online poker industry to its knees and revealed several flaws in online poker sites-mainly with their liquidity. Today, we now know it as the “Black Friday” or the United States v. However, in 2011, the DOJ forced all of these poker sites out of the country. citizens had when it comes to playing online poker.Ī handful of large operators, including PokerStars, Full Tilt Poker, and Cereus Poker Network (Absolute Poker and Ultimate Bet), continued to operate and saw tremendous growth of players. market right after this law, leaving a significant gap in the number of options that U.S. It was a law that further strengthened the 1961 Federal Wire Act, which only aimed to stop interstate gambling and organized crime. Online poker was a widespread and booming market before the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act was passed in 2006. In this article, I will introduce you to the 10 most popular ones. More and more poker sites are coming back to the U.S.
