Americans Keep On Playing

The Poker Players Alliance is a non-profit organization, which hopes to push the Congress to overturn this legislation.

Poker players and casino members on campus say that although the provisions may make it more difficult to play online, loopholes exist that allow them to continue this activity. Will P. Deringer, a student of the Class of '06 said that he played poker 40 hours a week. He has since stopped. "I was concerned about keeping balances of money in sites that might be subject to regularity restrictions," he said.

In response to provisions that pose an obstacle to poker patrons, the letter calls on every person affected to protest the Security and Accountability for Every Port Act (SAFE), which was the gateway for the UIGEA. The act, which prohibits financial companies from transferring money to gaming services, fundamentally prevents gamblers from using their credit cards to pay for the playing cards in their hands. Only time will tell how this letter will fare with the US Congress.