Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act

The UIGEA or Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act was a bad peice of legiaslation passed in 2006.

Are Online Casinos Legal in the USA?

All of the online casinos we have listed are licensed and regulated outside the United States. Many United States players wonder whether playing at these offshore online casinos is actually legal. We cannot answer that question with 100% certainty, however we will say all the research we have done suggests that playing at online casinos from the USA is not illegal.

The confusion is related to the passing of the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act or UIGEA. The UIGEA actually made it illegal for online casinos to process money transactions related to online gambling for United States residents. However, nowhere does the law say playing at an online casino from the USA is illegal.

The USA online casinos listed here on our website all take the stance that because they are licensed and operating outside the United States, US law does not apply to them. Because of this they continue to process deposits and withdraws without issue.

There is plenty of information related to the UIGEA available on the Internet and the UIGEA Wiki Page is a great start to understand the law better. You can also just do a simple search and after some quick reading we think you will come to the same conclusion as us, playing at a USA online casino is NOT illegal.