Live and Online: The Spring 2018 Garden State Super Series from Borgata Poker and partypoker NJ returns to the schedule this March.
Borgata Poker and partypoker NJ are bringing back the Garden State Super Series (GSSS) for its Spring 2018 outing—marking the eighth time the series has run in New Jersey.
The return of New Jersey’s iconic tournament series will have a mix of events with buy-ins starting at $55, topping out at $1060 for the High Roller event.
Overall, the past week in New Jersey online poker saw mixed results. Cash games took another dive, while the tournament scene saw the rewards of having two tournament series on the calendar.
It’s fair to hope that a good weekend at the tournament tables would create some extra cash game tables, but that wasn’t the case.
The number of entries for tournaments posted a 15.43% increase, thanks in no doubt to New Jersey Poker Classic II $100,000 guarantee Sunday tournament.
The cash game traffic tells another story. The weekly average cash game traffic decreased by 8.1%, and the peak cash game traffic fell by 6.8%.
Everyone these days is writing about the record numbers for online casino gaming in New Jersey. Yet, online poker still struggles to find the momentum and numbers that were posted only a year ago. Specifically, the online cash game traffic is down 28% from this same time last year.
We’re starting to sound a bit like a broken record, but hope springs eternal that a combined player pool once Pennsylvania gets online will plug the leaks and turn this ship around.
When going through this week’s report, take note that cash game traffic and tournament data were unavailable for Pala Poker at the time of writing of this week’s article.
With that said, let’s take a detailed look back at the cash game and tournament trends in the New Jersey online poker market for the week ending Feb. 25, 2018.
New Jersey has seven online poker sites operating on four separate networks.
During the week of Feb. 19 – Feb. 25, New Jersey online poker sites averaged 262 cash game players, a decrease of 8.1% from the previous week’s number of 285.
Peak traffic numbers were around 607 players, a decrease of 6.8% from the previous week’s number of 651.
Here’s how those players are distributed across the four online poker networks.
The seven-day rolling peak traffic average for partypoker is 168 cash game players. Compared to last week’s number of 169, Borgata remained flat (-.3%).
The seven-day rolling peak traffic average for WSOP/888 is 181 cash game players. Compared to last week’s number of 229, WSOP/888 saw a significant 20.7% decrease in traffic.
The seven-day rolling peak traffic average remained at 253 cash game players, the same number as last week.
Cash game traffic and tournament data were unavailable for Pala Poker at the time this article was written.
*Cash game traffic data provided by PokerScout.com. Collected Feb. 27, 2018.
PokerStars and partypoker both remained flat compared to last week, and while not encouraging numbers on the surface, compared to WSOP/888’s 20% decline week over week, it should be considered a win.
PokerStars remains in the top spot capturing a majority of traffic and widening the gap a bit between them and second-place WSOP/888. In fact, partypoker is gaining a little ground on the second-place position.
It’s somewhat surprising that WSOP/888 didn’t have a better week at the cash game tables with the New Jersey Classic II in its final weekend and their $100,000 guarantee Sunday tournament on the schedule.
And while PokerStars had one of the better weeks when talking about cash game traffic, you would expect people logging in for their popular Turbo Series would hang out and play some cash, giving them a nice little bump.
Alas, neither scenario seems to be the case.
Looking ahead, the New Jersey Turbo Series is still running throughout the week on PokerStars, and while nothing has been confirmed, we are expecting another round of satellites from WSOP/888 sometime soon.
Additionally, looking back at last year’s data, there is a growth trend in cash game traffic that happened from late March through mid-April. It’s hard to say with the numbers so far off from last year if we will see a similar increase this year.
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Each week, the four online poker networks host a signature Sunday tournament. This week the major tournaments were:
Additionally, while the guarantees are much lower than their signature tournament, PokerStars also hosted The Turbo Series New Jersey this past week. The series will continue through Sunday, March 5.
The bright spot for online poker in New Jersey came on the tournament side of the poker rooms. With a 15.4% increase in total entries for the Sunday majors, it’s fair to say that New Jersey players love their tournament series.
As mentioned, there were two major series on the calendar last weekend – the New Jersey Poker Classic II held on WSOP/888 and The Turbo Series New Jersey on PokerStars. Additionally, the first round of satellites for WSOP events came to a close this past weekend.
WSOP/888 was the big winner with 272 total entries into their NJPC II $100,000 guarantee event, generating a prize pool of $127,024.
PokerStars came in on the other side of the spectrum with 232 total entries into their $200 Sunday Special. The prize pool of $43,152 did not meet the guarantee.
PokerStars’ Sunday major was expected to attract more runners with the Turbo Series underway, but maybe the $100,000 guarantee at WSOP/888 kept players away.
Looking forward, you can expect each of the operators to return to their regularly scheduled Sunday major tournament schedule this coming weekend.
As mentioned, the Turbo Series on PokerStars will run through Sunday, March 4.
Additionally, keep an eye out for some more WSOP satellites to be announced. While we don’t know when they will drop, we do know that more satellites are expected, especially as we get closer to the 49th Annual World Series of Poker.
And with that, here’s a look at the total number of entries for the largest tournament held on each of the three leading online poker networks in New Jersey:
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Despite an ongoing suitability investigation by the Massachusetts Gaming Commission stemming from accusations against the company’s former CEO and Chairman Steve Wynn, construction on the Wynn Boston Harbor project is chugging right along. The Massachusetts casino-hotel is slated to open in June 2019. Meanwhile, construction crews are finishing new floors of the main tower at a pace of about one every two weeks.
We continue to reach new heights. Construction of the 22nd floor is well underway for the 27-floor tower. #wbh #wynn #boston pic.twitter.com/B72LzJlhjS
— Wynn Boston Harbor (@WynnBoston) February 25, 2018
The 27-floor hotel-casino will radically change the Everett skyline and transform the entire area along the Mystic River into a world-class destination.
