Defend The American Tradition

Poker Players Alliance: Defend the American Tradition

Unlike games of chance where a roll of the die is all that determines the win or the loss, poker is a game of skill.
Demanding high levels of strategy, observation, cunning, and memory, poker has challenged and sharpened some of America's greatest tactical minds such as Ulysses S. Grant and Dwight Eisenhower.
Today, more than 70 million poker players are reviving American's tradition.
The recent expansion of the World Series of Poker (WSOP) best illustrates the exponential growth of the game in the past five years - the number of entrants in the WSOP has increased from 4,700 to 23,000.
Unfortunately, even as public support for poker grows, some over-zealous government and law enforcement officials have begun attacking the game and trampling on the rights of those who play.
The American tradition of poker must be defended. Poker players should have the freedom to continue to enjoy this favorite pastime as they always have.