With the recent online gaming bill being signed into action today by U.S president George Bush also known as the "UIGEA", several large poker sites have closed their doors to the US poker and online gaming market leaving US poker players looking for alternate venues to play poker online, ones that still accepts wagers from those who reside in the USA.
The top picks is Full Tilt poker which has recently launched an ad campaign stating that "We're here to stay!" and went furthermore by saying "we are committed to providing you with the best online poker experience anywhere. We want to remind you that your money is completely safe and secure at our site, and that you can always deposit and withdraw funds quickly and easily using one of our many payment processors".
Such statements show Full Tilt poker's true commitment to the large US poker market which is a source of billions of dollars in revenue for the online gaming industry and their view point is in stark contrast to many of their staunch rivals who have folded their hand in on US poker players.
The online payment processor Neteller will remain active in the US market. The online gaming payment processing powerhouse generates around 85% of its earnings from the North American customers.
Neteller executive, vice president of marketing and sales, Bruce Elliot confirmed, "We are staying in the US, I don't think we have a very big problem." Elliot made these remarks at an online gambling conference held in Barcelona. This was greeted as great news by many in the online gaming community.
Bodog Poker have announced they too will remain in the booming US poker market and will accept players residing in the USA. Bodog Poker have also added several incentive poker bonus codes to snatch some of the US poker players looking for a new venue to host their online poker games. Online poker is here to stay!