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"I live in the US and I still want to
play online poker. Where can I go?"
There are still many poker sites that
will accept US citizens despite the passage of the Port
Security Act and its unrelated attachment: the Unlawful Internet
Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA). We recommended the following poker rooms
before this nonsense and we recommend them even higher now for
continuing to be available to US players.
The following sites realize that US
law has no jurisdiction on international companies and it's
encouraging to see them sending one of two messages to Americans:
"we're here to stay" or "it's business as usual". Many poker sites
have partnered with us through to offer larger bonuses to US players
who come through our site.
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Poker Sites Available to US Players
The following is a quick breakdown of
online poker sites we recommend that accept
US players:
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SPORTSBOOK POKER - The brand new
Sportsbook Poker is accepting US players and, perhaps best of
all, their credit cards. Despite the persistent blocks at
almost every other site, Americans can deposit directly
through the cashier with any domestic credit or debit card
without issue. This is a significant draw as banking seems
to be the largest hurdle for online US poker players. The
other major draw is the largely poor player base with much
looser tables than the larger sites.
Even though
Sportsbook Poker has just launched,
the player traffic is fairly high because of the easy deposits
and new promotions. The bonus structure is more lenient than
comparable programs with most middle-stakes players earning
the full 100% bonus pretty easily. Our new players also
receive an instant 10% cash bonus. The new owners of this site
seem to be committed to the industry for the long haul so I
don't anticipate
Sportsbook Poker leaving the US market anytime soon.
Positives: Extremely poor player base, increased bonus through our
site, ability to process US credit cards.
Read full review...
US credit cards are accepted at a near-100% rate.
Our Exclusive Bonus:
100%
up to $1,000 + 10% instantly
Visit Sportsbook Poker
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FULL TILT POKER
- More good news for poker-playing US citizens came from
Full Tilt
Poker, who has adopted the "We're here to stay" marketing
slogan. This site is a major player in the US poker market (as is
evident from anyone who watches ESPN) and their traffic will
increase significantly as they continue their massive marketing
campaigns. With their ever-growing army of poker pros, Full
Tilt Poker has become one of the busiest US poker rooms in terms
of both ring game and tournament traffic. The addition of
seamless eCheck deposits has only helped them grow more
popular in the US market.
More importantly,
Full Tilt
Poker has retained their integrity and professionalism despite
the growing size. The signup bonus has always been one of
the highest online with our new US players earning a 100%
match up to $600. With new US players being offered
instant check account deposits and check payouts arriving in
less than a week,
Full Tilt
Poker has also become one the model poker rooms in terms of banking.
Positives: Play with the pros, 100%
bonus, lots of traffic, direct eCheck deposits. Read full review...
Direct US checking account deposits have been added for all new and
existing players.
Our Exclusive Bonus:
100% up to
$600
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Tilt Poker
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site | Read full review)
POKERSTARS - Perhaps the biggest
news in the fight to play online poker from the US was the
announcement that
PokerStars will allow Americans to access the site without a
hitch. Another big development is the ability for all new US players to
deposit directly with their checking accounts. PokerStars
is now easily the largest online poker site with 300,000+
online players being the peak norm. While those sort of
numbers are great for the poker room's bottom line it
ultimately benefits the player. With so much traffic players
have dozens of ring game options at every limit as well as
tournament active every 5 or 10 minutes.
In terms of high-stakes games and tons of big tournament choices,
you can't get any better than
PokerStars.
Their software package is one of the best online with
designated fast tables and customizable backgrounds and
sizes. Also, their $1.5 million Sunday tournament is the
largest recurrent event online. Overall,
PokerStars
really excels at every facet without any real shortcomings.
In terms of a deposit bonus, they've started offering a
massive 100%
match to our US
players up to $600.
Positives: Massive traffic, high-stakes
tables, 100% bonus, direct checking account deposits. Read full review...
Direct US checking account deposits have been added for all new and
existing players.
Our Exclusive Bonus:
100% up
to $600
Visit PokerStars
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site | Read full review)
PLAYERS ONLY POKER - Another new poker room catered
to US players is
Players
Only Poker. This site is already building substantial
traffic because of their ability to process US credit cards
pain-free and without a block from the issuing bank.
Deposits are accepted directly through the cashier without
the need for a third-party e-wallet. A
side-effect of this surge of US players is a collection of
incredibly loose tables. Average pot sizes and flop
percentages tend to be much higher than the larger sites
meaning faster action overall.
One of the best promotions at
Players
Only Poker is the 10% instant bonus offered to our
players in conjunction with the standard 100% play-through
bonus. While the instant cash is modest it's nice to
immediately be rewarded for making a deposit. As
Players
Only Poker opened initially exclusively for US players, management is directly opposed to the US
legislation and does not plan to fold regardless of new
developments.
