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You love to play poker. You’ve tried to find your friends for a late-night game. Everyone seems to have plans. Don’t worry, you’re still going to have a great time playing online poker.

Just as in every other aspect of life, the Internet has opened up wonderful great new opportunities in the world of poker. Site that offer online poker are some of the most visited sites. They’re very popular for the more experienced poker players as well as the “newbies.” Online poker is a non-threatening way for those that have never played the game to learn and have lots of fun.

Traditionally, when you thought of poker, you would envision a bar room full of the questionable types, or a back room filled with smoke, where betting and danger evolved. All that has changed. Playing online poker you’re just as likely to be playing against the stay-at home mom or the office professional, as you are the average Joe who likes to play poker.

According to a recent article in the WallStreet Journal, there is pending legislation that will make it illegal to bet online if you are a US citizen. This will have major impact on some of the big Poker sites such as PartyPoker. Most of these sites are located outside of the US and privately held companies. But for about a 100 or so public gaming sites, they will have to set up rules that will not allow them to accept bets from US citizens. Approx. 60% of these sites revenue come from US bets, so this could be major problem for those whose clients are mainly from the US.