{"id":49850,"date":"2021-04-20T17:22:38","date_gmt":"2021-04-20T17:22:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pokerscout.com\/?p=49850"},"modified":"2021-04-22T17:47:22","modified_gmt":"2021-04-22T17:47:22","slug":"us-online-poker-continues-with-historic-highs-in-march-nj-sees-nice-increase","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pokerscout.com\/us-online-poker-continues-with-historic-highs-in-march-nj-sees-nice-increase\/","title":{"rendered":"US Online Poker Continues With Historic Highs in March, NJ Sees Nice Increase"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The US saw huge spikes in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uspoker.com\/online-casinos\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>online gaming<\/strong><\/a> a year ago due to the Coronavirus pandemic lockdowns. One year later, those numbers remain strong and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uspoker.com\/online\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>online poker<\/strong><\/a> experienced a nice monthly gain in <strong>March<\/strong>\u00a0in New Jersey and slight decline in Pennsylvania.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The past year has been good for US regulated online poker. 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Online operators brought in revenue of <strong>$2.7 million<\/strong> for March, up from $2.48 million in February.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Three online poker platforms currently operate in the Garden State including:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uspoker.com\/online\/wsop\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>WSOP.com<\/strong><\/a>\/<a href=\"https:\/\/www.uspoker.com\/online\/us-888poker\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">888poker<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uspoker.com\/online\/pokerstars\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>PokerStars<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uspoker.com\/online\/partypoker-nj\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>partypoker US Network<\/strong><\/a> (Also operates the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uspoker.com\/online\/borgata-online-poker\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BorgataPoker.com<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uspoker.com\/playmgm-poker\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BetMGM<\/a> skins)\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">WSOP.com barely hung on to the top spot with <strong>$988,525<\/strong>, up from $955,000 in February. The <strong>Online Circuit Series<\/strong> has helped WSOP.com&#8217;s monthly totals. The platform continues to share liquidity with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uspoker.com\/nevada\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Nevada<\/strong><\/a> and 888poker in Delaware.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The <strong>partypoker<\/strong> US Network is inching up the leaderboard in the state and had a nice month-over-month gain. Partypoker posted <strong>$957,375<\/strong>, an increase of almost <strong>20%<\/strong> from February.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The site has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uspoker.com\/blog\/partypoker-us-betmgm-learnwpt-team-up-to-offer-players-exclusive-strategy-content-with-for-the-player-promotion\/33926\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">recently partnered<\/a> with <strong>LearnWPT<\/strong> and is hosting live streamed final tables. Partypoker seems to be gaining momentum in New Jersey.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>PokerStars<\/strong> was stuck in third place again, but did see an increase month over month. PokerStars reported <strong>$754,021<\/strong> in March, up from <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">$728,945 in February<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">New Jersey poker players still have few options for live poker. <strong>Borgata<\/strong> and <strong>Harrah\u2019s<\/strong> remain the only two live poker rooms open to the public in Atlantic City.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"online_gaming_has_100_million_dollar_month_in_new_jersey\">Online gaming has $100 million dollar month in New Jersey<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">March revenue for NJ Internet gaming as a whole came to <strong>$113.7 million<\/strong>. That\u2019s nearly double from last March<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uspoker.com\/online-casinos\/borgata\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Borgata<\/strong><\/a> overtook <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uspoker.com\/online-casinos\/golden-nugget\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Golden Nugget<\/strong><\/a> as the state\u2019s top online casino. Nugget online has consistently reported top numbers monthly for online casino revenue. In March, Borgata brought in <strong>$36.1 million<\/strong> compared to <strong>$31.7 million<\/strong> for Golden Nugget.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">NJ casinos posted <strong>$37.7 million<\/strong> in gaming tax revenue for the state. Gaming taxes represent 8% of taxable casino gross revenue and 15% of Internet gaming gross revenue.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"pennsylvania_online_poker_sees_small_decrease_for_march\">Pennsylvania online poker sees small decrease for March<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In the Keystone State, online poker brought in <strong>$2.4 million<\/strong> in March 2021 according to the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uspoker.com\/pennsylvania\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pennsylvania<\/a> Gaming Control Board<\/strong> (PGCB). This represented a <strong>4%<\/strong> decrease from February&#8217;s $2.5 million.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The PGCB reported that March tax revenue generated from online poker alone accounted for over <strong>$350,00<\/strong> for the state.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">With no formal announcements about launching from WSOP.com or partypoker US Network, PokerStars remains king in PA. Stars is the only legal online poker option for players in the Keystone State.