Ultimate Blackjack Tour Operates Under Sweepstakes Laws

ClubUBT is a website created by The Ultimate Blackjack Tour providing United States poker players an opportunity to play with no purchase necessary. Since the passing of the UIGEA last year, online gambling sites have been unavailable to U.S. residents. ClubUBT operates under sweepstakes laws on a state by state basis. Players who want to become eligible to play must send in a postcard to ClubUBT and then they will be able to play Ultimate Blackjack Tour Elimination Blackjack and online poker tournaments . The site boasts prizes and up to $100,000 cash money available to be won every month.

The company behind ClubUBT is also responsible for the CBS TV show The Ultimate Blackjack Tour. The founder of the company is Russ Hamilton the 1994 WSOP champion. This will be the show's second season on CBS and it is in syndication. The company also organizes tournaments in casinos, publishes ALL IN magazine, and operates PlayUBT and ClubUBT.

Since the site operates under sweepstakes law, the online card play taking place is not considered gambling therefore it is not against the law. Entry to be eligible to play is free but the site also has a membership available for purchase. The membership fee is $19.95 a month and automatically enters the player into the tournament blackjack sweepstakes. The player is also eligible to compete for a seat on the televised adaptation of the game. A member also receives many other bonuses such as a magazine subscription and playing tips.

Many well known poker players have been on the popular TV. show The Ultimate Blackjack Tour such as Phil Hellmuth, Annie Duke and Johnny Chan. "Some of the sharpest minds in the professional gaming community came together to make blackjack exciting for TV," said UBT founder, expert gambler and 1994 World Series Of Poker Main Event winner Russ Hamilton. "Now players at home can enjoy this new form of blackjack and poker without the risks inherent in gambling. You can win big and maybe even appear on television, but you can't lose."