Wednesday, April 04, 2007

Last year the Unlawful Online Gambling Bill looked to have made it illegal
for US Citizens to gamble online, including games like poker and at online
casinos. However, almost 6 months since the bill was passed there are still
poker rooms and casinos allowing US players to play at their sites. Are they
breaking the law?
Are the players breaking the law? It's all very confusing, and there are so
many grey areas within the bill that the average US player does not know
whether or not they should play at an online casino. "Everyone else seems to
be doing it, but there's supposed be a ban!" Seems to be a cry often read on
forums across the Internet. Since its launch it has had over 7000 hits,
mostly from the North America region, as players search for news on how they
can keep playing. Just today, the blog has done a fresh sweep of the
internet, to find the latest news, as there have been many changes in the
last few months. The major eWallet, Neteller, has pulled out of the US
market, plus a few sites have stopped accepting US players. The blog now has
up-to-date news on which eWallets are still accepting US custom.
The blog owner, Randy Parkes, hopes that many US players keep on playing to
show the authorities that people want to have the choice to spend their
money the way they want to. He is updating the website daily with the latest
news from the casino world, and has recently launched a sister site, which
helps poker players find rooms to play at. Also on his site are instructions
on how to fund your player's account using these eWallets, all the casinos
accepting US players and other interesting snippets of news from the
gambling world.