Poker advocacy

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poker_Players_Alliance

I have been looking into getting involved with state government issues about poker. I haven't put much time into it yet, but I found this and wanted to share it. Please share other such information sites that interested members might find helpful.

If you found that you're probably familiar with the Two Plus Two Poker Forum.  That, to me, would be the best place to get all the information you need.  Some poker players there feel the PPA does good.  Other poker players there feel the PPA is just a bunch of reprehensible, opportunistic clowns who saw a chance to insinuate themselves into a niche market and misappropriate money from the the 90% or so of poker players who lose money and comprise a group of impressionable naive underachievers who are convinced the world owes them a living and believe a poker site's sole purpose is to provide them a source of easy, unlimited income which is tax free, and then the PPA gives this money to themselves in the form of salaries and "expenses".  Some believe the PPA influences legislature.  Others believe the PPA accomplishes little, if anything, and just waits to tout their own horn after the fact claiming they were responsible for the few and far between naturally occurring minor victories in state legislature, spaced years apart in the poker world, that were initiated well before the PPA and would have happened anyway without them.

As always, keep an open mind and formulate your own opinions. 

Btw, I played 5/10 NLHE live at the casinos in Connecticut and Atlantic City for 3 years as my only source of income.  I did not depend on the money.  I used an Excel spreadsheet during that time and my win rate, after hotel, food, gas and depreciation was $28.55 hourly.  It was considerably less than my win rate playing blackjack and way less comps but way, way easier with no heat, of course.  Online, I have been a marginal winner and don't play often because I don't have faith in offshore casinos.  I lived in NJ and did play some limited poker there online after is was legalized and, despite reports of some shenanigans, was comfortable there but discouraged by the small player pools.  Online, I have never had a player seated next to me try to cough up a lung with whatever unknown, tubercular sounding ailment he was afflicted with, or licking his finger then bury it up to the first knuckle into his nostril before grabbing his chips or cards.  If you are interested in lobbying for the legalization of online poker  you have my wholehearted respect and support.
 

When I'm done puking, I will reread for further comprehension, up to the last "paragraph".  Thank you.

Just pointing out my opinion isn't that of a sore loser but that of someone who has actually been in the trenches.  I also found quite a number of poker players to be a bunch of penny ante shot takers unlike the many APs I've met whom you wouldn't think twice about handing a large sum to before they finish the sentence.

"tubercular sounding ailmemt" lol.

Many poker players take shots I'm sure. They realize they need an edge at a zero sum game.

A player I know dump his chips to his brother late in a tournament. I think the agreement was to do this if one was short and had little chance at the prize pool.

It wouldn't surprise me that board members were just looking for some loose change and not putting any effort into public benefits.  Thanks for pointing this out.