Online Gambling Strikes Back at US Government
Supporters of online gaming can take credit for playing a real part in the defeat of longtime Rep. Jim Leach of Iowa. Mr. Leach was driving force behind a new law that has steadily made gambling on the Internet within the US more and more difficult.
Jim Leach would not return for a 16th term as Democrats swept to power across the United States and took control of both the U.S. House and Senate.
John Pappas is a spokesman for the Poker Players Alliance. This US based non-profit group organized and sent over 150,000 e-mails to online poker players during the lead up to the mid-term elections. The e-mails contained instructions on how to register to vote, and included information on the way that members of Congress voted on the recently passed anti-internet gambling bill.
Pappas said that the alliance did not specifically target Jim Leach, but he does believe that the information motivated poker players in eastern Iowa's 2nd District to vote. "I can certainly say it played a very significant role in his defeat" Pappas said.
A spokesperson for Mr. Leach dismissed the suggestion that online gaming advocates played any part in his defeat.
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