let's keep it up across America!
  1. Let's retweet & favorite today's action plan HERE and HERE, share it on our Facebook walls HERE, and share it via Google+ HERE.
  2. Let's send MA Gov. Deval Patrick & MD Gov. Martin O'Malley prefilled poker tweets: HERE and HERE
  3. Let's keep making & liking poker posts on IN Gov. Mike Pence's Facebook wall: HERE
  4. Please reply in this thread with "tweeted", "done", etc. to encourage others. Thanks for participating!
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dj11 said:
I have this peculiar notion it seems.

I am of the opinion that from a Pro-Biz POV, any regulation at any level (State or Fed) should be concerned with consumer protection.

So addressing things like the fairness of the game (from Bots to RNG's), proper ID verifications, proper banking procedures, a tax structure that does not penalize and a few other issues, should be all that is necessary to get the job done.

Any legislation that describes who can provide the games, under what circumstances, to me stinks of cronyism. If the framework of how the games are provided is the primary focus of legislation, and that legislation can focus on consumer protections, then the rest will sort itself out. Business competition will be brisk and beneficial to we, the consumers.

Yes, I am being redundant.
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I agree 100% but even further I believe this is what is wrong with the fight for poker going on today. This is all it's about, who can provide, under what circumstances, and who gets the money and at what percentage. It seems to be assumed that the consumers are simply willing to accept whatever they give us.

That is all the more reason that we, as the consumers, need to be vocal ourselves, and not abdicate that fight to groups that aren't necessarily seeking the same things we are. I don't consider every single whiff of poker legislation to be good for the game or the players. In fact, I have seen very little proposed that is actually worth endorsing.
 
ok im in, and active on twitter facebook and google+ what do you want me to do, playing a freeroll so no time to read.
 
Monday, February 18th​

Let's all be sure to participate in the community daily action plan! It is an easy, effective way for us to magnify our individual voices. By organizing, we have succeeded in securing virtually 100% of political social media poker discourse. State and federal lawmakers have noticed!
  1. Let's retweet & favorite today's action plan HERE and HERE, share it on our Facebook walls HERE, and share it via Google+ HERE.
  2. Let's send NE Gov. Dave Heineman & NH Gov. Maggie Hassan prefilled poker tweets: HERE and HERE
  3. Let's make & like poker posts on IRI Gov. Lincoln Chafee's Facebook wall: HERE
  4. Please reply in this thread with "tweeted", "done", etc. to encourage others. Thanks for participating!
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