POL DEALT OUT BY POKER ACES

December 11, 2006 | By admin |

December 11, 2006 — WASHINGTON  - Angry poker players have beaten the house, helping topple a congressman who pushed through an Internet gambling ban.They were furious when Congress enacted the ban - which included online poker - over the objections of a poker organization, which considers it a game of skill.

The Poker Players Alliance.

The Poker Players Alliance last month set its sights on Rep. Jim Leach (R-Iowa), who steered the ban through the House. Leach, a longtime incumbent, ended up being one of the most unexpected casualties of the midterm elections, losing by 3 percentage points.

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