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

Current Exchange Rate
1 EUR = 1.47347 USD
1 GBP = 1.58502 USD

Poker in United States
Poker has been a big part of American culture for over two hundred years. It is thought to have come form a French card game called Poque, which was popular in the early 1800s in the French quarter of New Orleans. The game evolved over the years, often played on River Boats along the Mississippi. By the Gold Rush, poker was being played in saloons across the Wild West. Then in the early 1900s, playing poker for money was made illegal, and it stayed that way until gambling was allowed in Nevada in 1931. The popularity of US poker has grown steadily since then, and ever since the World Series of Poker began in 1970, the game has really exploded.

Online Poker in United States
Online poker in the US is equally popular, but the situation is difficult and confusing. The government wants to control US poker online, but they can’t keep players from using internet poker rooms that are located in other countries. Instead, they try to block payments going to these poker sites. But there are always ways around the system, and playing US internet poker is still possible.

There are plenty of online poker sites with great poker games that accept US players. These sites accept payment in US Dollars and often offer strong bonuses for new players. US players who want to play online poker are not left out, but they might have to work a little harder to find sites and payment methods they can use.