US Online Poker

Every since the UIGEA bill was passed the online poker landscape has been a bit of a grey area in the United States.  This bill was created to attempt to limit the financial institutions in processing payments to online poker rooms.  However, there is, and will continue to be a slew of deposit options available for US poker players.

US Online Poker has continued to live on because many online poker sites chose to disregard the United State's legislation, and continue to accept players from the United States.  Some specific sites that did this include PokerStars, Full Tilt Poker, and Cake Poker.

The reason sites like Party Poker closed their doors to American players is because they are publicly traded companies, so they really had no choice but to oblige to the law.  The sites that continue to do business with US online poker players are all privately owned companies outside of the United States, so it's up to them if they are going to allow US players or not.

Top US Friendly Poker Sites

Rank	Poker Room	Bonus	Bonus Code	Review
1	Full Tilt Poker	$600	COINFLIP	Read Review
2	Cake Poker	$500	CF500	Read Review
3	PokerStars	$50	PAWSUB333	Read Review
4	Bodog Poker	$550	Not Needed	Read Review
5	Absolute Poker	$500	CF500	Read Review

If you're a player from the United States, you have a ton of options as to where to play.  The main thing you should consider is the quality of the poker site, because all of them have similar deposit options.

Our top recommendation for a US Online Poker site is definitely Full Tilt Poker.  Full Tilt accepts all US players, regardless of what state you're in.  Also, they offer a slew of deposit options, including Visa, Mastercard, ePassporte, MoneyBookers, and check.

 PLAY ONLINE POKER AT FULL TILT POKER - OPEN TO USA PLAYERS

For other top online poker rooms that allow US players, read our US poker sites page.

Is Online Poker Legal in the US?

Since the UIGEA passed, many poker players in the United States have been concerned about playing online poker, because they fear they may be breaking the law.  However, for the majority of States, you're perfectly fine.

Since the bill just went after payment processors, the individuals are still ok.  If you'd like more information on the subject, read this article: Legality of Online Poker in the US.