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The Poker Player’s Alliance has been working diligently to speed up the legislation process for legalizing and regulating poker in the United States. After the recent Pitbull Poker, a member of the flash poker network, debacle, it’s high time that many American poker players stand up and demand that this legislation be brought to fruition.

However, one has to wonder what the new poker online world will look like once the US begins regulation. The two industry leaders Pokerstars and Full Tilt will most likely be faced with some heavy competition. No doubt Party Poker will return to the US, though the response could go either way depending on how the players react to the abandonment. Will they forgive the poker giant, or re-embrace them with open arms.

There has also been talk that Harrah’s will enter the online scene in a big way. What about some of the other sites that dominate in Europe such as the iPoker network and Everest, will they too want a part of the American market?

Finally, one has to ask, will the sites already operating in the US be able to get licensed under the new legislation. Some reports say that within the first 90 days of the bill’s inception, a grace period will be given for those already operating, but as the Senate and House go, it could change many times until this piece of law is in its final form.

In any event, with the new legislation will come benefits to the poker community as a whole. The poker economy will most likely open up since it will be more legal, if that’s possible, to play online, and those that are not playing merely because of the UIGEA of 2006, will also be likely to hop online and hit the virtual felt.