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.

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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

NETWORK
WINNING
RAKEBACK
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

NETWORK
WINNING
RAKEBACK
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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COMMENTARY: Two Players Reach One Year Waiting For Payout From Lock Poker

published by Anonymous on Thu, 12/26/2013 - 14:40
Lock Poker's New Network Affiliation [www.ProfRB.com]

As Christmas Day has now come and gone, where millions and millions of children happily unwrapped presents and families gathered in merry cheer (well, some of them did), several online poker players will celebrated a far less desirable milestone, having waited months and months on end for their owed payout from Lock Poker. Two players, however, enjoyed their figurative lump of coal from the oft-maligned poker room. Their misdeed? They've had to wait a calendar year (and counting) to receive their withdrawal.

Bovada Offers Up Special $75K "Boxing Day" Tournaments TODAY!

published by PRB Manager on Thu, 12/26/2013 - 00:34
Bovada Special Holiday Tournaments Boxing Day [www.ProfRB.com]

Bovada Poker is offering up 10 additional multi-table tournaments on Boxing Day (today) with over $75,000 in prize money on the line - this is in addition to their already stout daily tournament schedule!

Intertops Holiday Tournament Series Runs Through End of 2013!

published by PRB Manager on Mon, 12/23/2013 - 13:05
Intertops Special Holiday Tournaments [www.ProfRB.com]

Intertops Poker announced today that they are running special daily holiday tournaments starting on Christmas night through the end of 2013 - and ProfRB.com has the details!

Merge Network Announces "Double Major Sunday" and January Reload Bonus!

published by PRB Manager on Fri, 12/20/2013 - 21:30
Merge Network Double Major Promotion [www.ProfRB.com]

The Merge Gaming Network announced several January promotions today via email - of which ProfRB.com will be reporting on them in the coming days! First up: January's reload deposit bonus and a loaded up Sunday major top the new promotions, and we have the details!

Bovada Offering Added Satellites To Daily Tournaments Through The Holiday Season!

published by PRB Manager on Tue, 12/17/2013 - 16:00
Bovada Holiday Added MTT Satellites [www.ProfRB.com]

Bovada Poker announced this week that they have begun running additional satellites for entry into tournaments that will last through the holiday season!

BREAKING: Winning Poker Network's "Sit and Crush" Ends Early

published by PRB Manager on Mon, 12/16/2013 - 00:23
Winning Poker Network Sit and Crush Ends Early [www.ProfRB.com]

UPDATE - 12/16/13, 5pm EST: The issue, which was an apparent software glitch, has since been resolved. The poker client lobby now shows the correct amount of the prize pool, and the Sit & Crush promotion itself is still on as a monthly race.

The Winning Poker Network has seemingly cut short their new "Sit and Crush" sit-n-go promotion mid-month after players reported seeing the prize pool graphic reset in their poker clients early Monday morning.

Last Chance! Bovada's Power Play Tournament Promotion Ends Today!

published by PRB Manager on Sun, 12/15/2013 - 08:17
Bovada Poker's Power Play MTT Promotion [www.ProfRB.com]

Over $80,000 worth of additional tournament guarantees are up for grabs as Bovada's Power Play multi-table tournament promotion concludes today!

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