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The star of the latest installment of the popular Pink Panther film series, Steve Martin, admitted to being an online poker player. But he also confessed his fear of laws that prohibit the activity in the U.S..
Martin made the disclosure Monday night on the David Letterman Show.
The comedian gave up on playing Internet poker, perhaps for the same reason one Gambling911.com reader did.
Following passage of the Unlawful Internet Gaming Enforcement Act, a Miami Beach-based player named Frank described how tough it was to play poker online after his favorite room, Paradise Poker, left the U.S. market.
"They left the U.S. market and I tried to join using a friend's address in Europe but it was just too much of a pain and I had trouble joining other rooms," he told Gambling911.com.
Playing poker online in the U.S. is not a felony unless you happen to live in the state of Washington, where betting on the Web can result in a sentence comparable to that of a child molester or repeat drunk driving offender. Operating an online poker room in the U.S. is against the law.
Martin starred in the 2006 installment of The Pink Panther, attempting to stand in Peter Sellers' shoes as the bumbling Inspector Clouseau.
Ace King, Gambling911.com
