{"id":2989,"date":"2018-03-16T11:45:40","date_gmt":"2018-03-16T12:45:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pokerscout.com\/?p=2989"},"modified":"2018-03-16T17:30:07","modified_gmt":"2018-03-16T17:30:07","slug":"online-poker-dying-can-gold-ring-bring-back-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pokerscout.com\/online-poker-dying-can-gold-ring-bring-back-life\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Online Poker Dying And Can A Gold Ring Bring It Back To Life?"},"content":{"rendered":"
Is\u00a0online poker<\/strong>\u00a0dying in the U.S.?<\/p>\n The revenue numbers in New Jersey<\/strong> certainly suggest it may very well be. Although, some operators are trying everything they can to dig up the body and revive it.<\/p>\n In February, the shortest month of the year, New Jersey online gambling sites<\/strong> pulled in a record $21,992,124 in revenue. However, online poker<\/strong> represented just $1,772,988 of it.<\/p>\n Online gambling revenue<\/strong> numbers were up almost 18 percent over the same month last year. However, online poker numbers dropped more than 18 percent from February 2017.<\/p>\n The numbers were bad and the optics were worse. New Jersey online gambling continues to prove itself a great success. Online poker simply isn\u2019t playing along.<\/p>\n PokerStars<\/strong>\u2018 NJ product continues to lead the sagging market. It pulled in just under $700,000 in revenue last month, representing an almost 40 percent market share<\/strong>. However, the numbers can\u2019t be anywhere near what the world\u2019s largest online poker site was expecting when it returned to the US market after a five-year hiatus in the Spring of 2016.<\/p>\n PokerStars<\/strong> has earned a worldwide reputation as the top site for online tournaments<\/strong>. It runs the biggest weekly tournaments and seasonal series in the industry. It regularly meets and exceeds even the loftiest guarantees. Except in New Jersey, where overlays have become a regular occurrence<\/strong>.<\/p>\n In fact, last month PokerStars NJ<\/strong> ran a 28-event Turbo Series<\/strong> online in the Garden State that failed to meet expectations and most of its guarantees.<\/p>\n New Players Get A Free Bonus At WSOP.com NJ<\/p>\n<\/div>\nPokerStars NJ leads the sagging market<\/span><\/h2>\n
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