Technically speaking it probably is still illegal, as you're still playing for money, and it is most likely legally unimportant who puts up the money that is being played for. I'm just speculating, though.
In practice, there is most likely a 0.00000001% chance of you actually being prosecuted even if it is illegal.
*apologises in advance for the scaremongering*
I don't live in the US so I've got no idea about the legality... but should someone decide it's illegal and decide to prosecute, it's not a big deal for them to obtain a list of players from the site and prosecute them all at once. Look at the Napster case
Tell that to the NETeller execs.
There are SO many people who play illegally there is not a chance in hell youll get caught dont worry about it play have fun win money!hi, i live in washington where online gambling is currently illegal but its somewhat vague. does anyone know if it is illegal to play a freeroll tourny since you aren't actually placing bets?
There are SO many people who play illegally there is not a chance in hell youll get caught dont worry about it play have fun win money!
It could be worse though - at least the laws in the US are fairly clear cut. In Australia, online poker is governed by a massive grey area: it's illegal for anyone to provide the service to us, but it doesn't say anything one way or the other about penalties for any of us using said service.