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Even though PokerStars is the only game in town, the operator continues to build its brand. The company <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uspoker.com\/blog\/new-pokerstars-pa-ambassadors-discuss-new-roles\/33959\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">recently announced<\/a> the signing of two Pennsylvania-based Twitch streamers as ambassadors.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Players in PA await the arrival of other <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uspoker.com\/no-deposit-bonus-poker-sites\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">online poker operators<\/a>. On Feb. 10, the\u00a0 PGCB approved a manufacturer\u2019s license for NSUS, the parent company of <strong>GGPoker<\/strong>. There has been speculation how and when GGPoker might launch in the state.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Pennsylvania casinos and poker rooms are now mostly all reopened. The reemergence of <strong>live poker<\/strong> hasn&#8217;t drastically affected the online arena for PokeStars.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Currently there are seven live poker rooms open. No poker rooms have announced plans for major live tournament events however.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Poker rooms are primarily running cash games and following state COVID-19 guidelines. This includes hand <strong>sanitizer stations<\/strong>, required <strong>masks<\/strong>, and tables with <strong>Plexiglass dividers<\/strong>. Most games are seven-handed with no food allowed at the tables. The following rooms are open:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Parx Casino<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Mohegan Sun Pocono<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Mount Airy Casino Resort<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rivers Casino Philadelphia\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rivers Casino Pittsburgh<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Meadows Racetrack and Casino<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Philadelphia Live Casino<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span id=\"igaming_continues_to_soar_in_pa\">iGaming continues to soar in PA<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Online casino<\/strong> gaming in Pennsylvania continues to boom. The state has been setting monthly revenue numbers of late with another coming in March.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">All forms of gaming including fantasy contests reached <strong>$403 million<\/strong> in March revenue. 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That includes <strong>$32.3 million<\/strong> for <a href=\"http:\/\/thelines.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">sports betting<\/a> from a handle of <strong>$359.5 million<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cIt looks like March Madness added a bounce to the sports betting handle, which jumped 19.1 percent from February, and Internet gaming seemed to increase in popularity with monthly adjusted gross receipts going up <strong>18 percent<\/strong> from February,\u201d said <strong>Richard S. Kalm<\/strong>, executive director of the <strong>Michigan Gaming Control Board<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cThis led to increases in taxes and payments, which means more funding for the City of Detroit, K-12 education, economic development, and tribal communities.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Online casino gaming, including poker, came in at $62.8 million. The state doesn\u2019t separate out statistics for online poker but there are currently two operators in the state:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>PokerStars<\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uspoker.com\/online-casinos\/betmgm\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>BetMGM<\/strong><\/a> (part of the partypoker US Network)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">BetMGM led the state in online gaming revenue as a whole with <strong>$30.8 million<\/strong>, followed by FanDuel with <strong>$18.9 million<\/strong>. MGM\u2019s leading position may offer a chance to grow its online poker product in the state.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">BetMGM <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uspoker.com\/blog\/partypoker-betmgm-begins-seeing-gains-in-michigan\/33942\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">launched online poker<\/a> on March 22 and is working to gain ground on Stars.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"small_decrease_in_delaware_for_online_poker\">Small decrease in Delaware for online poker<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uspoker.com\/delaware\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Delaware<\/strong><\/a> online poker saw a <strong>9.3% decrease<\/strong> from February\u2019s reported numbers. The state reported revenue of <strong>$36,711<\/strong> for March 2021.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The First State reported a decrease from March 2020 as well. A year ago players were undergoing a Coronavirus lockdown. This saw a huge increase in numbers across the board.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The state\u2019s online poker is operated by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uspoker.com\/online\/us-888poker\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>888poker<\/strong><\/a>. Currently Delaware hosts three skins though the state\u2019s racetrack casinos:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Delaware Park<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Dover Downs<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Harrington Casino and Raceway<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Delaware Park held strong for the biggest winner in March by reporting <strong>$22,891<\/strong>. The park accounts for almost two-thirds of the poker revenue in the state. On a brighter note, Harrington online casino saw a small increase month over month.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Delaware continues to be one of the last states in the country to reopen live poker in casinos. The state\u2019s poker rooms remain closed through April 2021 under Gov. <strong>John Carney\u2019s<\/strong> (D) plans from 2020. No announcements have been made to reopen yet.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Poker is not currently available during this Phase. 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