Like the topic asks, is it legal, or illegal? I'm surprised the sites available now are the quality that are, same with the size. Just curious where the law stands when it comes to things like this, as far as licensing and such.
It is both legal and illegal and all comes down to where you are located in the US because the law varies so much state to state so what might be ok for you in one and me in another state am breaking the law. Add it being bitcoin poker and sure it gets even more complicated.
I do know of only a couple of sites that have a licence and that is PM vegas poker and BetVip poker although i don't know where the latter is based and i am sure others also have a licence just not played there or researched enough.
At a guess i would say most are are unlicensed but still not sure if that is illegal
If you are thinking of starting a gambling site i would contact a lawyer to be on the safe side.