Pokerati has long been a fan of Sealand … an independent, sovereign seaside “resort” off the coast of Britain that has all the right infrastructure to thumb its nose at American efforts to stop anything internet. They’ve already fought the battles with Europe and won … and now they are opening an online casino.

Click here to read the full Sealand story, from before we even knew what online poker was. [Wired, August 2000]

Official site: Sealandgov.org