We all know that internet poker is banned in the US, but the word on the street is that it will soon return, and indications are good, with the moves of some poker operators, including Doyles Room, to re-enter the marketplace.

It seems US players may soon be one again able to log on and play online poker with the rest of the world.

There is without doubt a growing and organised opposition to the ban, and recent devleopments in Washington DC mean things could change.

Top experts have testified before the House Committee on the Judiciary and called for the US to reverse it policies related to Internet gambling, arguing the prohibition of Internet gambling activities, the approach most recently undertaken in the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA), violates the American principles of personal freedom and individual liberty.