[AceHigh Pino]

I don't think it would necesarily help the cause....

The PPA and other pro-online gambling groups already have such a hard-fought battle on their hands as it is -- this only adds fuel to an already raging fire on Capitol Hill. From a player's side, this kind of controversy will no doubt spark massive change throughout the online gambling community (poker, casino, bingo, etc) in regards to bulking up security and really cracking down on bot programs and "superuser"-like accounts; but from a Senator's side, it will just show how unsafe and untrustworthy offshore gaming companies can be.

I could definitely see a big battle ensuing if this situation were to ever come to light during any congressional hearing regarding the UIGEA. If our government ever needed a true "smoking gun" on the matter, they most likely would have the trigger already cocked with this whole AP mess looming about.