USA Friendly Poker Sites
Here is a list of Online Poker Rooms/Sites accepting USA players. Symbols: 
= Payment methods. 
= Restricted Countries.
Site Info: Bet365 is one of the big names in online gambling. The Group employs over 1,700 people and is the UK's 7th largest private company. It's Poker operations are licensed and regulated by the government of Gibraltar. Bet365 has a Thawte SSL Web Server Certificate for security. It is a US friendly poker site.
Poker Games available: Texas Hold'em, Omaha, Omaha Hi-Lo, 7-Card Stud and 5-Card Stud.
Featured Tournaments: WSOP last man standing, WSOP 2011, Jackpot Sit & Gos, B365 star satellite.
Current Bonuses: 1) 200% on first deposit up to $1000. 2) $100 new depositors freeroll. 3) 100% Reload bonus up to $10,000. 4) WSOP Last Man Standing Tournament: Secure a seat in the $13,000 WSOP 2011 Main Event.
Site Info: Carbon Poker is a part of Merge Gaming Network. MergeGaming.com operates under gaming license issued by the Kahnawake Gaming Commission, a world leading gaming regulatory organisation based in Canada. The random number generator(RNG) use in Carbon Poker has been tested and certified by eCogra. It uses 128 bit data encryption for security. USA players accepted at this poker site.
Poker Games available: Texas Holdem, Omaha, Stud, 7 Card Stud, Hi/Low, Razz, Draw, 5 Card Draw, Badugi, Triple Draw, Horse.
Featured Tournaments: Live Tourney Satellite, Bounty Poker Tournaments, Sit 'n' Gos and $50K Guaranteed Sunday tournament.
Current Bonuses: 1) 100% initial deposit bonus up to $600. 2) New Players 30-day depositers cash chase $500 free. 3) 5x$200 freerolls running daily for Holdem, Omaha & Horse. 4) WPT satellite tournaments as low as $2 buy-ins.
Site Info: Bodog brand was established in 1994. It Operates from its head office in the Caribbean nation of Antigua and is licensed there. It holds current Interactive Gaming and Wagering Licenses, and is regulated and overseen by the Antigua and Barbuda Financial Services Regulatory Commission, Directorate of Offshore Gaming. The United Kingdom's Department of Culture, Media and Sport have designated and recognized Antigua and Barbuda as a trusted, highly-regulated "white listed" jurisdiction. The site allows US Players.
Poker Games available: Texas Holdem, Omaha, Omaha Hi/Lo, 7-Card Stud, 7-Card Stud Hi/Lo and 5-Card Stud.
Featured Tournaments: WSOP last man standing, WSOP 2011, Jackpot Sit & Gos, B365 star satellite.
Current Bonuses:
1) 200% on first deposit up to $1000.
2) $100 new depositors freeroll.
3) 100% Reload bonus up to $10,000.
4) WSOP Last Man Standing Tournament: Secure a seat in the $13,000 WSOP 2011 Main Event.
Site Info: Cake Poker, set up in 2005, is owned by Cake Gaming N.V. which is a limited-liability business corporation incorporated and registered in Curaçao. Cake Poker is licensed and regulated by the Government of Curacao. This online poker site operates under Curacao's leading, regulated and proven Gaming Licensing & Hosting provider, Cyberluck. Players from US can play in this poker room.
Poker Games available: Texas Hold'em, Omaha, Omaha Hi-Lo.
Featured Tournaments: Multi-table tourneys, sit & Go's, satellites, direct qualifiers for World live events, freerolls, bounty etc.
Current Bonuses:
1) 110% first deposit bonus up to $600.
2) $500 new depositors freerolls.
3) WSOP qualifier satellites for as low as $1.10!
4) Weekly Guaranteed Tournaments.
Site Info: Poker770 started in 2002, comes from the renowned european online gaming brand 770 group. Their mission statement reads, "to provide our customers with a nice, secure, fair and regulated game environment as well as a convivial and stimulating game interface which gives you an experience at least as good as being in a real casino." Residents of United States accepted in this poker site.
