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[QUOTE="dmorris68, post: 1832366, member: 40397"]
Because of...

^^^ this.

The UIGEA does not itself determine what forms of gambling are legal/illegal.  It merely states that US financial institutions cannot broker transactions for gambling operations that have been deemed illegal by other federal legislation.  Up to this point, the Wire Act was the federal legislation used to deem online poker illegal.  Now that the Act is finally determined to not apply to online poker, it completely neuters UIGEA as enforceable against online poker, unless they can come up with another sham of legislation to take its place.

That doesn't mean things will change quickly, because the government and legal system rarely act immediately on a rulling, but it does remove an obstacle and open the door a bit wider to positive legislation in the future.

All in all, it's a great Christmas gift for the online poker industry and players, even if it doesn't immediately undo all the damage the DOJ has done up to this point.

And I'm not a huge Obama fan but I'm glad to see the administration weighing in before elections.  I hope enough momentum is made to cement some action that can't be undone in the event November brings a new "moral outlook" to the White House.
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