2006-09-16 17:22:48 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Internet
There is two sides to this question:
You are a player and want to play for real money from Texas.
You want to host legal gambling in Texas?
Playing for real money whether you in USA or outside is hard to keep track of. Right now, it is not illegal. However, law makers are working with banks so that you can not use banks or credit card banks to put into poker sites. That has not happened yet but that puts a damper on playing for money. For now, if you are in Texas, and want to deposit money to poker websites, you can do so freely since all websites are offshore and they welcome you.
However, if you want to host your own poker site or poker tables in Texas, then here are some guidelines:
1) The poker host can not make a share of the profit, nor can they take rake money.
2) The host can not offer alcohol at the facilities. However, players can bring their own drinks.
3) The host must have some type of membership system and the games must be coordinated fairly.
4) The host can not have facility near schools or churches
5) The host will get a misdeamenor ticket, similar to a traffic ticket when they get sited by police. But many tickets will result in police raiding the facility, taking away chips, moneys, closing down the facility.
I live in Dallas, Texas. I drive to Lousiana and Oklahoma to play for real money. I hope one day Galveston will allow casinos. In the mean time, I goto www.worldpokersite.com just to play for fun.
Good luck and have fun in poker!
Cheers,
Jack
2006-09-18 06:39:12 · answer #1 · answered by domainebiz 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its not legal in America. Uncle Sam wants his cut on any winnings.
2006-09-17 00:30:23 · answer #2 · answered by da_hammerhead 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Online gambling in the U.S. is illegal. It is not legal to use an offshore gambling site.
2006-09-17 00:33:06 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