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Message: [QUOTE="dmorris68, post: 2285939, member: 40397"] I'm pretty sure playing online poker isn't "illegal" in Virginia, at least no more so than any other state without specific legislation outlawing it. WA state is one of the few, if not only, states with legislation specifically outlawing online poker. Maryland possibly, as I hear their anti-gambling legislation is written in such a way as it could easily be enforced against online gaming. I don't think even Kentucky, whose governor has been on an anti-online-poker crusade for years, has passed any statutes outlawing online poker. It's a common misconception that playing online poker is "illegal" in the US. Other than those very few states (e.g. WA) with specific legislation in place that makes it illegal, it's not true. And there are no federal laws against online poker, either. So for the vast majority of US players, there is nothing illegal about playing online poker. That said, there is still a considerable difference between being "legal" and "not illegal." Obviously we'd prefer active legalization and regulation if for nothing else than to protect ourselves as players. Without a legislated and regulated online gaming environment, unless we live in the few states that have recently legalized and regulated online poker, we're left taking our chances with the offshore sites who choose to continue doing business in the US, while working around the US financial institutions who refuse to handle payments because they're afraid of running afoul of the UIGEA (which could be argued not to apply to online poker anywhere that poker isn't specifically outlawed). Point of all that being to the OP: much (if not most) of CardsChat is made up of US players who are still playing online poker somewhere. Just because your state hasn't specifically legalized it, as long as they haven't outlawed it, you aren't breaking any laws by playing. You're just taking your chances with a site that can choose to take your money and run, or be shutdown because they themselves violated laws. [/QUOTE]

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