Online poker in Pennsylvania could be passed into law in 2016 after the HB 649 bill was passed by the House Gaming Oversight Committee this week. The committee approved the bill in an 18-8 vote in favor of Pennsylvania online poker and casino games online.

The HB 649 bill which was introduced by John Payne in February 2015 still needs to be voted on by the House and Senate and passed on to Governor Tom Wolf before it becomes state law.

Pennsylvania could be the fourth state to allow online gambling in the USA if California does not beat them to it.
Online Poker in Pennsylvania

Legal poker sites are those which are licensed and regulated in Countries and regions where poker sites have acquired licenses to operate.

The advantages of playing at regulated poker sites is that your bankroll will be safe and not at risk from being seized overnight in another Black Friday incident.

The disadvantages are that players can only play against players from their region and a tax is charged based on their countries regulations.

We’ve included a list of legal poker sites in France, Spain, Italy and legal poker sites for USA players that live in the following states: New Jersey, Delaware & Nevada.
Legal Poker Sites – Europe & USA Poker Online

USA Poker is now licensed and regulated in three American states: Nevada, Delaware and New Jersey, however there are several banks and online payment solutions that are preventing players from depositing.

Banks and companies that are still blocking legal transactions include: Bank of America, Wells Fargo, American Express, Paypal and Discover Financial Services.

These are just some of the issuing prevent US poker players from playing legal poker online, although legal by state law the federal law seems to supersede everything which will become a problem to state-by-state regulated online poker.

Sheldon Adelson, CEO of Las Vegas Sand Corp has also started planning his anti-gambling online ads campaign to try and discredit gambling online.

US Poker players who are hoping for the return of online poker to America should consider boycotting the companies and individuals who are preventing it from happening.

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Online poker players now have a chance to voice their concerns and offer suggestions to the soon to be US president Barack Obama regarding their right to play poker online in the USA on his website change.com under a section called Citizens Briefing Book.

The issue of legalizing online poker is high up (8th position) on the list compiled by Americans when asked for input on what they would like to see him do within the next four years of his term as president of the United States of America.

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