What Can You Do About the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act?

If you play poker games online regularly, it is natural for you to be concerned about the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act. While this law does not technically make online poker illegal, it does put what many poker players feel are unfair restrictions on players located in the United States. If you are one of these players, there are a few things you can do.

Continue to Play Online Poker

While some online poker sites have stopped doing business with the United States due to the new law, many are continuing to service United States customers. Full Tilt Poker is one of them. It is not illegal for you to play online poker, and continuing to do so may show legislators that banning online poker is not an idea approved by a majority of United States citizens.

Contact Your Congressperson

Let your Senator or Representative know that you think poker is a game of skill and should be exempted from the law. If you are like many people in the United States, you may recently have found yourself with a new Senator or Representative who may be more open minded about the importance to United States citizens of free online poker access.

Join the Poker Players Alliance

The Poker Players Alliance is a lobbyist group formed to combat any anti-poker legislation. Their interest is in protecting the rights of poker players everywhere. Their website details the rich history of the game and why it is so important that poker be kept legal in the United States. The group needs members and money, so if you can contribute you will be doing a great deal towards combating anti-poker legislation such as the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act. You will also receive regular e-mails detailing the Poker Players Alliance's actions on behalf of poker players everywhere. The Alliance boasts many prominent members of the poker community including Linda Johnson and former World Series of Poker champion Greg Raymer.

The popularity of online poker both in the United States and outside of it is indisputable. If concerned poker players continue to speak out, their voices will be heard. Poker struggled for years to gain respectability and to be able to come out of the shadows. Now that that has happened, it has been embraced for the most part by the American public with open arms. Continued efforts by the poker community should make the same thing happen for online poker sooner or later.

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