Official language: English
Population: 306,189,000
Currency: United States Dollar (USD)

Current Exchange Rate
1 EUR = USD
1 GBP = USD

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Casinos in United States
Casinos in the US have a very colorful history. There was a time when gambling was completely legal. The first US casino was actually opened in 1822 in New Orleans. During the Gold Rush and Wild West period in the 1850s, gambling was very popular in saloons across the country. Then in the early 1900s, casinos were shut down, and gambling was made illegal everywhere.

The laws didn’t change again until 1931, when gambling was legalized in Nevada and Vegas was born. In 1978 the first casino opened in Atlantic City. Then in 1987 gambling was made legal on Native American Indian Reservations – now there are casinos in reservations in 31 different states.

Online Casinos in United States
Since the mid 1990s, internet casinos have been steadily increasing in popularity in the US. Today, they are the most popular form of online gambling among US players. While there are no US casinos that are hosted in the country, there are many in other areas that accept US players. Most casinos using Rival Gaming, RealTime Gaming, Vegas Technologies, Parlay Entertainment, and proprietary software still accept US players.

The biggest problem faced by US players trying to play online is making deposits. The current laws make it difficult for people to send money to their online casino accounts. Fortunately there are methods that still work, like eWalletXpress, Wire Transfer, QuickTender/PaySpark, and Visa, MasterCard, AMEX, Diners, JCB. All casinos are constantly trying to find ways to accept payment from US players, so the number of payment options will hopefully increase soon.