# Online Poker Dopers: What is the best poker site?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-poker-dopers-what-is-the-best-poker-site/445005>\
**Category:** The Game Room\
**Created:** [April 12, 2008, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-poker-dopers-what-is-the-best-poker-site/445005 "2008-04-12T04:44:28Z")\
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**Author:** ![Cluricaun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/bb73d2/32.png) [@Cluricaun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cluricaun)\
**Post date:** [April 15, 2008, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-poker-dopers-what-is-the-best-poker-site/445005/21 "2008-04-15T15:59:11Z")

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[QUOTE=Gadarene]  
So ridiculous.  
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Well I could see it if Illinois went for the high ground and had a ban on all gambling or something, but we have two river boats, a lottery, and the mayor of the city of Chicago basically begging to be allowed to open a casino that would be owned by the city itself, so in turn banning citizens from playing for cash on the net is patiently stupid.

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**Author:** ![Oslo\_Ostragoth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/a9a28c/32.png) [@Oslo\_Ostragoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oslo_Ostragoth)\
**Post date:** [April 15, 2008, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-poker-dopers-what-is-the-best-poker-site/445005/22 "2008-04-15T21:46:12Z")

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Also, I believe you can play the lottery and bet on horses **on the internet**. “Patently stupid” doesn’t nearly cover it.

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