Where can US players play? - First post updated Jan '23
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First off are your current legal options. Several poker sites have blocked players from certain states from playing in their rooms. Listed after each state are the sites that they are allowed to play on. For example, I'm from New York so my options are Chico, WPN, and maybe Merge, subject to certain zip code restrictions. If your state is not listed, then all networks are available to you.
Restricted states; you can play on:
USD
DC: Ignition + Chico + Grand + Horizon
Delaware: Chico + Grand + Horizon
Kentucky: Ignition + Chico + Grand + WPN
Louisiana: Ignition + Chico + Grand + WPN
Maryland: Chico + Grand
Missouri: Ignition + Chico + Grand + WPN
Nevada: Chico + Grand + Horizon
New Jersey: Chico + Grand
New York: Chico + Grand + Merge + WPN (Merge subject to Zip Code restrictions)
Utah: Ignition + Chico + Grand + Horizon + WPN
Washington: Ignition + Chico + Grand
Bitcoin
All US Residents can play for bitcoins on:
Seals With Clubs
[Also various other Bitcoin Only sites, including some WPN skins]
Next is general information about the different poker networks. Restricted States are the states these networks do not allow players from, or at the least from certain areas. There are links that will bring you to their respective threads/sections here on 2+2. Clicking on their respective cashout threads and scrolling through the last few pages will give you a good idea of how long cashouts are taking.
**Ignition (US-facing skin of PWL Network; formerly Bovada on Bodog Network)
Restricted States: DE, MD, NJ, NV
Network Discussion
Cashouts
- No rakeback
- Anonymous tables - player names are hidden which renders notes/trackers useless post session
Bovada may feel hit of exiting US markets more for igaming than wagering
Massachusetts recently sent a cease-and-desist letter to Bovada, the offshore betting megasite, joining Kansas, Pennsylvania and Louisiana as recent additions to its list of restricted markets.
**Chico
Restricted States: None
BetOnline Discussion
**Grand Poker
Restricted States: None
Cashouts
- Bitcoin is accepted
**Merge
Restricted States: DC, DE, KY, LA, MD, MO, NJ, NV, NY, UT, WA (Carbon Poker restricts certain NY zipcodes; PlayersOnly accepts ALL NY residents)
Network Discussion
Merge Cashouts
No rakeback
**Horizon
Restricted States: KY, LA, MD, MO, NY, NJ, WA
Intertops Official Support Thread
Juicy Stakes Cashouts
- Choice between 36% (dealt) rakeback vs. (dealt) VIP system
**Winning Poker Network
Restricted States: DC, DE, MD, NJ, NV, WA
WPN Official Support Forum
America's Cardroom Official Support Thre...
Black Chip Poker Official Support Thread
True Poker Official Support Thread
Cashouts
- Choice between 27% (contributed) rakeback vs (dealt) VIP system
- Some skins use Bitcoin
**SWCPoker
Restricted States: None
Discussion
- Only Bitcoin deposits, cashouts and balances
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Regulated sites, according to PokerScout:
Everywhere (except WA from Aug 1 2019)
1 Global Poker
New Jersey
1 PokerStars
2 Party Borgata
3 WSOP/888
4 PalaPoker
Nevada and Delaware(shared pool)
1 WSOP
PA
1 Pokerstars
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Before you sign up and deposit, download the client from the site you are interested in playing in to get a feel of it. Doing so will let you see the amount of games they have running, what stakes, etc. And last but not least, you may want to sign up through an affiliate so that you can receive rakeback, as well as participate in freerolls, rake races and other promotions exclusive to your affiliate. To request offers from 2+2 Advertising Partners, click here.
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Other networks
**Lock Poker (closed)
Cashout Issues
**Poker Pros Network (closed)
PPN Thread
**Equity (closed)
Network Discussion
E&OE
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Hi I'm looking for poker sites that you can play from U.S Specifically texas. Any Suggestions
P.S My first theead
https://www.reddit.com/r/poker/comments/...
People were complaining about WPN being rigged 10+ years ago and getting permabanned here on 2p2 for it. WPN has never been legit and yet people keep playing here. US players really do have like no options left. What are you going to do, play only on Global?
