So, in essence, all 50 states could have legal internet poker if the lawmakers would pass legislation.

With that said, each individual state has the right to determine the legality of online gambling. has struggled, mostly because the top poker sites no longer operate within the country. Ever since April 15, 2011, a date known more infamously as “ Black Friday,” the online poker industry in the U.S. The United States has some strict anti-online gambling laws that have been affecting the poker community for years.