UIGEA LEgislation

Due to enactment of 2006s bufoon anti online gaming laws,and with the advent of new enforcement, I've written all major sites in regards to my account! Rest assured fellow US players, that we will still be able to play at least at poker stars!!!

PokerStars.com - Our business continues as before

Dear PokerStars Player -

As you are probably aware, the United States Congress recently enacted the Safe Port Act which contains provisions relating to Internet gambling.

PokerStars has received extensive expert advice from within and outside the U.S. which concluded that these provisions do not alter the U.S. legal situation with respect to our offering of online poker games. Furthermore it is important to emphasize that the Act does not in any way prohibit you from playing online poker.

Therefore, our business continues as before - open to players worldwide including the US. You may play on our site as you did prior to the Act.

PokerStars believes that poker is a game of skill enjoyed by millions of players and we remain committed to providing you a safe and fun environment in which to play. We value your loyalty to PokerStars, and look forward to continuing to serve you with the best online poker experience, as we have for the past six years, 18 billion hands, and 90 million tournaments.

PokerStars Management

AND A PERSONAL EMAIL TO ME TODAY :

Hello Isaac,

Thank you for your email.

Given the large amount of discussion taking place on forums and
elsewhere, we understand why you have asked us for clarification
regarding the US Treasury's decision to adopt a final rule to implement
applicable provisions of the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act
of 2006.

Cutting through the volume of discussion that is taking place, the main
point to make is that from the perspective of our customers nothing has
changed. The legal reasons we have identified, that we argue allows us
to continue operating in the US, remain as relevant now as they did
before these final rules were passed. See:

http://www.pokerstars.com/legislation/uigea/

In fact, it may surprise you to hear that in our view things have
improved for two reasons.

First, the good news from a player's perspective is that the final rules
make it expressly clear that the term "restricted transaction" would not
include funds going to a consumer. Put simply, we hope this means we
can make it even easier for you to get your money out of your account.
We will be working on this clarification to your advantage.

Second, in order for the transaction to be caught by these rules, the
"bet" or "wager" must be connected to a game where there is
"significant" chance. The use of the phrase "significant chance" in the
context of gaming is new to us. At the very least this means that we
can argue that poker is not a game that involves "significant chance".
We are working with our legal team to research all relevant case law to
help us make the argument that this drafting excludes poker.

So you will see from the above that we are not at all discouraged by
these final rules. There is still lots of legal work to be done and you
can rest assured we have made this our top priority. In the meantime, we
hope that you will continue to enjoy playing on PokerStars.


Regards,

Jen
PokerStars Support Team