According to Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval, poker liquidity sharing between Nevadaand Delawareshould go live in four to six weeks, meaning we’re dangerously close to the first regulated multi-state compact coming to fruition.

According to the
Las Vegas Review-Journal, “An agreement Sandoval signed last February with Delaware Governor Jack Markell for their states to share online poker players should go live in four to six weeks. Sandoval said ‘technical glitches’ delayed the rollout that was expected last summer, but he has been told by Nevada gaming regulators it now is ‘imminent.’

According to Pokerfuse, in order for a site to be able to participate in the liquidity sharing, it must be licensed in both states. Footing that bill is 888 Poker, which powers the backends of all three licensed Delaware sites, powers WSOP.com in Nevada, and is rumored to be launching its own branded site in Nevada shortly as well as one for Treasure Island. It’s not known what rooms would specifically be involved in the new multi-state network.

Both states are minute when it comes to online poker play. PokerScout, which monitors cash game traffic, counts a seven-day running average of 170 real money ring game players for WSOP.com Nevada, about in line with PartyPoker/Borgata Poker in New Jersey. Meanwhile, the entire state of Delaware generates a seven-day average of an infinitesimal eight cash game players.

The combined population of Delaware and Nevada is almost four million people, meaning we could see more games, more tournaments, and more promotions as a result of the liquidity sharing. It remains to be seen whether New Jersey, which has an 888-branded room as well as a separate 888-powered site in WSOP.com, would link up if liquidity sharing proved effective.

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