Written by The situation nowadays (last updated November 2009)
What happened?
The legal status of the online gambling in USA is changing since 2006 and casino providers make decision about staying on the US market or not. Some of them put no restrictions, while others leave the USA or US-States:
In 2006 former US president G. Bush signed a bill, which usually had nothing to do with internet gambling itself. The cash flow should rather be stopped in that U.S. states where gambling is illegal. Since this time many players from the US are confused. On this site we want to clear the situation.
Is it legal for US players to gamble online?
Those, which are against the Internet casinos, claim it is illegal. In turn, the others say, yes, it is legal, the law is against those US companies who make financial transactions for the industry. But however seen from both sides: all US citizens can safely gamble online, accept some states listed here. That’s why there are still casinos accepting us funds. So, as long as you not want to start gambling, while you’re in one of the restricted States, it’s absolutely legal. Restricted and non-restricted US States you’ll find here.
Payment Methods for US players Since former US-President Bush signed that bill in 2006, also some online payment system provider left the US market or have restrictions to US citizens. Here you’ll find a detailed list of payment methods for US players. As Casino Gambling is about winning money, it’s also described, how to transfer winnings back to the bank accounts. Below is an overview, while here’s the detailed list of available payment methods for US Players including the Casinos, accepting each payment method.
Online Casinos Banking – also for US Players infos!
