NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Distribution Amaya Gaming Group Purchase of PoerStars Wi!! Gro" theGame of Poer WAS#ING$%N& D'(' )*une +,& ,-+./ – ThePoker Players Alliance (PPA), the leading pokergrassroots advocacy group with more than one million members nationwide, today respondedwith optimism to the proposed sale of Rational roup, the parent company of Poker!tars theworld"s largest online poker site, to Amaya aming roup #nc$%This is encouraging news for millions of American players who have an&iously awaited thereturn of Poker!tars to the '$!$, said ohn Pappas, e&ecutive director of the PPA$ %Amaya"sac*uisition should remove any perceived impediment for this popular brand to once again beavailable to players in regulated '$!$ +urisdictions$ This is a positive development for pokerenthusiasts and the potential return of the Poker!tars brand will grow our game$ or years,Poker!tars has been a trusted and preferred online poker provider within the player communitywith more than -. percent of PPA members indicating they want the opportunity to play on aPoker!tars site or platform$%Amaya aming has emerged as a force in the #nternet gaming marketplace and today"s newsfurther cements their leadership position$ Adding the Poker!tars platform to their #nternetgaming offerings should make Amaya a very competitive player in the growing '$!$ market$ #am confident that they will continue to offer the same commitment to consumers and level ofservice players have come to e&pect$%# am also hopeful that today"s news will bring the gaming industry together – tribes,commercial casinos, card rooms, lotteries and others – to push as a united front for state andfederal legislation that licenses and regulates #nternet poker$ or too long, competitive infightinghas stalled progress and made the challenge of legislating even more difficult$ There is no sensein battling for pieces of the #nternet gaming pie when competitive urges keep the pie from evengetting out of the oven$ The players, who are left without a safe and regulated place to play, havegrown increasingly frustrated$ /evertheless, the PPA is committed and optimistic about thefuture of #nternet poker in the '$!$ and with the help of our members we will continue to delivera positive message to lawmakers and the public about the merits of regulation, Pappas said$ About The Poker Players Alliance The Poker Players Alliance ( www.theppa.org ;http://twitter.com/ppapoker ;www.facebook.com/theppa ) is a nonprofit membership organization comprised of oer!"###"### online and offline poker players and enth$siasts from aro$nd the %nited &tates whohae 'oined together to speak with one oice to promote the game and to protect poker playersrights. |
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