WSOP
WSOP Leading up to the World Series of Poker, many online casinos were running promotional tournaments in which players could win seats at the WSOP. Some of the players who won these seats have had problems entering the tournaments.

The US government seized bank accounts last week that were being used to pay out player winnings from online poker sites. The seizure was over $30 million in players winnings, and some of that money was to be used for entry fees at the WSOP.

That is why some of these players have been turned away. Checks that were given to pay for the event seats, have bounced. It has caused a major irritation among online poker sites.

"These sites put a lot of time and resources into running these free tournaments that lead to WSOP buy-ins," said observer Kelly Briscol, "being that the seizure happened during the WSOP, the sites do not have the time to come up with alternative ways to buy these winning players into the tournaments."

There is a rage brewing among online poker players in the US. They do not feel like they are breaking any laws, yet they are being blocked from playing online. That is something they are hoping Representative Barney Frank's new legislation will correct.

Frank has introduced a Bill that would legalize and begin the regulation process of online gambling in the US. Although it is in the works, the legislation will not help any of the online winners that were supposed to participate in this years WSOP.

"It is great that I will not have to worry about this in the future," said Frankie S., who won one of the tournament entries online, "but that does not help me right now."

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