Gary Johnson is appealing to online poker players by saying on his webpage: “Support me for President, and I’ll support your freedom.”Online poker players have been barred from gaming in the US, after the Department of Justice shut down a number of leading sites on April 15th – a day since dubbed Black Friday.While online poker is not against the law, the government has decided that processing payments to collect winnings is, effectively stopping online gaming dead in its tracks.Former New Mexico governor Johnson said on the issue: “The federal government should not be involved in restricting lawful commerce that doesnt harm anyone.”John Pappas, the executive director of the Poker Players Alliance, believes that the move will generate a lot of support for the Republican candidate from online poker players.”[He] realises theres a serious voting block of people out there and believes that their ideologies, not just on poker but other issues, probably align with his,” Mr Pappas added.Protests against the US governments decision have been voiced at the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas over the last month.
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