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The Interactive Media Entertainment and Gaming Association is not the only organization fighting in the court rooms for online casinos.  The group has done wonders for online casinos in both Kentucky and Minnesota by arguing against state instituted bans that would set a dangerous precedent for the future of ecommerce.  But also doing battle on the legal front is the Poker Players Alliance.

The Poker Players Alliance, reportedly over 1 million members strong was a founded in response to the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006.  The law was passed in order to make it difficult for United States residents to access online casinos.  Poker was unfortunately lumped in with the skill based games typically found in online casinos.

The Poker Players Alliance and other poker advocates are attempting to allow pokers fate to stand apart from the fate of online casinos.  The key to that is having the game recognized as a game of skill on a state to state, but preferably on a national level.

Three very important court rulings show the progress being made by the Poker Players Alliance.  The Washington based group was very involved in court rulings in Colorado, South Carolina, and Pennsylvania where judges ruled that poker should be handled as a game of skill and not a game of pure chance.

The court rulings did not change the legal status of poker in any of the states, but the Poker Player Alliance is hoping to use the rulings to help them in their lobbying efforts to law makers. 

“Poker's only a gamble when you don't know what you're doing,” said John Pappas, executive director of the Poker Players Alliance.

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