{"id":4979,"date":"2018-04-23T14:23:16","date_gmt":"2018-04-23T14:23:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pokerscout.com\/?p=4979"},"modified":"2018-04-23T17:42:52","modified_gmt":"2018-04-23T17:42:52","slug":"may-1-marks-the-start-of-tri-state-online-poker-liquidity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pokerscout.com\/may-1-marks-the-start-of-tri-state-online-poker-liquidity\/","title":{"rendered":"May 1 Marks The Start Of Tri-State Online Poker Liquidity"},"content":{"rendered":"
WSOP.com <\/strong>and 888Poker<\/strong> finally launched a shared player pool for Nevada<\/strong>, New Jersey<\/strong>, and Delaware<\/strong>. <\/span><\/p>\n These networks will implement the new model formulated from a liquidity sharing agreement<\/strong> between the states May 1, according to a press release. <\/span><\/p>\n Bill Rini<\/strong>, WSOP.com’s head of online poker, said that elected leadership and regulatory authority brought about this huge collaborative effort. <\/span><\/p>\n “Everyone has had the end user in mind throughout this process, and as a result, we believe the United States, for the first time in a regulated environment, will have a large-scale multi-state offering that will propel the industry forward as soon as next month.”<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n In October, New Jersey finally caved and joined Nevada and Delaware in the Multi-State Internet Gaming Association (MSIGA)<\/strong>, <\/span>reported Online Poker Report<\/strong><\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n This makes it official. The six-month impressive turnaround took half<\/strong> the time of the initial agreement between Nevada and Delaware. That one was signed in February 2014, then enacted in March 2015. <\/span><\/p>\n 888Poker is the only online poker operator in all three states, with a monopoly in Delaware (powers the only three online sites in the state) and the power of WSOP.com<\/strong> online in Nevada and New Jersey. The site also keeps its own branded site in New Jersey. <\/span><\/p>\n In the short term, 888 will combine traffic across the sites and nearly double traffic in Nevada and Delaware. Current cash game numbers indicate that it will more than double its traffic New Jersey.<\/span><\/p>\n As a whole, pre-established cash game traffic<\/strong> and the combined player pools will average out to at least 250 players and more than 500 players at peak traffic. <\/span><\/p>\n The intent was to launch prior to the World Series of Poker<\/strong> in late May, but even so, the players in New Jersey can now participate in online bracelet events for the 2018 WSOP. These were previously restricted to players in Nevada, but the additional allowance will keep traffic strong during Nevada’s seasonal peak. <\/span><\/p>\n By combining player pools, 888 and Caesars<\/strong> plan to bring in more players from the other NJ poker sites, bring back players jaded by poor player numbers, and entice new players<\/strong> with bigger tournaments<\/strong> and more cash games<\/strong>. <\/span><\/p>\n The various time zones also increase the peak hours<\/strong> in all locales, which could also contribute to cash game traffic. <\/span><\/p>\n\n
888, WSOP expanding<\/span><\/h2>\n
888 and Caesars looking for new player numbers<\/span><\/h2>\n