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The laws for real-money online poker in the USA are still in flux but at this point just three states offer games ww88 for poker-starved Americans. If you're accessing this page in one of those States - Nevada, Delaware or New Jersey - you'll see the full list of legal, regulated US online poker sites available to you below.

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As with all our online poker site reviews we meticulously test each site and rank them based on software, security, playability, bonuses, tournaments, traffic and overall skill level of opponents.

All of the sites listed are fully licensed and legal in the USA and operated by official providers vetted by State gaming organizations. Your money is 100% safe and protected.



If you reside in a State outside of those three, however, unfortunately we can only provide you with our #1 play-money poker option, Appeak Poker. Legislation is progressing though and several states - including Pennsylvania, California, Massachusetts, West Virginia, Michigan and New York - have moved closer to legalized online poker over the past few years poker online .

Legal online poker will launch in Pennsylvania in July 2019 and with 13 million residents will be the largest online poker market in the country

As of May 1, 2018, all legalized states also signed a pact to share player traffic, which is a huge step in re-uniting the US online poker market, although currently the status of a shared player pool is under review.

When more States have officially regulated online poker you'll see all sites available to residents and visitors listed below. A fully licensed national network for online poker in the USA will happen eventually so keep your hopes up! And write your local representative to express your interest in fully regulated US online poker!

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US online poker players are perhaps the most dedicated and ambitious in the world but due to confusing legislation over the last 5 or 10 years there are hundreds of thousands of online poker players in the USA who still can't play poker online within US borders.

if you're one of those dedicated American players looking to play real-money poker online, there are a number of factors that affect your right to do so including the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA), individual State law and the ins and outs of playing poker on U.S. online poker sites.

We'll try to break it all down for you below in our guide to playing online poker in the USA pokdeng online .

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Is it Legal to Play Real Money Online Poker in the U.S.A.?
Yes. The confusion stems from the passing of the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA) bill in 2006 as part of an unrelated port securities bill.

What that did was make it ostensibly "illegal" for banks to process transactions for online poker sites doing business in the USA for fear of money laundering.

Because legal interpretations of the UIGEA were somewhat split at the time a few poker sites (PokerStars, Full Tilt Poker, Absolute Poker) decided to remain offering online poker to the US while several major poker sites (partypoker, Betfair, 888poker) left the U.S. market.

That all came back to roost in 2011 when the US Department of Justice shut down the poker sites who remained in the US and seized all player funds (now since returned to all players, however).

Since then the US online poker market has slowly rebounded with state-by-state legislation finally allowing US poker players to return to playing online poker. More and more progress is made each year but as of the end of 2017, just three States offer officially licensed and regulated online poker - Nevada, New Jersey and Delaware.

A fourth - Pennsylvania - has now joined in passing legislation to legalize online poker and will join the online poker ranks in July 2019. West Virginia has also now passed the required legislation and will launch shortly after Pennsylvania.

If you are a resident or visitor physically within the boundaries of those States - and of course you're over the legal age - you are legally entitled to play online poker in the USA on any poker site licensed and sanctioned by State Gaming Authorities.

If you are located outside of those state boundaries and considering playing on an unsanctioned poker site, know that you are treading into questionable territory with regards to Federal law.