Just two years ago PokerStars was kicked out of the United States by the Department of Justice and sued for billions yet they they appear to be already plotting their return to a number of U.S. states, according to this Forbes article. The online poker giant is in the process of buying casinos in States like Nevada and New Jersey where moves are being made to legalize online poker.
If I was PokerStars I'd be glad to have gotten off with a fine and I'd be keeping my head low for a while. They're obviously desperate to get back into the States before the likes of Carbon Poker hoover up their old players.
PokerStars reentry to the US online poker market has encountered another setback following the announcement that California will be introducing internet poker bill that would regulate online poker in California but exclude PokerStars. The new legislation would only grant poker licenses to tribal casinos and poker rooms and prohibit any gambling organisations that continued to operated in the United States post 2005. In 2014, the states of New Jersey, Nevada and Delaware all introduced legislation to regulate online poker. Unfortunately, PokerStars was also excluded from operating an online poker room in these states. Licenses were granted to other major poker rooms, such as PartyPoker, 888 and Betfair.
Their new CEO is optimistic that poker players in New Jersey will be able to join PokerStars by the end of 2015.
is there anyway that i can play pokerstars from inside the united states? maybe by using a smart dns or vpn service?
It's possible to play at PokerStars from the US using a VPN but you need to be lucky. PokerStars have a list of the IP addresses of most major VPN's and if you they catch you using one they'll freeze your player account and you'll loose whatever money was on your bankroll.
With the US elections coming up next year, which party are more likely to legalize online gambling? The Democrats or the Republicans?