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My apologies for not lately checking these forums as much as I should.

Reprinted below is a statement from the Poker Players Alliance (PPA) Executive Director John Pappas. This statement, along wi ...

To understand what is going on here you have to understand the legal test (called the "predominance test"). The test says a game is gambling when the OUTCOME(S) of the game are mostly due to ...

Last Thursday the Kentucky judge ruled in favor of the state and will order the domain names forfeited of every site on the list that does not block Kentucky players from playing for real money by 11/ ...

Sorry to rain on the flame parade, but do any of you have an idea of just how serious this action by the Mullah of Kentucky really is? If the domain name is forfeited, NO ONE ON THE ENTIRE PLANET will ...

2 quick points to make here.

First, the judge DID NOT rule poker was a game of chance. The DA said it, and the judge has yet to issue a decision. In fact, the judge prohibited the DA from calling p ...

There is no list because no one knows for certain.

2 states, Washington and Louisiana have laws that specifically make playing poker online a crime.

Every other state is an unresolved question, ...

My reaction to your post is that you are either not near as good as you think you are (this is usually the case, but since I dont know you at all, cant say for certain) or you are over-reacting to a s ...

Set yourself up with epassport, myWebATm, or (if it still owrks in Australia) click2pay. All these work like Neteller, though a little more cumbersome and with more little fees.

A lot of good advice in the OP, but I cant agree with the general statement.

While of course you have much more information live, and therefore it is easier to "read' opponents live, THE MOST IMPOR ...

Now I again think you are baiting us Jason ... you ask: "why online poker?"

Where the H*** were you last October??? Senator Frist (now ex-senator) had promised his religious right supporters that h ...

OK Jason, I will take at face value your statement that you are here for an open discussion.

In the spirit of discussion then, I have to say that your attitude towards our government as expressed i ...

While I suspect Jason Yates is posting his thoughts just to provoke people (otherwise why is he here?) I cant help but respond.

1. Just because it dont mean much to YOU is not a reason to assume i ...

Without going in to all the details, here is a quick summmary:

There is no Federal law that makes PLAYING poker online illegal.

The recently passed UIGEA only affects banks and poker sites (and ...

From what I have come to understand from my research, any USA based credit card (whether prepaid or not) is supposed to not work when used at gaming sites. Some small USA banks issue cards that will ...

Assuming the Poker Site and the e-wallet you choose to do this with allows you to proceed (they would know by your IP address that you are actually playing from the US) there is probably nothing illeg ...

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