I read meezer's link and then did a little googling on this. Here's the deal, and I think we all have to say kudos to PP on this (however much we might dislike their actions on some other fronts).
PPA is an independent org based in LV. I couldn't find much in the way of hard facts but it sounds like it was just set up this year. It says it "hopes to get tens of thousands" of individual players to join, but so far it's primarily funded by the online casinos, and as such it isn't going to have much influence with legislators. It needs live, human, American voter members.
So what Party is doing is offering a $100 bonus to players who join it. That sounds like a win-win to me. True, it's definitely in Party's interest, but as we've seen they don't always do things that are in the mutual interest of themselves and we players. That's why I say kudos to Party.
And it seems to me, everybody here on 2+2 ought to sign up right now. We were talking here not too long ago about how we needed a players org to lobby for us, and here's a chance to get one off the ground pretty easy. It won't cost any of us anything thanks to the bonus, and Party benefits by the play and the US lobbying, Like I say, it looks like win-win all around.
Now, in the interest of total disclosure, I don't know hardly anything about PPA. I've learned in this world that most people tend to act in their own interest and that sometimes they ain't too honest about it, so it could be that there's some promoter in LV who's gonna take all those $15 payments and pay himself a 7 figure salary to sit on his butt. However, if he has any sense, there's probably more money to be made by really pursuing the lobbying effort and making Party and us players happy.
(Actually, I did make a cursory due diligence pass - I found the name Tony Cabot, a Las Vegas attorney, who is the supposed founder, and I found
this article that seems to confirm that he's a reputable lawyer.)
And, if there is anything wrong with it, if we all join it then I expect we could get involved and take the thing over.
Anyhow, some of you other sleuths can dig into it more and tell us if you find anything bad. Google on the PPA name, then on this Cabot guy and other names you pick up along the way. I only spent about 45 minutes on it, I'm sure you could get a lot more stuff with a few hours of research. But I saw enough to make me comfortable spending Party's $15 (actually $20, so I could get a tee shirt like a good tourist) and making this post.
So, c'mon guys, everybody sign up. Let's give 'em 10,000 members right here.