In the mean time, Connecticut’s governor, Dannel P. Malloy, speaking on the developments was concerned about the effect this could have on people who deal with gambling addictions.

“Listen, I’m not a big proponent of gaming. But what’s going to happen based on the change in position by the U.S. Justice Department … is that there’s going to be online gaming in the United States. So it’s not a question of whether it’s going to happen … (And if) all of the online potential within our state goes to companies that are outside our state, then obviously we end up the big loser.”

“We do spend about $1.9 million a year (to help problem gamblers),” Malloy told CT Post. “If you’re asking me do I think it’s foreseeable in the future we may need to spend more money, I think the answer is in the affirmative. What the right level of money is and what the actual challenges will be remain to be seen. But at $1.9 million we’re big investors and we’re probably going to have to invest more.”

Source: CT Post.

One of the remaining online poker rooms legal for US residents is DuplicatePoker.com, which legally accepts US players and is able to accept payment via Visa or MasterCard. This year Duplicate Poker is giving away $14,000 WSOP Main Event VIP Package. On May 10th, DuplicatePoker.com will host it’s first-ever WSOP Main Event qualifier. Players will have a shot to win a complete $14,000 WSOP Main Event VIP Package It’s the richest, most customized offering around. The player who qualifies will •

• Travel to Las Vegas in style
• Be chauffeured around The Strip in a limo
• Live like a high roller in a luxury suite
• Get first-class show tickets and spending money to enjoy all that Las Vegas has to offer

Tournaments:

Qualifier: Saturday, May 10th, 8:05 ET. Buy in: $99+$9.

Daily satellites will run at: 6:35 pm and 7:35 pm EST

Buy in: $18+$1.8 Satellites will also run on S&G tab.

Daily freeroll satellites: a daily freeroll with one guaranteed seat to the finals (worth $108) for all players who made a deposit in the 24 hours between 6 and 6 every day can take part.

There are two distinctions between game of skill and game of luck. First, who is the player betting against. If the player is betting against the house, it’s a game of chance, if the player is playing against other players than it’s a game of skill. Furthermore, if one can prove the game involves skill (math, statistics, strategy) in addition to pure chance and luck, than the game is not prohibited by the act and is allowed. A number of groups are currently lobbying to allow poker to be legally played on the internet by trying to classify it as a game of skill.

Others have modified the game to make it more skill based game. For example, DuplicatePoker.com a gaming site is offering duplicate poker, a flavor of the game that eliminate the “luck of the draw” element from poker. As a result, the elements of skill predominate in determining winners in Duplicate Poker games. Because Duplicate Poker is a game of skill it is legal in most U.S. jurisdictions and currently accepts US based players. Current states where skill-gaming is prohibited include: Arizona, Delaware, Iowa, Louisiana, Arkansas, Tennessee, Vermont, Connecticut, Florida, Montana, South Carolina and Illinois.

Unfortunately for sports fanatics, when one places a bet on a sporting event, one is betting against the house, thus placing it in the category of games of chance. Thus, as of the writing of this article, if you’d like to bet on basketball, soccer, football or hockey games, you are not permitted to do so over the internet in the United States.