In June 2006 Howard Lederer joined the board of directors of the Poker Players Alliance, a Washington lobbying group that billed itself as a grassroots organization representing American poker players.

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Since PartyGaming exited the U.S. online poker market, it has been dominated by PokerStars and Full Tilt, a company associated with famous poker players like Howard Lederer and Christopher Ferguson.

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Some of the most prominent are not even offshore, like the men widely believed to be behind Full Tilt Poker, the second-biggest company servicing U.S. play, poker champions Christopher Ferguson and Howard Lederer.

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Since PartyGaming exited the U.S. online poker market because Congress passed UIGEA, the market has been dominated by PokerStars and Full Tilt, a company associated with famous poker players like Howard Lederer and Christopher Ferguson.

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