American Online Poker Players Still Playing

Last year when the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act was passed most of the us online casinos and us poker sites saw an immediate drop in their profits and now a year has passed and while many online sites have found other markets. Other closed down as the loss in profits was to much for them to bare.

American players are not to be kept down. There are several online sites that still allow Americans to play poker and even though part of the UIGEA ban included bank and credit card transfers in order to stop online gambling Americans have found other ways to transfer their funds.

PokerSourceOnline is a site that brings players and operators together and before the UIGEA American players made up eighty percent of his business, the number while down is now at approximately fifty percent according to Jay Lakin the co-founder.

Many of the existing online poker sites have banned Americans however there are still some that allow them entrance such as PokerStars and FullTiltPoker the deposits to play often require a middleman where a percentage of the money is kept as a fee and prior to this Americans used pre-paid credit cards which worked until that also was stopped.