US Online Poker Players for 2007 – Americans Still Find Ways to Defy Gambling Ban
The New Year (2007) will bring more landscape changing events for US online poker players and some changes are already being reported. Full Tilt Poker and Poker Stars are still growing rapidly among US players while shady workaround depositing sites spring up. Market specialists and pro-online gambling advocates warned that an online gambling ban in the US would cause shady operators to spring up. Forum posts of these “workaround” sites are already being seen for depositing means but players are being urged to steer clear of these potentially scammy sites. 
Compatiblepoker is warning all players to avoid these fly-by-night “workaround” deposit methods at all costs. These types of sites will spring up even more if Neteller fully closes to US gamblers. Many of these sites will be operating illegally and un-licensed. The online poker rooms like Full Tilt Poker will continue to play catch-up with the new leader in online poker, Poker Stars. These US accepted sites are being trailed by the non-US accepted site, Party Poker which has been gaining a considerable stronghold on non-US markets. Fear of online gambling bans in places like Germany and France are still an ugly reality which could pummel the already battered online gambling sites. Many expect to see bans in these countries in the New Year. Time is beginning to run out as there are an estimated 191 days left of the full 270 days before regulation must set in. Many ewallet providers and online poker sites continue to “not comment” on any changes their companies will make in upcoming days. The New Year will bring many changes for U.S. online poker players and Compatiblepoker continues to urge poker players to make informed decisions and be very careful to follow local laws and stay updated on news regarding the USA at www.compatiblepoker.com/usa.php News Source: Tom Thomason US online poker updates