Historic Online Poker Victory in Republican Party
For the first time in over ten years the Republican Party Platform does not include language stating that online gambling should be restricted in the United States. Earlier in the month it was discovered that the Platform did include such language, but a loud outcry by the Poker Players Alliance, along with the rest of the online poker community, has forced the party to remove the nanny-esque language. On the Republican Party platform site there was a spot for members to leave messages to the party who wanted to comment on issues. Much to the party’s surprise -Â a majority of the comments came from online poker players. (I don’t think the Republican party leaders realized how many of their members are online poker players). With the language in their platform about banning online poker and online gambling they were losing thousands of voters that otherwise would vote Republican without a second thought. Although the language was removed the Republican party is still held responsible for adding pork to a must pass Port Security Bill that forced legitimate publicly traded companies out of the US market. Â 
Although the party is still a long way from recognizing that legalization and regulation are the best methods for achieving the goals of both sides, a big step was taken in acknowledging that Republican constituents largely favor online betting. With continued pressure applied by the people, hopefully the next breakthrough will not take so long. CHEERS!!