Poker Games available: Limit & No limit Texas Hold'em, Pot limit Texas Hold'em, Omaha, Omaha Hi-Lo, 7 Card Stud, 5 Card Stud, Heads Up.
Featured Tournaments: Freeroll tourneys, GCOP 2011 qualifiers, Start & Roll tourneys for beginners, Sit n Gos, Monday night Omaha tournaments, $0.20 satellites etc.
Current Bonuses:
1) $7.70 + $10 no deposit bonus for first time players.
2) $1000 welcome bonus on your first deposit.
3) Five a side team championship - win $100,000!
4) 10 WSOP packages worth a total of $100,000.
Site Info: PaddyPower Poker is owned by PaddyPower PLC, which is a fully licensed and certified internet betting and gaming company. Paddy Power is a publicly quoted company founded in 1988, listed on both the Irish and London Stock Exchanges. The software RNG used has been certified by the independent body TST TECHNICAL SYSTEMS TESTING. US Players permitted.
Poker Games available: Texas Hold'em - Pot Limit, No Limit, Head-to-head, tournament, Omaha, Limit Omaha, Pot limit Omaha, Omaha Hi-Lo, 7Card stud, 7 Card Stud Hi Lo, 5 Card Stud.
Featured Tournaments: Attack the WSOP, 100K Irish Open, Student Masters, Depositors freerolls, Big Cash tournaments.
Current Bonuses:
1)150% bonus on your first deposit, up to $1000.
2) $500 first depositors freeroll every 2nd monday.
3) Nightly freerolls $50 & $20.
4) Sit 'n' Go Jackpot up to $50,000!
Site Info: PDC Poker is one of the online poker rooms run by Merge Gaming Network. PDCPoker.com is run by gaming license issued by Kahnawake Gaming Commission, a world leading gaming regulatory organisation based in Canada. All financial transactions are managed and processed by PDC Global Collections Limited, Isle of Man, UK. PDC Poker use 128-bit encryption Thawte SSL certificates to ensure data & financial security. Site welcome USA players.
Poker Games available: Texas Hold em, Euchre, H.O.R.S.E., Omaha, Omaha Hi/Lo, 7 Card Stud, 7 Card Stud Hi/lo, Razz, 5 Card Stud, 5 Card Draw, Ace to 5 Lowball, Deuce to 7 Lowball, Badugi.
Featured Tournaments: Live Seat Satellites, Bounty Tournaments, Shootout Tournaments, Freerolls, Guaranteeds, Satellites, Sit 'n' Go Tourneys, Ladies Only.
Current Bonuses:
1)100% first deposit bonus up to $600.
2) World Series satellite tourneys - Sit 'n' Gos and Multi Table Tournaments.
3) $500 new depositors freeroll tournament.
4) PDC Poker Snakes and Ladders Sit 'n' Gos - win up to $2,000 cash for as little as $1.10 or 110 VIP points.
Site Info: PokerTime is run by Digimedia Ltd, Malta under license from the Lotteries and Gaming Authority of Malta. PokerTime.eu use Microgaming software. Transactions are protected by 128-bit SSL (Secure Socket Layer) digital encryption technology, and facilitated by credible electronic cash merchants. US customers accepted.
Poker Games available: Texas Hold'em, Omaha Hi-Lo, 7-Card Stud, 5-Card Stud.
Featured Tournaments: Qualifiers, Rebuy tourneys, Freerolls, Guaranteed Tournaments, Satellite Guaranteeds etc.
Current Bonuses:
1) New player welcome bonus no deposit $50 free.
2) 100% match bonus up to $600 on first deposit.
3) 50% Rakeback every week.
4) Speed freerolls, Sit n Gos, Survivor Series, WSOP, Facebook freerolls, Bankroll boosta etc.