Construction of Wynn Boston Harbor is proceeding on schedule for a June, 2019 opening. Who will you be going to the grand opening with? pic.twitter.com/e8nzdYL05s
— Wynn Boston Harbor (@WynnBoston) February 19, 2018
The convention center façade and roof are nearing completion. What types of events do you hope will be hosted here? #WBH pic.twitter.com/RpYzZHaSie
— Wynn Boston Harbor (@WynnBoston) February 15, 2018
But the transformative effect of the Wynn Boston Harbor project will extend well beyond the property’s 13-acre footprint.
One of the latest additions to the project is an expansive 780-foot footbridge. The state first considered building one back in 2009. With the Wynn casino as the impetus, the state resurrected the project. However, the cost is now much higher than the old 2009 plan. In nine years, the estimated cost ballooned from $8 million to $23 million.
The proposed $23 million foot bridge would be just minutes away from the Assembly Row Orange Line stop and Wynn Boston Harbor.https://t.co/CnCikeQWMj pic.twitter.com/StK2OprsJ8
— Wynn Boston Harbor (@WynnBoston) February 20, 2018
The state hasn’t explained how it will pay for the bridge. In fact, the Department of Conservation and Recreation says it’s looking at, “multiple funding sources.”
One of those sources would be Wynn Resorts. Wynn Resorts is ready to commit $250,000 to planning and said it would contribute even more to construction.
If the project goes forward, the proposed bridge would be the longest bike and foot bridge in the state, and the most expensive. The bridge would span the Mystic River and link the Wynn property in Everett with Assembly Station, an Orange Line stop on the opposite bank in Somerville, Massachusetts.
The footbridge would provide yet another way for local residents to make their way to the casino.
With a 3,000-space underground garage, the hotel-casino will appeal to residents from Central Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, and beyond.
The Wynn casino’s location is about an hour drive from some of the bigger population centers in New England:
For out-of-towners, the property is a short taxi ride from Boston’s Logan Airport or from hotels in the city proper.
The bottom line is, even though its located in the city, Wynn Boston Harbor is trying to be as convenient and accessible to as many people as possible. Most of the methods are pretty conventional; some others, not so much.
Wynn will be operating a water shuttle service that will ferry casino-goers from the seaport in downtown Boston to the Wynn Boston Harbor casino in Everett. The three shuttles will run around the clock seven days a week.
According to the Wynn Boston Harbor website:
“Wynn Boston Harbor’s exclusive water shuttle service, connecting to Boston Harbor and beyond, will make visits to the resort both enjoyable and convenient. These low-profile, European-style boats will be enclosed and temperature-controlled, ensuring passenger comfort year-round. In addition, the resort’s docks will accommodate water taxis and private boats for drop-offs and pickups.”
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According to data collected by The Innovation Group, more than 40 percent of American adults would bet on sports at least once a year if there were a regulated market available to them.
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Online Gambling Will Be Prohibited At PA Casinos; Here’s Why That’s A Bad Idea
Between high tax rates, a prohibition on online gambling at Pennsylvania casinos, and a potential limit of one skin per operator, the state is making things very hard for prospective online gambling operators.
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Unite Here Local 54 has signed an agreement that could see the NJ casino union return to represent workers at Hard Rock Atlantic City in the near future.
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It’s going to be a profitable spring for the Pennsylvania Lottery.
This May, Pennsylvania will launch its iLottery, an online form of the lottery that will include scratch-offs, Keno, and draw games. Once the platform is live, it will make PA the fifth state in the country to offer an online lottery platform, joining:
Michigan is considered the sterling example of iLottery success. According to Pennsylvania Lottery Spokesperson Gary Miller, the state served as a case study as PA formed its online games.
“We are looking at successful iLottery models across the industry, including in Michigan and other states that were early adopters. Pennsylvania and Michigan have a lot in common demographically and currently, they are the U.S. iLottery industry leader.”
The games will be available to anyone who is 18 or older and physically located in the state of Pennsylvania. So, a 23-year-old New Jersey resident could conceivably drive into Pennsylvania, stop at a McDonald’s near the state line, and buy a couple of PA iLottery scratchers on his or her phone.
Scratchers, draw games, and Keno are familiar territory for PA gamblers. All three are currently offered in the state. Virtual sports, on the other hand, is not.
The concept is that lottery players can wager on fictional sporting events — a soccer match, let’s say. Their win or loss depends on the score of the game. These games provide a new form of gambling. It also gives sports fans action during down times between professional sports seasons.
There is one catch to virtual sports, though. They’ll only be available via lottery terminals in bars and taverns. For now, they won’t be available on mobile platforms.
Gov. Tom Wolf noted in a press release that the Lottery expects these four new wagering avenues to add around $75 million to the state’s coffers over the next five years.
Much of what we know about security and self-regulation involved in the upcoming iLottery launch comes from a Feb. 20 appearance by Revenue Secretary Dan Hassell in front of the House of Representative’s Appropriations Committee.
Hassell said that the new platform will include the ability to block yourself from playing online lottery games for up to five years.
Also, following standard procedure for state lotteries, players won’t be able to purchase any games with their credit card.
Along with the launch of the iLottery, the state is scheduled to launch its online casino platforms later this year.
The extent of the online casino market is not known yet. However, Miller says the state is hoping that, no matter how many sites go live this year, the combination of the two online gambling platforms should drive more customers to traditional lottery games available for purchase at gas stations, truck stops and other locations.
“We anticipate that by attracting new players and broadening their awareness of lottery games, it will help to grow sales of traditional games.”
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