The reintroduction of HR 707, Restoration of America’s Wire Act, also known as RAWA, by Representative Jason Chaffetz (R-UT) marks the arbitrary starting point for what will almost certainly be another year of debate between people pushing for the legalization and regulation of online gaming and the people hoping to outlaw online gaming.

2014 saw the poker community reacting to a myriad of attacks by Sheldon Adelson and his lobby group the Coalition to Stop Internet Gambling, along with his political allies. At first our responses were akin to a game of whack-a-mole, but by late 2014 our arguments started to become more focused and better resonated.

So my suggestion is to continue this focused approach, and use the following tactics during this fight, particularly when we contact our elected representatives.

Issue #1: Crony capitalism