Americans Use Canadian Cousins To Bypass Laws

Thursday, 25 January 2007

Americans who want to play online poker are doing so through a loophole that employs Canadian based servers. US-based IP addresses are masked with Canadian ones so to evade the self-imposed US ban by the various online poker sites.

Americans who want to play online poker are doing so through a loophole that employs Canadian based servers. US-based IP addresses are masked with Canadian ones so to evade the self-imposed US ban by the various online poker sites.
The ban only affects American citizens and not Canadians. Under this loophole US players find Canadian residential addresses that contain a common last name and then utilise a programme that redirects the IP address so it appears that a Canadian user is trying to access the site.
Under the US ban gamblers are not allowed to use credit cards and online gambling houses are prohibited from accepting credit cards, cheques or electronic fund transfers to handle wager transactions. However many players get past this by using third party payment processors.
Whether the US government’s stance will stop American gamblers altogether or simply push the scene underground, only time will tell.



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