I have since mailed a similar support request to many other poker rooms. It had been several years since I last used Wine, and my previous attempt was met with mixed results.

I had not thought of using Wine, and would not have tried it without prompting. I tried it, and it worked perfectly for me under Wine. The site’s support team indicated that their client software would run on Linux under Wine, and they even offered some help if I had any difficulty getting it to work. Looking to improve my game but frustrated by some sites’ lack of support for Linux clients, I sent an email to the support for PokerStars, one of the first online gaming sites I tried. However, as with most software strings that bind you to a particular proprietary operating system, these bonds are easily cut. Unfortunately, many of the most popular sites say they require Windows. Poker is everywhere nowadays, from television to books to poker rooms popping up in almost every casino - and of course, you can play poker online.