The Future Of American Poker Players

As many of you avid readers know, I spend a lot of time thinking about poker. I think about all aspects of poker from where to play, what deals are out there to be had, what games are looking juicy and as of late where Americans are soon going to go to get their poker fix?

Right now the US players must feel like the English do about football (soccer to my American fans), we invent the sport, share it with the world and now find ourselves in a position where we can't even qualify for a major tournament.

For those of you that aren't up with current affairs, a couple of years back the Bush administration brought UIGEA (Unlawful Internet Gaming Act) into effect. This act essentially makes it illegal to play online poker in America. Now I could go into detail about all the ins and outs of this bill but the truth is that right now, all is not lost for our colonial cousins.

Firstly the introduction of UIGEA has unfortunately had an impact on the games to a certain extent because a lot of poker rooms have now withdrawn from the US market. But before we panic too much, lets look at what's going on behind the scenes to put things right. Firstly the Obama administration are looking to over turn a lot of the Bush administrations last minute bills and secondly there are still a few die hard USA poker rooms that are in fact willing to take on American players.

One of the many rooms included is a site called Bodog Poker and they are really growing at a rapid pace where the likes of former online giants have slipped considerably due to no longer allowing the massive US market to play at their tables.

I can't wait to see Obama get things straight on the poker front and bring an end to the UIGEA. It's a sad day in history if people from Dallas are left unable to play Texas Holdem.


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