Positives: Visa
and Mastercard credit/debit cards processed successfully, 100% bonus, poor
players. Read full review...
Almost any US credit or debit card is accepted block-free.
Our Exclusive Bonus:
100% up
to $1,000 + 10% instantly
Visit
Players Only Poker
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BODOG - Not to our surprise, the
typically rebellious
Bodog has
made clear that it will continue to accept US players to players to
its online poker room. We can easily see this site substantially
growing in terms of traffic as they stay true to their alternative
attitude and disregard for overzealous US government legislation.
While they initially had trouble sending out US checks in a
timely fashion they've improved payout times significantly
in recent months.
Kudos to Bodog
for continuing to cater to US citizens despite being one of the
biggest targets over the years.
The player base at
Bodog has
remained loose over the years up to the higher limits with
30-40% flop percentages typical at full tables. They've also
ramped up their promotions in order to keep the deposits
coming in. Our new players are also now
able to earn a monthly 100% reload bonus of up to $500 in addition to the
initial 110% deposit bonus, including 10% as instant case.
This offer is really head-and-shoulders above any other
reload bonus online. Players who can afford to make a
deposit and withdrawal each month might as well earn the
extra $500.
Positives:
Instant cash bonus, one of
the loosest player bases, fast and simple software.
Read full review...
Our Exclusive Bonus:
100% up
to $500 + 10% instantly
Visit
Bodog Poker
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site | Read full review)
PDC POKER -
PDC
Poker,
another privately-owned poker site, has made an announcement that
will continue to deal to US citizens indefinitely. As this is a
smaller poker room that mostly markets to US players I don't
see them withdrawing from the market. The main draws of
PDC
Poker include the unique software, tons of player
rewards via freerolls, and a fairly extensive cashier. Our
players also receive a double bonus of 200%, good up to
$600.
While
PDC
Poker certainly doesn't have the traffic of the larger
sites the network has been growing with several skins coming
onboard. During peak hours at least a few full and 6-handed
tables can be found up to the middle-upper limits. The
aforementioned software is a big plus with unique features
like hand win percentages, rabbit hunting, smilies, and only
showing one card. If you're into niche sites
with more of a community feel, you might try
PDC
Poker.
Positives: Community feel, lots of
freerolls, unique software.
Read full review...
Our Exclusive Bonus:
200% up
to $600
Visit PDC
Poker
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site | Read full review)
ULTIMATE BET
- Another poker room that has been open to US players since the
early days of online poker is
Ultimate Bet.
They also offer an eCheck service that allows all US players
to deposit with their checking accounts directly through the
cashier. This site has always been a staple of
professionalism with busy ring games and tournaments. While this
remains a popular US poker room, please note
that software security issues have recently surfaced at
Ultimate Bet
and players simply have no way of knowing that these issues
have been resolved.
Positives:
High-stakes games, busy tournament schedule, eCheck deposits, strong software.
Read full review...
Direct US checking account deposits have been added for all new and
existing players.
Our Exclusive Bonus:
111% up
to $1,100
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Ultimate Bet
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ABSOLUTE POKER
- Here's another site open to US players.
Absolute Poker
has openly stated that they don't believe that any US anti-gambling law is applicable to
poker so they're still operating as usual. They still have a large
number of promotions, growing traffic, and a pretty strong software
package. Also, direct checking account deposits have been added for
all players making this one of the easiest sites for US to
deposit. Unfortunately, US players may wish to
play at the alternatives listed above on this page due to the
severe security issues that have been discovered at
Absolute Poker.
Positives: Constant bonuses on deposits,
high traffic, good software.
Read full review...
Direct US checking account deposits have been added for all new and
existing players.
Our Exclusive Bonus:
100%
up to $500
Visit Absolute
Poker
Poker Sites NOT Available to US
Players
Unfortunately, the following
sites/networks are not available to US citizens for the time being:
- 888 (Pacific Poker)
- PartyGaming (Party Poker, Empire
Poker, any skin)
- OnGame (PokerRoom, Hollywood Poker, any skin)
- iPoker, Playtech (Titan Poker, Noble
Poker, CD Poker, any skin)
- Crytologic (Sun Poker, InterPoker, any
skin)
- Boss Media (Celeb Poker, PokerHeaven,
Mansion Poker,
any skin)
- Everest Poker
- Paradise Poker
- PKR
While it may be easy for US poker
players to be outraged, discouraged, and simply give up the game
they love, why would you? It still isn't a crime to play and there
are plenty of privately-owned poker sites who will continue to
legally offer games to US citizens, which we've outlined above.
While a few corrupt special interests
may have gotten us into this mess and moved us backward in terms of
global commerce, we're confident that you will always be able to
play online poker from the US if you choose to. For now, that hope
hasn't been destroyed.
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