I have read that their are some sites that still accept US players. If so, what do you have to do to deposit real money into your account. Is there a way around this new law? I read that the law is cracking down on companies that transfer money from online casinos to players.
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November 30th, 2009 at 1:17 am
Millions of U.S. citizens play poker and gamble online every day and not a single one of them has ever been charged, fined or prosecuted.
On September 30 2006, a new Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act was passed. Does this change anything?
The new bill does not make online poker illegal.
The bill does not change existing gaming laws.
The bill does not touch the players.
You can play at: FULL TILT POKER, POKERSTARS, ABSOLUTE POKER, ULTIMATE BET ( I personally play online between 20 to 60hrs a week)
Use EPASSEPORTE for your deposit.
You might want take a look at this, and feel free to join it to defend your right: http://www.pokerplayersalliance.org/
Take care
November 30th, 2009 at 1:17 am
Yes, there may be hope for you yet. As far as making a deposit the poker sites dont know or care where you come from, so making a deposit will be easy if you use a credit card. The law is preventing transactions between known gambling sites and New York city banks. You will still be able to cash checks outside the state. There is a slight problem though, right now the federal law is in limbo, so banks that handle the pokersites accounts here in the US could go bankrupt if the US government accepts the new federal law that congress is trying to pass. My advice is to make small deposits and cash out quickly if your bankroll starts to get large. Good luck
November 30th, 2009 at 1:17 am
If you believe Senator Kyl, all gambling online is illegal. Jon Kyl (R-AZ) proves once again to be the biggest hypocrite ****** in Congress. Last week he bragged about smashing a Mafia sponsored gambling ring centered in his state. He subtly insinuated that there’s no difference between honest online casinos and poker rooms and organized crime tramps who use the Internet to bilk suckers.
In speaking about the Mafia bust, Kyl claimed that the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA) makes gambling online illegal. Of course, this is not the case. Perhaps the idiot isn’t capable of reading his own bill. nesses from circumventing our existing federal and state gambling laws. Said Kyl, “Online gambling is already illegal under existing federal and state laws. The UIGEA simply provides the legal mechanisms necessary for authorities to enforce those laws.” Load of crap. There are no federal laws that prohibit gambling on line. Just because Kyl wants it doesn’t make it so.
One of the fastest-growing forms of online gambling is poker. Some online poker operators are lobbying Congress to exempt online poker from the UIGEA. They say it deserves an exemption because poker is a game of skill and an American tradition. “There are several reasons why Congress should reject this claim,” moans Kyl. “Exempting online poker would undermine state gambling laws, making it much more difficult, if not impossible, for states to enforce their laws against gambling on online poker, and would override any policy decisions made by state legislatures.” Translation: Online poker rooms take revenue from casinos and race tracks in Kyl’s state, which means they won’t have the bucks to pour into Kyl’s coffers.
“Online poker is currently the most addictive form of gambling activity among American youth,” Kyl cries. “The National Annenberg Risk Survey of Youth (ages 14 to 22) over the last few years has identified rising trends in poker and Internet gambling as significant and worrisome.” How about surveys on how much youth spends for the biggest rip off, the state lottery? Any kid, of any age, can walk into a 7-11 and buy a lottery ticket. According to Kyl, “The research finds that online poker players are more likely to exhibit problem gambling symptoms than other types of gamblers and over half of young people who gamble on the Internet weekly display signs of problem gambling.” I would suggest that if any kid exhibits gambling symptoms, it would be from the lottery. Lottery tickets are all multi-colored and have happy graphics geared for youthful attention. Ads for the lottery offer unbelievable expectations and easy riches. Lottery supporters claim that the money gained by it goes to the education of our youth, except the money always seems to get sidetracked for politicians’ pet projects.
It takes a special kind of scoundrel to claim to help kids by banning online gambling but then encourage the same kids to buy lottery tickets.
According to Arizona Office of Problem Gambling’s Youth Survey of 2006, 92.4% have never gambled on the Internet, while 69.4% have never played the lottery. If Arizona youth is more addicted to the lottery than online gambling, then why not eliminate the lottery?
November 30th, 2009 at 1:17 am
Most of these answers have said it perfectly – no, it is not illegal to actually play poker, what was made illegal is the transfer of money.
The reason why most poker sites have stopped allowing real money players from the U.S. is that many of them are publicly traded companies in other countries, such as PartyGaming. Since everyone is still unsure about how the law will actually affect online poker, these companies pulled out because they had to worry about stockholder complaints and lawsuits if they were to get in trouble. It wasn’t until just recently that privately held poker sites started closing their doors.
Also, the World Trade Organization has issued a ruling regarding the new law saying that it unfairly infringes on trade, the ban is essentially illegal and should therefore be repealed. Now while the U.S. is not required to abide by this ruling and could still keep the ban, it would be setting a bad precedent and put us on a slippery slope to the point where we ask the WTO for a ruling about something another country is doing and they could just ignore it too.
November 30th, 2009 at 1:17 am
You can still gamble and play, you just can’t use real money. Only for entertainment now. We all will miss losing our money.
November 30th, 2009 at 1:17 am
Yes, you can still find a few good places to play online. I have accounts at these, and they’ve been around for a loooong time…no negative issues to date.
http://www.sportsgambling.com
http://www.betreduction.com
http://www.omnisportsbook.com
November 30th, 2009 at 1:17 am
yes – list of sites to Gamble And Play Poker Online In The United States – http://www.onlinegamblingcasinodirectory.com
November 30th, 2009 at 1:17 am
yes – some list of sites are here – http://www.onlinegamblingcasinodirectory.com
November 30th, 2009 at 1:17 am
You should be able to play at intertops. Its a casino, sports book and poker room all in one. You can find it here http://www.intertops.com/sportsbook/cgi-…
November 30th, 2009 at 1:17 am
check out http://www.afsportsbets.com from there you will find sites that accept US betters.
November 30th, 2009 at 1:17 am
The only for sure legal site I know of is Betzip. They are run out of the US and get around the law by charging a $20 superscription fee for their service each month. Since they don’t take rake it makes the site legal. Problem is they only run tourneys and they don’t have the biggest prize pools but at least you can play legally and know you will never spend more than $20 a month on online poker. There is a review at http://www.nicefacepoker.com/