{"id":27686,"date":"2019-07-26T17:34:09","date_gmt":"2019-07-26T17:34:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pokerscout.com\/?p=27686"},"modified":"2019-07-29T08:39:45","modified_gmt":"2019-07-29T08:39:45","slug":"wsop-could-host-more-online-bracelet-events-in-2020-thanks-to-nj-players","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pokerscout.com\/wsop-could-host-more-online-bracelet-events-in-2020-thanks-to-nj-players\/","title":{"rendered":"WSOP Could Host More Online Bracelet Events in 2020 Thanks To NJ Players"},"content":{"rendered":"
The World Series of Poker<\/strong> has\u00a0come and gone and New Jersey<\/strong>\u00a0poker players represented the Garden State<\/strong> well.<\/p>\n The WSOP went big online in 2019, offering Nevada<\/strong> and New Jersey nine bracelet opportunities<\/strong>. From $400 to $3,200, WSOP.com filled the schedule with a wide range of buy-ins and brought in thousands of players.<\/p>\n Bill Rini, WSOP.com head of online poker spoke to US Poker<\/em> about the impact of New Jersey players on the online events.<\/p>\n \u201cI think the numbers speak for themselves. We had a 124 percent increase in players in our online bracelet events and we had almost $2.6 million in prize pools in just a single day. That\u2019s bigger than many sites can do for an entire series, and we did it in just five events on June 30.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n The New Jersey market has helped add to the interest online and Rini says, there could be even more online events next summer.<\/p>\n Much of the early news of the WSOP online events this summer focused on one question: How many events will New Jersey players be able to play.<\/p>\n A Department of Justice<\/strong> opinion in November reframed the government\u2019s view on the Wire Act<\/strong>. The opinion now argued that the act applied to other forms of gambling, not just sports betting.<\/p>\n That ruling would have shut down shared liquidity in Nevada, New Jersey, and Delaware<\/strong> online poker markets. With a federal deadline looming, Garden State players were expected to be limited to the June 2 and 9 events.<\/p>\n However, a lawsuit by the New Hampshire lottery<\/strong> to clarify the Wire Act opinion changed that. A June deadline to comply was put on hold and Jersey players were able to join in the bracelet hunting. This was good news for the WSOP.<\/p>\n Rini spoke further on the expanding New Jersey market.<\/p>\n \u201cObviously, there are just way more poker players in Nevada for the WSOP during the summer than in New Jersey but we\u2019ve turned the New Jersey market from one that seasonally slumps in the summer months to one that has been all over the online bracelet and other big prize pool events.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n With a bit of momentum and some nice numbers at the WSOP, things might finally be looking up for online poker in the US.<\/p>\n Play Online Poker for Real Cash Prizes \u2013 US Players Accepted<\/p>\n<\/div>\nNew Jersey poker players given the green light<\/h2>\n
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