The state's anti-gambling statutes are never enforced against online poker players, and the federal laws that could apply, like the UIGEA, punish only those running the games and accepting payments for gaming. Best of all, you can play legally without worrying about breaking any laws. Luckily, a lot of offshore sites have decided to offer Colorado online poker games to those people, and the options are likely better than any regulated system could actually offer. This liberalization has sadly not reached all the way down to regulated online poker in Colorado, so citizens of the state must look to other places if they want to play poker.
Additional ResourcesĬolorado is one of the more liberal states in the United States, not measured by the way it votes in the presidential or state elections, but by acceptance of activities in the state’s borders.