Who is the congressman for poker and who is against?

Maybe it's all about the upcoming presidential elections in USA? Today, American newspapers are full of articles on the topic of online poker. After the outrageous outrage in Kentucky, at least there is no other disturbing news yet. But a new interesting service from the "Alliance of Poker Players" has appeared.

Now every site visitor www.congressionalpoker.orgtyping in his zip code can see how a congressman from his federal state feels about online poker - for or against.

The data for this survey was meticulously compiled by members of the Poker Players Alliance, who have made it their goal to lobby politicians. This is how many congressmen were interviewed and their views on online poker were examined.

I must say that the work of the alliance is not useless - 9 proposed bills on the regulation of the industry show certain trends. And the events in Kentucky do not in the least cancel the outlined positive shifts.

Which Congressmen are online poker supporters?

114 congressmen are undecided about their attitude towards poker, including both presidential candidates Barack Obama and John McCain... The rest of the congressmen are included in the Alliance rating. Of the remaining 421 MPs, the votes are split 50-50, one half for online poker, the other half against.

President of the Poker Players Alliance Congressman Alfonse D'Amato knows the importance of this data. These numbers are critical to the work of the alliance, which was created to protect the rights of online poker players. No fines, no bans - you need holistic regulation and licensing of the industry.

It will now be easier for alliance members to get information about their congressional representatives. Due to the presence of Alfonse D'Amato in the congress, these data must be regularly updated.