Is online poker gaming in NV legal or not? I was playing on Doyles' Room last night as I had been for months with no problem. I went to log on today and was told I can no longer play from my state. Does that mean the same is going to happen for the other sites I play at as well?
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NV online poker
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Posted 2 years ago #
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It is impossible at this time to answer your question with certainty. The best I can do is this: NV does have a specific law against "unlicensed" internet sites offering their services in NV. There is even a penalty for playing on an unlicensed site! NV has never attempted to enforce this law (which it passed a number of years ago when it was toying with the idea of licensing an online site).
There are a number of legal reasons to believe this NV law is invalid, however. The primary reason is based on the Commerce Clause of the US Constitution. That issue is also currently the subject of an ongoing PPA sponsored Lawsuit in Washington State, spearheaded by WA State Rep and attorney Lee Rousso. You can find out more about that case, even read the pleadings by checking the link on the PPA home page.
Some sites, or in your case the Microgaming Network of which DoylesRoom is a member, take a cautionary attitude towards state law and ban players from states, like NV, which have express laws against internet gaming (or steal your Domain Name, like Kentucky). In the past Microgaming was lazy about enforcing its network ban on individual states, but recently (in repsonse to Kentucky primarily) demanded strict compliance from the network sites. So Doyle had to ban you on orders from Microgaming over concerns about an unenforced and legally questionable statute. Such is the world of online poker.
Skallagrim
Posted 2 years ago # -
Maybe you guys can help me. I have been playing online for a while now, but it has been getting tougher to play the real money sites because of the banking laws. Now there are membership sites where you pay a subscription to play for cash & prizes. These "legal" sites like ClubWPT, Spade Club, and Pure Play seemed to fill the niche for those of us who want to play without the hassle of overseas bank accounts or risk of legal problems. FleetStreetGames (FSG) is one of these sites. They are affiliated with Poker School Online (PSO) and originally advertised as an added benefit to PSO membership, where we could play tournaments for prizes and real cash. On October 26, 2008, I came in 2nd in their monthly 50k tourney for a win of $7500. I never received my winnings. Since that time, FSG shut down and PSO is still operating and offering to convert FSG winnings to extensions or upgrades to memberships in PSO. I prefer my winnings, but it has been nearly 3 months now with no response from anyone at eaither PSO or FSG to help me. As an avid online poker fan, I hate to see our poker community recieve bad press, but this situation is demanding a resolution that if not corrected will damage the reputation of all online play, including the subscription sites. I am not the only one awaiting payment from PSO/FSG. Could you please help repair poker's rep and help those members of PSO/FSG? PSO is based in Las Vegas, so it seems as if they would like to cooperate, but since it is online, where do I turn?
Posted 1 year ago #
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