legalizing all poker sites

#1 4th March 2009, 6:57 PM

i dont know why they dont legalize all poker sites. its not like they dont know about sites like fulltilt and ultimate bet are open to US players.if you ask me there all in on this.

#2 4th March 2009, 7:04 PM

the situation is states rights. each state pretty much has the right to prohibit anything. it's in the constitution. there will always be states where internet poker is legal. move to one of them.

#3 4th March 2009, 7:16 PM

I think he means the fact that some poker rooms allow US players, while others don't allow them (from any states.) Something I've wondered myself.

But I don't think it's a matter of certain sites being "legal" or not. It's the poker rooms' decision.

#4 4th March 2009, 7:39 PM

Some poker sites are publicly held companies in Europe. That is why they don't allow US players. PokerStars and Full Tilt are privately held companies.

#5 4th March 2009, 7:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by smd173

Some poker sites are publicly held companies in Europe. That is why they don't allow US players. PokerStars and Full Tilt are privately held companies.

^^this.

It`s one of the great ironies of UIGEA, a measure intended to "protect" Americans from the risks of internet gambling, that the poker sites which are licensed and regulated in the UK or other EU countries abide by the law and will now not accept American players.

If an American wishes to continue playing, his only option is an unregulated site. How does that reduce risk ?

#6 6th March 2009, 4:31 AM

Exactly right, these laws protect no one as anyone who really wants to play still does, but in fact put many of the constituents who elect these public officials in greater danger of being ripped off. I just don't get their mindset on this one.

#7 6th March 2009, 4:45 AM

Does anyone know if online gambling is legal in Trinidad & Tobago a small Island in the Caribbean which I am from.

#8 7th March 2009, 7:22 PM

Its all about the US Government getting there share. If they were getting a cut of the action they would be promoting the action

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