Congressman Robert Wexler Joins the PocketFives.com Podcast

San Jose, Costa Rica (SANEPR.com) April 21, 2008 -- The month of April has been a roller coaster ride for online poker players in Washington, D.C., where bills in Congress would undo the harm inflicted by the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA), which was passed back in 2006 by a Republican regime. Congressman Robert Wexler (D-FL) is at the forefront of the fight for online poker players and has introduced HR 2610, the Skill Game Protection Act. The bill would exempt poker, bridge, mah jong, and other games of skill from the UIGEA and Wire Act of 1961, providing immediate relief for online poker players. Wexler joined the PocketFives.com Podcast to explain his bill and analyze recent industry events.

Congressman Wexler stated, “Poker now is an American pastime. I believe more Americans watch poker than watch professional basketball. Americans love poker. It is played in the White House, in kitchen tables around the country, and in college dormitories. What Congress did last session under Republican control was say that poker couldn’t be played on the Internet. My legislation would undo that absurd prohibition. The Federal Government is spending its energy trying to prosecute people for playing poker online. It’s absurd.” Wexler echoed his statements at a House Financial Services Committee hearing on April 2nd entitled, “UIGEA: Burden without Benefit?”

Out in Las Vegas, PocketFivesLive.com, which provides live coverage of online poker players in the biggest live poker tournaments, will be at the World Poker Tour Championship from the Bellagio. The cards hit the air on April 19th and the event’s final table takes place on April 26th. Tim “tmay420” West, Aaron Been, and Kevin “BeL0WaB0Ve” Saul are all expected to be in attendance. Saul commented to PocketFives.com on what winning the WPT Championship would mean to him: “To me, winning the WPT championship would mean everything. It's the biggest buy-in on the tour with the toughest field of players you’ll find. I think it's pretty much the equivalent to what the World Series of Poker Main Event was like to win before the Chris Moneymaker boom and could quite possibly be the most prestigious tournament to win on the WPT.”

PocketFivesLive.com will also be on hand at the 2008 World Series of Poker, tracking online poker players as they maneuver their way through the largest poker tournament on the planet.

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