When the UIGEA (Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act) was passed, the online poker scene in the United States became a little too cloudy and complicated for many poker players looking to play the game they love from the comfort of their home.

Poker players not wanting to put up with the hassle of trying to get money in and out of offshore poker sites began to look for other options. Luckily for them, several legal options were willing and ready to help them out.

So what are these legal poker options and how can YOU start making use of them?

Let’s get started…

First let’s talk about a site that’s not just legal, but free as well. Yeah, that’s right…a free and legal place to play online poker for real money.

The site is called PurePlay and poker players don’t need to make any sort of deposit or have a credit card to sit down and start playing at their online poker tables. PurePlay currently has over 700,000 active members and has paid out over $2.7 million dollars in prizes to players.

There are no entry fees or deposits needed to start playing poker at PurePlay, all you need to get started is sign up and download the PurePlay software. The software interface is very smooth and easy to use and rivals the software used by the big offshore poker sites.

PurePlay has been featured in newspaper and magazine stories including the San Francisco Chronicle.

PurePlay is the perfect option for poker players who are looking to compete for real money but without dealing with the hassle of offshore sites and sketchy deposits and payouts. You can join for free and start playing right away. PurePlay is definitely worth a look whether you are a poker “pro” or just a beginner.

The second legal poker option available to poker online poker players is Duplicate Poker.

Duplicate Poker is takes the “luck” aspect out of traditional poker and makes it more of a “skill” game. In fact, Duplicate Poker is recognized as a game of skill, which makes it legal to play in the Unites States. This also means that it is simple and easy to deposit money with a credit card to play Duplicate Poker online.

In Duplicate Poker you play against players sitting at other tables who play the exact same cards and decks as you. This eliminates the “luck of the draw” as players who compete against each other do so with the same cards.

This new poker format has been attracting a large number of new players to the game to give it a try. Duplicate Poker also makes it worth your while to try the new poker format by offering a 200% Deposit Bonus up to $100. This means if you deposit $100, they give you $300 to start playing with. That’s $200 worth of free poker cash.

Duplicate Poker also offers new players a free $3 to start playing with right away so they can learn the game and test it out before they deposit money. So it’s definitely worth at least trying out.

I hope this article has helped educate you about some of the legal, and even free, poker options that are still availble to you.

Good luck!

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