MarkACE 0 Posted October 20, 2006 Share Posted October 20, 2006 Due to the new law banning online gambling I haven't played online poker for two weeks now. I noticed people here are still playing online by the stories they are posting. Now, are they playing somewhere outside of the U.S. or is there some kind of loop hole to get around to playing online? Someone please update me. Flamers - be nice! Link to post Share on other sites
Dogpatch 2 Posted October 20, 2006 Share Posted October 20, 2006 Well, nothing goes into effect for another 200 days or so. You can still play at Pokerstars or Full Tilt. There may be others, but I know of those two for sure. Link to post Share on other sites
Dratj 0 Posted October 20, 2006 Share Posted October 20, 2006 I live in Canada. Link to post Share on other sites
_Great_Dane_ 0 Posted October 20, 2006 Share Posted October 20, 2006 Good question. I recommend calling whatever site you played on and whatever fund transfer service (Neteller, etc.) for their info. A lot of companies have printed their actions online such as:http://www.fulltiltpoker.com/playing-onlin...r-in-the-us.phphttp://about.neteller.com/neteller/upload/...9oct06Final.pdf Link to post Share on other sites
showstopper24 0 Posted October 20, 2006 Share Posted October 20, 2006 i think doyles room is still open Link to post Share on other sites
CrazyIrish 0 Posted October 20, 2006 Share Posted October 20, 2006 Mark,Playing poker online is still legal, or at least as much so as it has ever been. The new law prohibits U.S. financial institutions from doing business with gambling sites. It makes no mention of players playing on such sites.Several times in the past, U.S. courts have struck down the idea that playing poker online is in violation of the Federal Wire Act. That means the courts have decided the federal Wire Act does not apply to online poker. There are no U.S. laws that prohibit playing poker online. The ARE states that have passed laws banning internet gambling, and playing poker online in one of those states is illegal, much like anal sex is illegal in Alabama.For the most comprehensive analysis, see Jaffrey Allyn Schulman's articles regarding the law and the latest legislation on Cardplayer.com. Link to post Share on other sites
the shank 0 Posted October 20, 2006 Share Posted October 20, 2006 pokes stars, full tilt, wsex.com,doyles room,absolute poker, true poker all up and running, welcoming us players. It is not illegal for you to play there or anywhere else u.s. players are accepted. Link to post Share on other sites
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