Is it or is it not legal for US citizens to play poker online for money?
Question by chzbrgr: Is it or is it not legal for US citizens to play poker online for money?
I’ve seen sites like PokerStars and FullTilt that offer for-money games open to US players, but I’ve also heard repeatedly that online poker is illegal here. These sites are big operations, not exactly running under the table, so how does that work?
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Because it’s not illegal.
There is no (none, zero, zilch) Federal law against playing poker online – all that exists is a banking law that bans direct electronic transfer of funds between sites and US banks.
There are some state and local laws against it, so it may be technically illegal depending on where in the US you live. However, these laws are also basically toothless and unenforceable, so I wouldn’t lose a lot of sleep over it.