Online Poker Sites in Nevada Have Generated $8.5 Million in Revenue
According to iGaming Businessand other reports, the regulated online poker sites in Nevada have amassed $8.5 million in revenue since their inception. Ultimate Poker, the first regulated online poker site in Nevada, launched on the last day of April 2013, nearly one year ago. Last September, WSOP.comjoined in the party, and in February, Real Gaming, which is affiliated with South Point, came online in a soft launch.
According to iGaming Business, “Despite the introduction of a new online poker operator in February, the three websites were only able to generate $824,000 between them during the month.”
PokerScout.com, which tracks cash game traffic on the world’s major sites, including Nevada, shows WSOP.com in the lead in the desert state with a seven-day running average of 110 real money ring game players and a 24-hour peak of 199. Ultimate Poker has a seven-day average of 70 cash game players and a 24-hour peak of 160.
The three sites tallied $824,000 in online gambling revenue in February, according to iGaming Business, much higher than Delaware‘s three online gambling sites, which drew a scant $73,000. The same news source noted that New Jersey, which unlike Nevada allows many forms of online gambling other than poker, saw its sites rake in $10.3 million in revenue in February.
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Online poker could get a boost with the arrival of the World Series of Poker, which begins on May 27 and runs until mid-July from the Rio in Las Vegas. WSOP.com players only need to be located in Nevada in order to play; they don’t have to be residents of the state. You can create a WSOP.com account here through PocketFives, deposit, and then play as soon as you arrive in Nevada.
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