New Online Poker Laws

In the past, anti-gambling laws have not been effective at discouraging U.S. gamblers from playing games of chance online. However, the new online poker laws have really started to impact the ability of American poker players to enjoy online gaming activities. The law that is causing the most disruption is the 2006 Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act. While we're happy to see these laws make it more difficult for unscrupulous sites to take advantage of players, you should know that you can still enjoy your games online.

This new online poker law does not make the act of gambling online or playing poker online illegal. Instead it makes it unlawful for financial institutions to fund online gambling accounts. This means that you can play poker online without breaking any laws as long as you play at a free game site like www.nlop.com.

Play in Compliance with the New Online Poker Laws

There are other free sites, of course, but the legal ones only pay you out in points, and those that do award prizes are mostly illegal. That's because even though they allow you to play a hand of poker for free, they charge membership fees or call for tournament buy-ins to fund their prizes. In other words, you're paying for what you might win.

That's not the case at nlop.com. We offer plenty of cash prizes--$250,000 in 2006!--but they are funded by our sponsors and advertisers, not by our players. That means that we are 100 percent in compliance with the new laws, and can continue to offer you both free play and cash prizes. Register today!