PPA Unveils Enhanced Website, hip Benefits – Announces Drawing for Seat at World Series of Poker Main Event 42d60

PPA Unveils Enhanced Website, hip Benefits

Announces Drawing for Seat at World Series of Poker Main Event

Washington, DC (May 19, 2008) – The Poker Players Alliance (PPA), the leading poker grassroots advocacy organization, today released a slate of new hip benefits as well as a new and enhanced website, both of which are designed to provide the over one million PPA with greater benefits of hip. As part of the launch, PPA is holding a drawing for a fully paid $10,000 buy-in for a seat at the Main Event at the World Series of Poker.

“The PPA has entered into the top tier of advocacy organizations, and we have only our to thank. As such, we are constantly looking for ways to increase the value of a PPA hip,” said former Senator Alfonse D’Amato, chairman of the PPA. “I am excited about the opportunities our new website and enhanced hip benefits offer to our as we continue the fight to protect poker players’ rights.”

The new PPA website is designed to provide a more interactive and friendly experience to PPA . With enhanced forums and individual blogs written by each of PPA’s State Directors, will be able to communicate with each other and find out the latest poker news in their state. This will also be a great resource for PPA’s State Directors as they organize on the ground in their state to take action in of poker.

The many benefits of full PPA hip – including access to all information, resources and tools on the PPA website and use of PPA’s Litigation Network – are also expanding. will now have the right to vote for the at large member of the PPA board of directors and receive a custom collector’s edition PPA poker chip.

PPA is also pleased to partner with OneBigPlanet to provide full PPA with enrollment in an online royalty rewards program. This program will offer PPA discounts of 10-70 percent on purchases from select online merchants.

As an added bonus, every new, dues-paying member that signs up to PPA before June 10, 2008 and who makes one purchase through OneBigPlanet will be automatically enrolled in the WSOP contest*. For more information on the contest, please visit: http://www.pokerplayersalliance.org/wsop2008/.