{"id":36179,"date":"2020-05-19T21:02:45","date_gmt":"2020-05-19T21:02:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pokerscout.com\/?p=36179"},"modified":"2020-05-20T17:10:58","modified_gmt":"2020-05-20T17:10:58","slug":"record-breaking-online-poker-pops-to-new-industry-heights-in-may","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pokerscout.com\/record-breaking-online-poker-pops-to-new-industry-heights-in-may\/","title":{"rendered":"RECORD BREAKING: Online Poker Pops to New Industry Heights in May"},"content":{"rendered":"

The US online poker<\/strong> and casino industry<\/strong> continued to crush previous records in April<\/strong>. <\/span>With players at home for the last few months due to the COVID-19 pandemic<\/strong>, online numbers have ballooned.<\/span><\/p>\n

New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Nevada, and Delaware all saw the closing of brick and mortar casinos. <\/span>That has led to massive numbers in March<\/strong> and even bigger numbers in April.<\/span><\/p>\n

The upward trends offer some hope for the industry and huge growth potential<\/strong> for the regulated US online poker market.<\/span><\/p>\n

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New Jersey sees major growth, PokerStars moves to top<\/span><\/h2>\n

The $5 million<\/strong> mark has been achieved. In April, New Jersey<\/strong> saw online poker hit another record of $5.1 million<\/strong>. This toppled March’s record of $3.6 million<\/strong>. Year over year, online poker revenue in the state has now tripled. <\/span><\/p>\n

Online poker companies are staying busy during the Coronavirus pandemic. Operators continue to pump out tournament series to keep eager players.<\/span><\/p>\n

WSOP.com, Pokerstars, and partypoker all ran major tournament series<\/strong> in April – to much success. That continues with several events underway in May.<\/span><\/p>\n

PokerStars captured the monthly lead in April thanks to a huge NJSCOOP.<\/strong> WSOP.com has usually been on top on a monthly basis. Here’s a look at individual operator revenue:<\/span><\/p>\n

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  • PokerStars<\/strong> – $2.1 million<\/li>\n
  • WSOP.com\/888poker<\/strong> – $1.9 million<\/li>\n
  • partypoker\/BetMGM\/BorgataPoker<\/strong> – $1.2 million<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    In total, online casino gaming<\/strong> combined with poker also set another record of $79.9 million<\/strong> for April. That’s more than double the revenue from April 2019<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n

    Total online casino gaming revenue has seen a 23% increase<\/strong> month over month. With Atlantic City<\/strong> casinos still closed in the state, it’s a good bet these trends should continue.<\/span><\/p>\n

    Pennsylvania takes lead over NJ in online poker<\/span><\/h2>\n

    Pennsylvania<\/strong> also showed a record month with $5.2 million<\/strong> in revenue during April. This slightly edged out the state’s neighbor New Jersey.<\/span><\/p>\n

    PA has only been operating online poker since November 2019<\/strong> and continues to see online poker growth. PokerStars remains the only active poker operator and continues to run major series in the Keystone State.<\/span><\/p>\n

    Between NJ and PA, PokerStars saw its biggest month in the US since pre-Black Friday. In total, PA recorded $43 million<\/strong> in combined online casino and poker revenue – setting another state record.<\/span><\/p>\n

    Rivers Philadelphia<\/strong> accounted for $13.7 million<\/strong> in revenue and held the top spot in the state. Mount Airy<\/strong>\/PokerStars brought home the monthly silver medal for $10.4 million<\/strong> for the month. <\/span><\/p>\n

    Delaware delivers biggest online gaming numbers ever<\/span><\/h2>\n

    While it may be small and overlooked, Delaware online gaming<\/strong> has also seen a major uptick in recent months. One the early US regulators, the state offers table games and slots. Online poker is also available via a partnership between 888poker<\/strong> and the state’s racetrack casinos<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n

    Since launching with online gaming in 2014<\/strong>, Delaware had never seen a month with over $400,000<\/strong> in revenue. That all changed with a $500,000<\/strong> March. In April that number grew to a record $856,000<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n

    All three Delaware operators saw record-setting months. Dover Downs<\/strong> casino won the online battle for the month of April with $341,000<\/strong>. Delaware Park was second with $309,000<\/strong> and Harrington with $205,000<\/strong>. <\/span><\/p>\n

    Big online growth should continue into May<\/span><\/h2>\n

    Can this online market sustain and for how long? In March 2020, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Delaware ordered the shutdown<\/strong> of all casinos and poker rooms until further notice.<\/span><\/p>\n

    Casinos in Nevada<\/strong> also remain closed. Online casinos and poker still operate in these states during the pandemic however. This gives players at least some kind of gaming option.<\/span><\/p>\n

    All land-based casinos in the NJ-PA-DE area are to stay closed through May with speculation of soft openings<\/strong> this summer. Whether that includes live poker<\/strong> remains to be seen.<\/span><\/p>\n

    And even if poker rooms do open, the demand may be soft. Expect to see similar numbers in May’s reports with declines coming only once a full live poker scene re-emerges.<\/span><\/p>\n

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