Poker News – A letter to support a ban on online poker being pushed by attorney generals from three states at the behest of Las Vegas Sands chairman and CEO Sheldon Adelson already has 10 signatures, and the Poker Players Alliance (PPA) is making an aggressive effort to prevent the letter from gaining any further momentum. “We’re working overtime to make sure the letters don’t gain momentum among state AGs,” PPA executive director John Pappas said. “We understand 10 have signed already, and we’re hoping we can change their minds as well. It’s an odd thing for a state AG…

From Poker News Sheldon Adelson made himself abundantly clear. There is no longer reason to hope the Las Vegas Sands chairman and CEO has or ever will come around on online poker. In an op-ed piece on forbes.com followed by an interview with Bloomberg Television, Adelson (pictured) went much further than to voice his old moral concerns. He called Internet poker fool’s gold economically, a plague and cancer waiting to happen morally, and in an insult to poker players everywhere, not even a game of skill. “It’s a complete slap in the face to every poker player,” said John Pappas,”…