While the popularity of poker has grown in recent years, there was no organization to advocate for the interests of the players. Casinos, in particular poker rooms, defend their interests, but there is no one who could serve exclusively the players.
To change the current situation, in 
The United States opened a new organization - Poker Players Union (Poker Players Alliance, abbreviated - PPA), which will lobby for poker players.
The board of directors includes a well-known Linda "First Lady of Poker" Johnson, which, in addition to playing poker, will now devote her time and PPA.
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