ULGEA in the History of Online Poker

Poker got lot of popularity that today it is not just a simple card game it became the life and a single source of earning of thousands of people. It has been a favorite game from the time when it got started a big reason behind the popularity of poker is the benefit that players can play this game not only at land based casinos but also play in casinos. People who are serious about the improvement of their playing skills and chances of winning, it is an ideal game for them. Forum is also a great way of attracting the new players towards the poker because if they feel any confusion, they can switch to any forum to get rid of all the difficulties they were facing. Everything was going well but after that black Friday, the whole world of US players fully changed.


 There were a great number of poker sites that were served for the US players. Although these sites are not verified by the government of the United States, these sites are guaranteed by the most respected international gaming authorities and some other jurisdictions as well. The government of US shut down three major sites (Poker Stars, Absolute Poker and Full Tilt Poker) and charged them as illegal online gambling sites. Players, who have funds in their accounts on these sites such as Full Tilt, can never get their money back. As well as they also not have any place to play their most wanted and much loved game. While millions of people in other countries for example Ireland, Mexico and Russia are permitted but in America it was not allowed for the US players to gamble online. After this, the politicians under fire and targeted the online poker, who want to make online gambling illegal. The department of justice states that gambling is illegal according to the ULGEA (Unlawful Gambling Enforcement Act). The Federal Reserve Board and Treasury issued this Act and they include five payments in this Act, card systems, check collection system, automated clearing house (ACH) systems, wire transfer system and money transmitting business. They demanded to remove these systems or modified according to the reasonable and legal procedures. According to this act gambling and all of its money transactions are illegal.

Many poker players shifted to the land based casinos as they have no other option. But the fun and distraction that they get from, real is unable to provide them. Online poker provides them greater convenience and comfort too. They did not give up playing in the hope that in the next few years' will come back and they will again have great experiences of playing in their own homes. Some of people stop playing online considering it is illegal. If still you want to gain more information about the history of online poker in the US, you can go into an poker forum where you can apprehend more and precise info about online poker.

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