Since the UIGEA gambling act was passed in 2025, Online Poker players from the USA have found it increasingly difficult to find a poker site that accepts US players. However, there still are options for those players wanting to play real money poker and we will be taking a look at a few of the top US accepting Online Poker rooms.
US Poker Site #1
Cake Poker
Cake Poker has a large player base from the US and is now a favourite amongst many US poker players. Cake Poker runs on it’s own in-house developed software which is excellent. They also lease out their skin to other poker rooms and there are now over 50 Online Poker rooms currently on the Cake Poker Network. As a result, the player traffic at Cake Poker is high and players can always find a table at the stake they wish at any time of the day or night.
New players at Cake poker will receive a 110% match bonus on their first deposit, up to a maximum of $600.
US Poker Site #2
Carbon Poker
Carbon Poker was one of the top Online Poker rooms post ‘Black Friday’ and although traffic has slowed, they continue to attract more players due to still being a US-friendly poker room. They run on the excellent Merge Gaming software which is used by many top Online Poker rooms such as Lock Poker, Black Chip Poker, Aced and many more.
Carbon Poker’s promotions are excellent. They run regular, fun promotions, bonuses and tournaments for existing players and have a first class VIP scheme where players are rewarded based on the number of hands they play.
The current Carbon poker bonus for all new players is a 100% match bonus on your first deposit up to a maximum of $600.
US Poker Site #3
Lock Poker
Like Carbon Poker, Lock Poker runs on the Merge Network, which it joined back in 2025. Since then Lock Poker has been one of the fastest growing Online Poker rooms of it’s time and is becoming one of the top Online Poker rooms for US players. They have a fantastic team behind them that have developed a first class poker room that players seem to love.
The run a range of weekly and monthly promotions including ‘Double Trouble’ – where every Thursday & Friday, all VIP players receive double points, and ‘Royal Flush’ – If you are lucky enough to hit a Royal Flush at Lock Poker you will receive 100 x big blinds, up to $1000. They also have an excellent welcome bonus for all new players which is a 150% match bonus on first deposits up to a maximum of $750.
We have listed 3 US-Friendly poker rooms here but there are many more. Check out our ‘US Poker’ page to find more poker rooms still accepting US players.
