Stripped of their ability to play poker online, hung out to dry by the politicians, is it any wonder the massive poker playing community of the US have been looking elsewhere for their online kicks?
Step forward Austrian group PlayPing.com and the chance for poker players from all areas of the globe to mix, chat and swap ideas and theories on the game which has taken the world by storm. However, for those US layers left stranded at home there is also advice about how to beat the ban, how to continue playing online and how to evade the authorities. While such illegal action cannot be condoned perhaps it is the authorities who have brought this on themselves?
Poker in the US was dominating the online market and creating something of a splash across the world, until the day the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act came into play. Suddenly over night all finance was taken away with online payment companies warned about their future conduct and association with the industry – in affect the US authorities killed the industry by proxy!
Pressure has been building for online poker to be reinstated and the authorities know the longer they leave the issue untouched the more PlayPing.com type sites will spring up, affectively taking money from the US authorities.
Stripped of their ability to play poker online, hung out to dry by the politicians, is it any wonder the massive poker playing community of the US have been looking elsewhere for their online kicks?