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Yes, you can play poker online for real money as long as you’re over the legal gambling age in your country (18 in most countries). You can find real money poker games on online poker sites, sportsbooks, and mobile poker apps.

The most trustworthy poker sites have a long track record of legit operations and payouts, a gambling license, and also a brand that is recognized internationally. Good examples of these poker sites include partypoker, PokerStars, and Betfair. GGPoker is quickly becoming one of the best-known brands in online poker, although they’ve had some player disputes in the past.

To find the best poker sites, you need to take into account criteria such as how soft the games are, deposit bonuses and rakeback, user experience, payment methods, speed of withdrawals and customer service, licensing, and any potential complaints. You can read more on this topic from our guide to the best poker sites.

You can find the biggest & best online poker bonuses available from our guide to poker bonuses. This guide to poker bonuses is updated regularly as we want to provide the best promotions to our players.

Registering a poker account is easy and fast. First, select the poker room that looks best to you and click the Play Now or Sign-Up button. You will be asked to create a username and password, enter your email and fill in your contact details. Fill & submit your details and your account is ready for playing!

The taxation of poker winnings varies widely by jurisdiction. In countries like the UK, Austria, Canada, Denmark, Sweden, Malta, and Finland you’re not taxed on most of your gambling winnings. If your winnings come from a poker site licensed outside European Economic Area, then your winnings are taxable in some of these Nordic and European countries.

In the U.S. your poker winnings are considered earned income and taxed as such. As a US citizen, you need to report your poker winnings to the IRS on your yearly tax return.

The commission taken by the house is called rake in online poker. A small portion of each cash game pot or tournament buy-in is taken by the poker site to fund their operations and expenses.

Rakeback works the same way as cashback in shopping. Loyal players get a percentage of their rake paid back to their accounts. The goal of a poker site is to grow their player base and keep their customers happy. Providing rakeback deals to players is one of the most common ways to do that.

Yes, anyone with a smartphone in their pocket can download a real money poker app and start playing. The modern mobile poker apps are very easy to use and they’ve been developed with great effort on the user experience.

Major online poker sites accept credit and debit cards (Visa, Mastercard) for a deposit, as well as eWallet like Skrill and MuchBetter and bank transfers. Many big poker sites like GGPoker have started accepting Bitcoin deposits too. On most sites reviewed here at Beasts Of Poker, you can find a variety of deposit & withdrawal methods to suit every player.

No, you’re not obligated to deposit real money when opening a poker account. You can try out the poker software at the play money tables and scan the action on real money tables once your account is open. Then you can decide whether to make a real money deposit and start playing.

Sure – multi-tabling is allowed at online poker rooms. It’s a great way to clear first deposit bonuses and play a higher volume of hands to grow your winnings.

Your deposited funds arrive on your poker account instantly with most deposit methods. The most popular instant deposit methods at online poker rooms are credit cards, debit cards, and eWallets. Depositing by bank transfer might need 2-3 business days to show up on your account.

You can choose a screen name once signing up on a new poker site. Once you’ve signed up with a screen name, most sites require you to keep it forever to maintain game integrity. There are some poker rooms though that allow you to change your screen name.

You’re free to leave a cash game table any time you wish to do so. In poker tournaments, it’s not smart to leave the table unless there’s a break, as your stack will be eaten away by the blinds if you’re not playing.

No, you can buy back into the game at the cash game tables as long as you have enough funds on your poker account. In freezeout tournaments, the game is over once you have no more chips left.