The effects of the Black Friday incident, which sparked the issue concerning the legality of playing online poker for real cash and processing transactions, will most likely stick around for quite some time as officials can’t seem to decide on what to do with the issue. As a result, thousands of online poker players are left to move to different destinations that will let them play and make money with the game they love legally. Some even tried to take it to its roots – the brick and mortar casinos, which didn’t let them make the same amount of profit that they usually did online. Some people who didn’t have the choice of doing either of the two are waiting eagerly for the news that online poker would be deemed legal. Jamie Gold, the WSOP Main Event Winner of 2006 has found a way to let the US citizens that are patiently waiting enjoy the game they love without having to risk their hard earned money from being confiscated by the US government.

Is it Legal?

Well, the first concern about it is that if it is indeed legal to participate in its games. The good news is that it is. US citizens will now have a way to enjoy their favorite past time through Jamie Gold’s FreeGoldPoker.com. The site functions similarly like the popular Zynga Poker which can be found on Facebook with some differences of course. Unlike the previous online poker sites that were shut down by the US Department of Justice, FreeGoldPoker.com will not be getting any deposits. It will instead accept monthly fees from its members and the players will then be able to win cash prizes which can amount up to a good $100,000. There are also other prizes such as sports tickets, electronic products, and so on. In a way, people will be able to play for thrills, but the hardcore professional poker player will still have to look elsewhere as profiting consistently from Gold’s site may prove to be a very different endeavor.

Jamie Gold’s Point of View

Jamie Gold has been known to have involved himself in charity work in the form of the “Jamie Gold Foundation” which helps raise funds for the Muscular Dystrophy Association. He was then nicknamed the “Poker Philanthropist” due to that reason. After the Black Friday incident, when the line between legal and illegal online poker was blurred, Gold thought that US players deserve an alternative to their favorite online pastime and states “After the Black Friday and all the negativity surrounding online poker, I asked myself what I could do to help our community enjoy playing a game they love legally.” And the result of which was FreeGoldPoker.com. Gold also explained that the alternative is a great opportunity for him to create a fun, accessible and unique experience for the poker community.

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