Site Info: Aced Poker (aced.com) is brought to you by Merge Gaming Network. The online poker site is licensed by Kahnawake Gaming Commission, Canada. Transactions are secured by Thawte SSL certificates using 128-bit digital encryption for security. USA accepting Poker site.
Poker Games available: No Limit Texas Holdem, Pot Limit Holdem, Limit Holdem as well as all types of Omaha, Stud, Razz, and Draw Poker.
Featured Tournaments: $1 establishing tourneys, Flipament & Blitzkrieg tournaments, Guaranteed, Satellite, Bounty & Shootout tournaments.
Current Bonuses:
1) New players receive a 100% bonus up to $500.
2) 100% reload bonus up to $200.
3) Aced's Sunday $50,000 Guaranteed tourney offering both rebuys and addons.
4) Win your way to WSOP, APPT, WPT, Aussie Millions etc. for as low as $2.
Site Info: Sportsbook Poker is owned by Domain Holdings Limited, licensed by the Government of the Netherlands Antilles on the island of Curacao and located in Gibraltar. The online poker room is a part of Sportsbook.com established in 1996. Sportsbook.coms server are encrypted using the accepted industry standard 256-bit TwoFish encryption algorithm which ensures security and privacy. Sportsbook allows US Players.
Poker Games available: Texas Hold'em, Omaha, Omaha Hi-Lo, 7 Card Stud, 7 Card Stud Hi-Lo.
Featured Tournaments: Guaranteed tournaments, Bounty, Shoot Out, New Player & Exclusive VIP Freerolls, Sit'n'Go, Live Event satellites.
Current Bonuses:
1)100% Deposit Bonus and a free seat into a weekly $500 Freeroll tournament to every new poker player on their first deposit.
2) Tourney King MTT Leaderboard with more than $20,000 in prizes.
3) VIP program, Rewards Store, Sit'n'Go Leaderboard, Bad Beat Jackpot etc.
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Is Online Poker legal in USA?
It all started with Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006 (or UIGEA). This is added to an Act of Congress called the SAFE Port Act, which was passed by the United States House and Senate on Sept 30, 2006 and signed by the then President Bush on October 13, 2006 turning the Act into Law.
This act, quote, "prohibits gambling businesses from knowingly accepting payments in connection with the participation of another person in a bet or wager that involves the use of the Internet and that is unlawful under any federal or state law."
The immediate fallout of this act on online poker is the pullout of PartyGaming, the company that runs Party Poker, from US operations just after the passage of the act in 2006. The company also paid off a penalty of $105m under a non-prosecution settlement with the American authorities, for offences it admits to committing before it withdrew.
The next big effect is the infamous "Black Friday", April 15th, 2011 when the top 3 online poker sites, PokerStars, Full Tilt Poker and Absolute Poker are shut down by US Department of Justice. Another 10 gambling sites were indicted on 23rd May, 2011.
Yet, the debate on whether online poker is illegal in US has been going on for years ever since the UIGEA act. In fact many have questioned the manner of the act itself. The Economist weekly news magazine commented, "A 2006 law, hastily tacked onto the end of unrelated legislation, bans American banks from handling money related to internet gambling" (Source). The Act also while putting Poker illegal, has oddly exempted Stocktrading and HorseRacing!
Another argument put forth by lobbyist is that the game of Poker is more of a "skill' rather than "luck". This argument is gaining momentum in the effort to legalise online poker. The UIGEA act had banned financial institutions from transferring funds for bets in which “opportunity to win is predominantly subject to chance.” A big supporter of this argument is the Poker Players Alliance (ww.theppa.org) which boasts of over 1 million members. They have been arguing in the US supreme court and are now lobbying hard to make online poker legal in the United States. This view is also subscribed by experts in the field of poker, prominent US university professors and world chess grandmasters too.
In the meantime, several US states are making moves towards legalizing & regulating online poker within their own states in order to boost taxes. Although with the Black Friday incident, legalization of online poker in the USA goes down a notch, there are people that believe that this crackdown might be the last one before the US government takes a U-turn and legalize it altogether.
