POL DEALT OUT BY POKER ACES
December 11, 2006 — WASHINGTONÂ – Angry poker players have beaten the house, helping topple a congressman who pushed through an Internet gambling ban.They were furious when Congress enacted the ban – which included online poker – over the objections of a poker organization, which considers it a game of skill. 
The Poker Players Alliance last month set its sights on Rep. Jim Leach (R-Iowa), who steered the ban through the House. Leach, a longtime incumbent, ended up being one of the most unexpected casualties of the midterm elections, losing by 3 percentage points.