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PPA Announces Change to Board of Directors

Nominating Committee Will Transition Four New Members
WASHINGTON, DC (July 1, 2009) –The Poker Players Alliance (PPA), the leading poker
grassroots advocacy group with more than one million members nationwide today announced the
transition of four existing members of the Board of Directors and the establishment of a
nominating committee to identify potential replacements.

“The Poker Players Alliance is grateful for the longstanding service provided by these board
members,” said former Senator Al D’Amato, Chairman of the Poker Players Alliance. “Each one
has provided first class leadership during an unprecedented period of growth, both in
membership numbers and in promoting the popularity of the game we love. We can’t thank them
enough for their service and look forward to continuing our relationships with them in other
ways as we prepare for the battles ahead.”

Four of the current members will transition from the board to honorary memberships, including
Allyn Jaffrey Shulman, Mary Magazine, Greg Dinkin, and Jan Fisher. The nominating
committee will consist of current board members and PPA state directors who will identify and
vet potential candidates to lead the PPA into the next phase of the campaign to promote and
protect poker. These candidates will be approved by a vote of the PPA's dues-paying
membership.

For more information please visit www.theppa.org.

About The Poker Players Alliance

The Poker Players Alliance (www.theppa.org) is a nonprofit membership organization comprised of over 1,000,000
online and offline poker players and enthusiasts from around the United States who have joined together to speak
with one voice to promote the game and to protect poker players’ rights.

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