New Jersey Sets New Online Gambling Record

[Awena]

                         State's Online Casinos Win $17M From Gamblers In April 

Online casinos in the state of New Jersey collectively won $17 million from gamblers during the month of April, according to figures released this week from Garden State regulators. The $17 million is an all-time high for a single month.

 

That amount was 33.8 percent more than April 2015’s $12.7 million.

 

Back in March online casinos broke the $15-million mark for the first time.

Through the first four months of this year, Internet gaming win was up 29.3 percent year-over-year to $61.9 million.

 

Revenue from peer-to-peer poker play was nearly $2.6 million in April, compared to $2 million the year prior. That was an increase of 30.4 percent.

 

April was the first full month of PokerStars running games in New Jersey. The site, which partnered with Resorts casino, launched on Mar. 21.

 

According to information from New Jersey, PokerStars accounted for roughly 46 percent of the state’s online poker market in April.

The first third of 2016 has generated $9.2 million in online poker revenue, up 7.4 percent from the $8.6 million raked during the first four months of 2015.

 

The Borgata led the way with nearly $4 million in April online gaming revenue, followed by Resorts ($3.5 million), Golden Nugget ($3.3 million), Caesars Interactive NJ ($3.2 million) and Tropicana ($3.1 million).

 

Resorts had just $212,739 in online gaming revenue in April 2015, so the partnership with PokerStars has made a huge difference.

Only Resorts, Borgata and Caesars do online poker.

[ValDes]

Could only imagine what the numbers would be if online casinos are legalized across all United States instead of just a couple of them....  

 

Thanks for sharing Awena, interesting read to say the least!  

[Awena]

Right on the point.

 

Well, what would happen to Las Vegas then, I am wondering.

 

Americans kind of like keep their hands on the ' touch pad ' and staying at home, J>ust imagine the future numbers.

 

I strongly believe we will face the final battle for its market. Interesting to watch and who knows, maybe one of the NetEnt future releases. 

[ValDes]

Right on the point.

 

Well, what would happen to Las Vegas then, I am wondering.

 

Americans kind of like keep their hands on the ' touch pad ' and staying at home, J>ust imagine the future numbers.

 

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Spot on! The more you wonder about online gambling restrictions in USA, the closer you will get to Las Vegas and a serious bunch of politicians defending their interests by ... 

 

And these people are teaching us how to defend democracy... 

[Awena]

Spot on! The more you wonder about online gambling restrictions in USA, the closer you will get to Las Vegas and a serious bunch of politicians defending their interests by ... 

 

And these people are teaching us how to defend democracy... 

Talking about democracy ... 

 

President George W. Bush signed into law legislation introduced by Congressman Joe Baca (D-Rialto), to designate the Friday after Thanksgiving as Native American Heritage Day. The Native American Heritage Day Bill^[1] was supported by the National Indian Gaming Association (NIGA) and 184 federally recognized tribes, and designates Friday, November 28, 2008, as a day to pay tribute to Native Americans for their many contributions to the United States.

 

It is all very sad and we don't need to talk about our Balkan problems. When we had democracy, many of them haven't even heard of that word and nowadays we are like people from cave, but it's all to complicate and upsetting to discuss .