is it "safe" to play online again?

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I remember two years ago or somewhere around that time online poker took quite a big hit due to "legalization" of online gaming. PokerStars, PartyPoker, etc. tried to ban all US players from playing on live money games.

How is the scenario these days? I just checked PokerTracker and the last live hand I played online was dated the 3rd of March 2005 so that gives you an idea how much out of the loop I've been about online poker.

Hope I posted this in the correct forum and thanks in advance for any answers!