Online Poker received a huge boost yesterday when the final copy of the White House Citizen’s Briefing Book was released to the public after months of gathering data. President Barack Obama made it quite clear to the poker community that he too was a fan of the game and this gave the PPA something to stand on.

The Change.gov website has been collecting policy proposals over the last few months and the results were surprising. Among important issues like health care and the environment, as viewed by the public, online gambling ranked #11.

With this high ranking, poker players around the country are sending one loud message that poker is a top technology issue and are hoping that the President and Congress will advance it this year. The Internet Gambling Regulation Consumer Protection & Enforcement Act of 2009 may be a mouthful, but Rep. Barney Frank introduced recently to legislation and it awaits a hearing.

So between the Briefing Book, the American people and Mr. Barney Frank, it almost seems impossible that the Obama office can avoid this issue.