Newsweek Online Poker Article Attracts Industry Attention

Aug 16, 2014
Newsweek Online Poker Article Attracts Industry Attention
An article was recently published in Newsweek entitled “How Washington Opened the Floodgates to Online Poker, Dealing Parents a Bad Hand” has stirred up quite a response and reactions to it have readers noting the inaccuracies and biased opinion of the author, Leah McGrath Goodman. Poker Players Alliance executive director John Pappas, said, "I'm not sure where I should begin. There are so many problems with this story. It is full of inaccuracies and twists of truth that it would take days to sift through them all. Most troubling though is that the reporter clearly only spoke to one side and then wrote a story. There has been a robust and ongoing debate on this issue and to only present one side is a failure in journalism." PPA Vice President Rich Muny posted on Facebook, "What a one-sided opinion piece… Nothing but opinion, cherry-picked supporting quotes, and personal attacks on a DOJ attorney who interpreted the Wire Act as it's written rather than by how some with agendas sought to twist it." The comments on the article continue to roll in. The article and the comments may be viewed here: http://www.newsweek.com/2014/08/22/how-washington-opened-floodgates-online-poker-dealing-parents-bad-hand-264459.html
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