I have posted a new page, Online Poker: Cheating, Taxes, and the Law, dedicated to the legal issues and risk associated with online (real money) poker playing. Short version: I don’t think it’s a good idea to wager real money on poker or any other type of gambling activity, online, if you are in the United States.

I think poker, in particular, should and probably will be legalized, licensed, and regulated within the next five or so years, but playing is not a good bet, right now. I’ll have more to post about why poker - online and off - ought to be legal, even in the mind of a southern, Christian conservative like yours truly, at some other time, but not tonight.

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