As I wrote in my last post the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA) does not change that much really. It is still legal to play online poker in the U.S. (except in states like Washington that are passing their own bills making online gambling unlawful). The sad thing is that some online poker rooms have decided to suspend American players.

I can’t really see why they do this and hope that most of them will change their mind soon. But all news from the world of online poker are not bad. PokerStars recently announced that they plan to stay at the American market, which to me is very good news indeed. This is one of my favorite sites (read my review here) and the fact that they choose to stay in the U.S. gives me hope for the future. When the biggest online poker room in the world decides to continue to stay open for Americans, after the passing of the new law, some of the sites that don’t will probably reconsider. So my fellow poker players the future is looking bright. The law makers haven’t managed to take away our favorite pastime this time either.

Well I have to go, time to log on and play some poker. Over and out.
Mike G