Winds of Change Blowing Internet Poker into the Windy City

The discussion of online gambling in the United States has been increasing in volume and frequency across America ever since December of 2011. That is when the United States Department of Justice casually reversed their opinion on the legality of online gambling in America. In the past they simply said any online gambling activity based in the United States was illegal. Now, after the DOJ change in attitude, they have decided to allow each of the individual United States to police and regulate their own online gambling legislation. Most recently, Illinois moved forward as possibly the leading contender to be the second state to pass online gambling legislation since the new DOJ position was announced last year.

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Nevada Online Poker for Christmas 2012

When matters of huge financial opportunity are involved, it never takes the United States long to see some of its entrepreneurs cashing in as quickly as possible. Such is evidently the case with Nevada since the US Department of Justice reversed their opinion on the legality of online poker play for pay. The DOJ stance has for years been that all forms of online poker play for money were illegal in the United States, but last December they decided to allow each individual state to legalize, regulate and police their own online poker play product. Nevada rapidly move forward with legislation, and became the first state to legalize online poker play for its residents and any tourists vacationing there.

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Phil Helmuth Comments About Online Poker In California

With print newspapers all around the United States in danger of going under in the face of online instant information, many smart newspaper institutions are offering surveys and polls to their readers to get them more involved. To that end, the Los Angeles times asked their readers recently if they supported legalized online poker play in California. After the United States Department of Justice late last year reversed their opinion on the legality of online poker play in the US, each individual state now has the ability to legislate and regulate the online poker play laws for their citizens.

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