AUTHOR: Jerry "Jet" Whittaker TITLE: Website Keeping Close Eye on Online Poker Industry DATE: 3:57 AM ----- BODY:

Many of the online poker rooms still accepting US players may not have much time left before Americans are stopped from depositing into their sites. Compatiblepoker is reporting that there are about 200 days left before online gambling / banking regulations are set in stone. Many of the analysts and online gambling enthusiasts are still unsure of what's to come. Poker sites like PokerStars.com are continuing to accept US players into their virtual gaming sites. Because of this Compatiblepoker has reported they are now the largest poker site on the internet, dethroning Party Poker. Some people following the online poker industry closely say they expect to see banking regulations set in place sometime in February. Others say it will not happen until the full time allotted runs out. Poker players are closely watching the federal reserve website for news. In the meantime business seems to be continuing as usual throughout the holidays as the normal downtime occurs. Record player volumes are still being seen at US accepted internet poker rooms.

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