To play poker online you have to have a computer and an Internet connection. You then need to download an online poker client program from one of the online poker rooms, sign-up, transfer your money to your newly created account (only if you are playing for real money) and start playing.
Online poker was launched in 1998 and since then player traffic in online poker rooms has increased more than twenty times with an annual turnover of more than one billion dollars, and still growing.
Online poker is easily accessible as it is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. You can find thousands of players to play against from all over the world who play for real money. It is like sitting in a casino at your own home and playing.
Online poker moves much faster than offline poker. Poker needs as much luck as skill.
A frequently asked question is- Is online poker legal?
For a US citizen, it is not clear whether or not playing online poker is legal. Although it is not legal to create an online gaming company in the United States, no individual has been charged for playing poker online. Since establishing online gambling companies is illegal in US, all poker rooms operate outside the United States territory. For non-US residents, there is no such problem as legal issues when start playing online poker, since it is not prohibited to gamble online in most of the European countries.