subject: My Take on Online Poker 2010 [print this page] State of Internet Poker Fall 2010, the online poker space has been changing for the USA player in the last few years since the passing of the UIGEA or Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement ActThe enforcement of this law was officially implemented last year and beause of this players have reported a much more difficult time in depositing and withdrawing funds from the online poker sites account.
There have been several cases of the government in the form of sending the prosecutors from the DOJ confiscating monies hel in accounts within the United States in which the funds were to be paaid outfor distribution out to players. The decent thing about all this is that the poker sites did not let the players down and the money was refunded to the players leaving the poker sites to suffer the financial loss Many political observers in the United States felt that some type of change in the lawmay be on the horizon for online gambling, this has not happened and it looks very unlikely that any online gambling legislation will be passed anytime soon. Many observers now think that no law change will happen this year or in fact within the next 10 years.
The next issue is that one of the major Poker sites PokerStars has ended its access to games from the state of Washington, as the law is written in that state making playing online poker a felony. This is very troubling to the players in the rest of the United States, the changes in the laws and general idea that online gambling is illegal while this is generally considered to be falseby most lawyers outside the DOJit has nevertheless played as a part in in cutting down on the number of recreational players on online poker sites. The fact that less new players are taking up online poker as a new hobby has a bad effect on the quality of the action at the tables.
The law changes combined with the current recession in the United States over the last few years as well as the ability of new players to learn the game of poker much faster has resulted in the general toughening of online poker games at every level. Poker is a zero sum economy so the winners can only win of there are losing players.All online poker players of any level from the lowest stakes to the highest need to be certain to have every advantage to expect to be a winner in the modern enviroment of online poker This means you should never consider playing a hand online without a solid Rakeback deal.
While this may all seem to be a bit discouraging it is really not as bad as it sounds, the games at online poker sites while generally a bit tougher to beat are still very profitable for a solid and patient player with a bit of game selection. The sites are willing to provide nice bonuses and tournament freerolls to keep player at the tables as well as generous Rakeback or frequent player programs at all major sites, making it very possible for any devoted player or even semi serious poker player to not only have fun at the virtual tables but to also expect to make a profit.
My Take on Online Poker 2010
By: Jordan Kerr
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