Over the years the trend of online poker has increased a lot. People from all over the world have found a cheaper alternative to enjoy poker games and casinos without having to take the time and money to travel to Las Vegas to enjoy casino life. More and more people around the world are now exploring online poker and are becoming more interested and addicted to this new means of enjoying the game while still being able to make bets and win cash. But with its fame and widespread popularity, many protests have also surfaced up. Many people are protesting against the websites and online casinos that are offering online poker and other games to people around the world.

People believe online poker to be a waste of our precious times and not forget all the money that people lose in bets they make on useless poker games over the internet. These people have come across to form groups to support their protest through various means especially using Facebook. There is a page on Facebook that is especially dedicated to all those people who wish to join in on the official poker protests against those websites that are promoting gambling over the internet. Likewise several laws have also been passed by the government to regulate these online casinos and its games like poker.

The main reason of concern for people is that these online websites are the way to breaking the anti – gambling laws, money laundering, bank fraud, and several other crimes committed by these companies on such a large scale. However poker players from all across the world do not want online poker to be banned. They say that it is a harmless game and that no one is being forced to play it. Therefore stopping people would mean taking their freedom and liberty from them. Online poker players mainly protest on the grounds that online poker for them is not an attempt to win cash but just a way to relax, have a break from all the troubles and worries of life, and enjoy themselves for awhile. They say it is really not about the money for them. This is why they say that if online poker is not that important to those who are protesting against it they should at least let those who enjoy the game, continue enjoying it.

In 2010 many rallies were taken out to poker protest in front of the white house in support of online poker, saying that it is not a crime. Long marches were seen in front of the Washington State Supreme Court. They were mainly protesting against law that stated anyone caught playing online poker would be conducting a Class C felony. This extreme law was what brought everyone out on the roads in rallies to protest the law. This is why online poker is still going on strong as before and thousands of people from all over the world log in on their computers on a daily basis to enjoy online casinos despite all the criticism and protests against it.