As you may be aware there was an anti online gambling bill passed in the US  and as a result most poker sites are currently  NOT ACCEPTING USA PLAYERS, this includes the some of the largest poker sites of them all like Party Poker, PokerStars, Titan Poker and 888's Empire Poker group.

However the US government's hard stance has been thawing and proper regulation appears just around the corner.  In the meantime several online poker sites continue to serve US players and have weathered the grim prohibition era of US online poker by maintaining bustling poker rooms with great customer service and processing options for US players.

It is 100% legal for individual US citizens to play online poker as the anti online gambling bill applies only to banks and other financial institutions.  So while there are sometimes difficulties funding your poker account you are not breaking the law by using a US friendly poker room.

There are a few other sites that also accept players from the usa, but we have only listed the main ones as the other sites have very little to no traffic even at peak times.

The 2 sites listed below all have many thousands of players playing at any one time.  They are large experienced companies well known in the poker world and can be trusted 100%, unlike some smaller sites.

*** UPDATE 17/04/2011 ***

Full Tilt Poker, Absolute Poker, UB and Pokerstars no longer accept US players.   Bovada and Carbon are now the only poker sites open to US residents.

Bovada offers a 100% Bonus up to $1000 & Reloads
Bovada is the new name for Bodog and offers by far the best customer service in the industry.
You can play in their award winning casino & sportsbook too.
Soft player competition, so loads of BIG Fish to play against due to all their online casino & sports book players trying out poker, but are not very good at it.

As of 'Black Friday' Bovada are the biggest major site accepting US players.  They have a long standing agreement with the US government after a landmark case in 2006 and are the safest long term option for American poker players.




Carbon Poker Recommended Site - Can Make Money Here
100% up tp $100 $600 Bonus - Exclusive from our site
Must use bonus code UPTO600
Very nice site, great for low limit and micro limit players
Play Skill is lower here, so a great chance to make money playing low limit games from $0.50/$1.00 to $1/$2 stakes.  

Carbon Poker is one of the largest poker networks in the world and has always accepted US players, it comes in many 'skins' so many poker sites with different names are actually just Carbon Poker underneath.

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