What a joke.
https://www.reddit.com/r/poker/comments/...
People were complaining about WPN being rigged 10+ years ago and getting permabanned here on 2p2 for it. WPN has never been legit and yet people keep playing here. US players really do have like no options left. What are you going to do, play only on Global?
What a joke.
Get a job
The days of grinding online poker and making a decent living are over. Time to get a job.
I deleted my response. It's not even worth it really. There are still a ton of people playing online and the main issue today is site integrity and security. Not a lack of traffic or interest in the game. And live poker is most certainly not dead.
Be like water and change with the times. It's not 2005 anymore.
I deleted my response. It's not even worth it really. There are still a ton of people playing online and the main issue today is site integrity and security. Not a lack of traffic or interest in the game. And live poker is most certainly not dead.
Be like water and change with the times. It's not 2005 anymore.
I never said poker is dead. And I only mentioned online, not live. But between people using solvers, the bots, and not to mention the occasional hacker.. it's really hard to earn a good income playing online today. If you can do it, more power to you. But most likely you can't, and your just wasting your time. Even if you aren't playing against a bot, everyone on ACR is super nitty.
Yes live poker is still doing well it appears.
I never said poker is dead. And I only mentioned online, not live. But between people using solvers, the bots, and not to mention the occasional hacker.. it's really hard to earn a good income playing online today. If you can do it, more power to you. But most likely you can't, and your just wasting your time. Even if you aren't playing against a bot, everyone on ACR is super nitty.
Yes live poker is still doing well it appears.
I hear you loud and clear but there are ACR pros that exist and we do have other sites to choose from. I just wish that ACR had more direct competition to push it to be more trustworthy.
As for being nitty - that doesn't mean someone's good. And if they are truly nitty beyond belief, they're easy to play against. But of course you're correct in that the games are tougher today due to solvers and bots.
With the state I live in(Maryland), I have 2 options of sites to play on. Betonline and Global Poker. I was wondering which site is best for me to play on. I'm open to cash, sng or MTTs. I have heard betonlines rake is insane now and global has the vault. But on the other hand, global you cant use a hud. I'd like to know what you guys think. Thank you for all info.
With the state I live in(Maryland), I have 2 options of sites to play on. Betonline and Global Poker. I was wondering which site is best for me to play on. I'm open to cash, sng or MTTs. I have heard betonlines rake is insane now and global has the vault. But on the other hand, global you cant use a hud. I'd like to know what you guys think. Thank you for all info.
If you have to use a HUD then play on BetOnline. I would say Global cash games are softer and you get rakeback, so if you're mainly going to play cash, global is the clear option.
Global has a free daily $500 and a weekly $5000 tournament. The tournament schedule is better on Global as well. Global wins in both aspects, the only "downside" is the inability to use HUDs and export hand histories.
thanks, i was leaning more towards global but I also keep seeing things about their RNG and whatnot.
Is this really still IT? Who even still cares if we play poker, just wtf.
playwsop.com
replaypoker.com
zyngapoker.com
FYP. 😀
Unless someone provides compelling evidence rather than a bunch of anecdotes. Of course, that pretty much never happens.
No one can get evidence bc nothing is open sourced.
I can say that I have lost 13 all ins with 90% equity over the last 4.4k hands on ignition. Just from a bays perspective this suggests something might be fishy. Coupled with 2-3 other pros that I respect saying that they're quitting the site bc it's constant bottom 1-2% runs over >100k hand samples. Is this not compelling?
If you have to use a HUD then play on BetOnline. I would say Global cash games are softer and you get rakeback, so if you're mainly going to play cash, global is the clear option.
Global has a free daily $500 and a weekly $5000 tournament. The tournament schedule is better on Global as well. Global wins in both aspects, the only "downside" is the inability to use HUDs and export hand histories.
what Hud can be used on betonline??
Hello, I am looking to start playing MTTS. Specifically the $10-$20 range. Where are most of these going on right now? Which sites don't have bad rake / many bots / soft games, etc. I have not played online tournaments really at all so any information about the landscape at all would be awesome.
(U.S. based, and not one of the good states)
