In October 2006, the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA), a law that bans online gambling activities in the USA, was voted by the majority of the House of Representatives. This new bill affects banking institutions that make money transactions to companies who conduct their business in the gambling industry in U.S. soil. This measure made very difficult for Online Casinos based in that country to allow USA players.
Although the status of this law is still under discussion by the US government, it affected a major number of U.S. Online Casinos. The closing down of thousands of Internet Casinos and Poker sites left only a few non-publicly traded companies still operating and with their service available for Online Casino U.S. players. Many online payment companies were also forced to retreat their operations from USA.
Despite this fact, there is a list of Online Casinos that still allow USA players. Most of the Online Casinos based on other countries that work with Online Payment Systems that do not involve U.S. banking institutions are still available for USA players.
It is recommended that the player from the U.S. checks which Online Casinos allow USA players and which is the most convenient option to deposit money to gamble. One of the most popular alternatives to deposit money in Online Casinos for US players are still the e-payment systems