PPA criticizes Romney's online poker stance

[The Buzz]

Unless something catastrophic happens in the coming weeks and months, Mitt Romney will be the Republican challenger to President Barack Obama in this year's presidential election. Not surprisingly, Romney is opposed to online poker regulation. The Poker Players Alliance says Romney's views are "based on a misperception of regulation and the status quo."

From Poker News Report:

Romney espoused his anti-online poker beliefs by recently telling a Las Vegas TV station that he cannot support regulated online poker in the U.S. “because of the social costs and people’s addictive gambling habits.” As the current Republican leader ahead of Newt Gingrich, Rick Santorum and Ron Paul in recent Gallup polls, the main lobbying group on behalf of poker players expressed concern that Romney was perhaps not properly educated in terms of the direction internet poker legislation was headed.

“Governor Romney’s statement seems to be based on a misperception of regulation and the status quo,” said PPA Executive Director John Pappas. “We hope to educate him that regulation will mean strong enforcement and meaningful consumer protections, while doing nothing will only exacerbate any perceived problems he has with gaming.”

[Imperator]

Luckily, Obama has higher public rating, and recent polls show he is ahead of Romney in an eventual election, so Romney might never get elected.

[Anthony]

I have a feeling it is going to be a close election. We all need to spread the word on Romney's "anti-poker beliefs".

On a side note, kind of crazy to tell a Las Vegas station you are opposed to gambling...

[rak]

"Romney espoused his anti-online poker beliefs by recently telling a Las Vegas TV station that he cannot support regulated online poker in the U.S. “because of the social costs and people’s addictive gambling habits.”"

Buying the Christian vote...