The merging of online poker traffic between the states of Nevada and Delaware will soon be a reality. Indiana’s House of Representatives passed a bill that would allow online bets on horse races.

Overall traffic fell by 3% this week, giving back the 3% gain that we saw accumulated over the past 2 weeks. Compared to this week last year, traffic is now down 10% over last year’s levels.

New Jersey is now looking at granting a license to the new ownership, to finally allow PokerStars to come to America officially. Full Tilt is also looking to expand and they have just applied for a license to operate on the Italian market.

Online poker in France continues to outperform the market, led by Winamax.fr, which continues its climb up the rankings and is now up to 4th place overall, riding the wave of its billionth hand promotion.

For US Citizens, playing online poker is now, and always has been 100% legal. There is no federal law that prohibits US players from making online poker accounts and playing for real money online.