you can t play them in america. can you play them everywhere else. i m curious what this does efforts to legalize online poker. this could toss the door wide open because the big casinos in vegas and atlantic city are behind legalizing online poker. they don t want it to be a mismatch of state laws. they want it to be one federal law. the casinos say they would generate thousands of jobs. millions in tax revenue. take a look at what the big online poker companies made last year. poker stars. 1.4 billion with 500 million in profits. full tilt made 500 million with $100 million in profits. cory albertson says it s good for america and it s all-american, listen. the biggest undermine point is that americans want to play poker on the internet. we talked to our friends on the internet. we shop on the internet. poker is no different. people like to play poker. it s a great american past time. but critics say legalizing online poker would just add to more addictive behavior, shep.