Poker Players Take to the Streets of Washington in Protest

Onlinegamblingrights.com, is organizing a peaceful protest march through the streets of Washignton on November 3rd and 4th. The gathering is a planned attempt to demonstrate the collective outrage of the estimated 50 million poker players in the United States created by the UIGEA. Most of the outrage coming from online players having to put on pants to play at local casinos.  The person in charge of the protest drive, Debbie Richardson, reports that, at this time, 250 people have stated they will attend the protest and that several of those people have stated they will be bringing a group of people to expand the march. "We think we have enough people who have confirmed they are showing up for the event that we could fill up the square behind the White House," and that the more marchers there are, the more the protest will get noticed by the press. Several press outlets, such as MSNBC, Fox News and CNN have expressed interest in the drive.

The march will start at 9AM (although I think attendance might be better at 1 or 2 in the afternoon) each morning on the 3rd and the 4th and will meet at one of the great symbols of freedom in the Nation's Capital, the Washington Monument. From there, the marchers will move towards the White House and settle in across from the White House in the park on Pennsylvania Avenue. Poker (albeit for chips only) will be played as a form of protest during the demonstration, but there are far more significant statements being made by the march that go beyond the game.

It is with great hope that thousands of people come out for this march and demonstrate the collective impact of the American poker player and the power that they have in the upcoming elections in November. For more information on the march, to join in on it or to provide further support, be sure to visit onlinegamblingrights.com for more information.