Online poker is a complex subject. The legality of playing, the online poker sites available to play at, and many other facets of the game are affected by geography. For American players, experts at ProfessionalRakeback.com have researched online poker at a granular level and created these guides for each of the 50 states.

Choose a state below to learn everything you need to know about how and where to play poker online from within your state of residence.

Rakeback Deals

ProfessionalRakeback.com offers a variety of rakeback deals to our readers. Below you will find our top three rakeback deals. However, for more information on what rakeback is, why it might be helpful to you, and for access to our full list of rakeback sites to play on, you need to visit our comprehensive poker Rakeback guide.

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ACR POKER

BONUS:
100% up to $2,000
★★★★
4.3 / 5

RAKEBACK SITE WITH THE MOST GAMES

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27%
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Not only does ACR Poker boast the highest traffic of any US-serving rakeback-offering poker room, but it also has the largest online poker tournaments, including the famous recurring $10 Million VENOM tournament and at least one $250,000 guaranteed tourney each Sunday.

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BLACKCHIP POKER

BONUS:
100% up to $2,000
★★★★
4.2 / 5

RAKEBACK SITE WITH THE HIGHEST TRAFFIC

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27%
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Black Chip Poker is part of the same Winning Poker Network as ACR Poker, so most of the same advantages and disadvantages of ACR apply to this room too. It's a good idea to sign up for a BCP account if you already have an ACR account that you don't want to use for one reason or another.

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Ad Implies “Talent” Can Beat Slots? Did GalaSpins Break ASA Rules?

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The Advertising Standards Authority in the United Kingdom had a problem with an ad by GalaSpins and ordered the company to stop showing it. Find out more about this case and other recent rulings by the U.K.'s gambling oversight bodies.

DFS Leader DraftKings Vows to Get Even With DDoS Attackers

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Daily fantasy sports site DraftKings suffered a distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack in August, but it's not taking this lying down. Find out what DraftKings is attempting to do about it and what this might portend for online gaming as a whole.

How CardPlayer Magazine Got Played - to the Tune of $1 Million+

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A former employee of CardPlayer stands accused of stealing more than $1 million from the magazine. The weird part is that this supposedly occurred over the course of five years without anybody noticing! Read on for the details of this unusual story.

Ukraine Reclassifies Poker as a Sport, Not Gambling

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In a move bound to lift the spirits of poker fans everywhere, Ukraine has determined that the game is a sport, not a form of unlawful gambling. Keep reading to find out more about this decision and how poker was treated by Ukrainian law in the past.

Winning Poker Network Abandons Australian Market - Find Another Site!

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No more Winning Poker Network for Australians! The list of online poker rooms that transact in the country has just become shorter. Read on to learn more about this sad topic.

Ladbrokes Australia at Odds With Other Bookies Over Self-Exclusion

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Online bookmaker Ladbrokes is at loggerheads with other companies in the Australian betting market. Find out about the disagreements over the national self-exclusion plans and possible reasons why Ladbrokes feels differently from others.

Finnish Teen Scams Online Casino 417 Times for €250,000

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An individual in Finland uncovered a flaw in the software of an online casino that basically allowed him to issue himself free money. He used this technique an astounding 417 times for more than €250,000 in ill-gotten gains. Read on to find out more about this unusual case.

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