We live in highly computerized world with high technologies by we still believe in different omens. And the one of them says that Friday, 13 is a devil day, when bad things may easily occur. So Friday, 13 in October 2006 became really a day of disappointments for many gamblers in the USA. It is the date, when American Congress passed the bill, which laid some restrictions to U.S. online casinos.

This bill is called UIGEA, which is an abbreviation for the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act. We need to mention that American government tried more than once to close online casinos at the territory of this country but it seemed to be unreal. Usually every year the Congress didn’t have enough time to pass the bill as it had to look through more important issues. But in 2006 two people introduced the act separately and the authorities decided to pass it at least.

According to this legislative act gambling sites are prohibited to accept deposites. Moreover, financial institutions and banks in the USA lost the right to transfer money to the accounts in online casinos. And though major online casinos are based at the offshore territories, they still were influenced a lot. Mainly it happened because their shares are publicly traded at stock markets and that’s why they lost the opportunity to open the doors in front of Americans. The penalty that was introduced is $10.00 fee or the imprisonment up to five years for every gambling U.S. citizen!

Certainly nobody wanted to come across such difficulties and that’s why the largest software developers left the market. Microgaming, Cryptologic and Playtech had to stop accepting U.S. players and to sacrifice major part of the profit. Though it sounds really disappointing, still there is a reason to be happy. What is it? It is tha Americans can gamble but just visit online casinos from other software providers.

Today there are three major companies in the USA which power main part of online casinos there. They are Realtime Gaming, Rival and Vegas Technologies. These three providers are the largest today in the United States of America. And we want to give you a list of top online casinos which will accept U.S. deposits:

- Go Casino
- Online Vegas
- Rushmore Casino
- VIP Slots Casino
- Silver Oak
- One Club
- Cherry Red
- Club World and several others

In fact it is rather easy to find a suitable gambling site in the USA though their number has significantly decreased. You need just to spend more time and efforts to pick up a suitable variant, but it is great that you can still enjoy playing video poker, slot machines, blackjack and other games without leaving your own flat.

However, when you will make the choice, you still need to study the details very carefully, as UIGEA influenced the activity not only of gambling sites, but also of banks and financial institutions. Many credit cards and electronic wallets are not allowed today, and the others have to look for a way out by involving a third party into it. And if you don’t know what to choose, you may use American Express credit card, which is really popular today.

The most popular U.S. online casinos accepting Amex are:

- Rushmore Casino
- Millionaire Casino
- Go Casino
- Online Vegas
- Silver Oak

Good luck to you!