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New Jersey: 150,000 online gambling accounts created, a record traffic for poker
Being one of the three American States which legalized online poker, New Jersey has been registering an important influence since last November, if we consider the figures of the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement. According to this regulation authority of online gambling inside the State, about 150,000 accounts have been created since the regularization of online gaming. A large number of accounts have been created in online rooms of regulated land based casinos of the State, but the account opening on online poker rooms are not outdone.
According to the DGE, 148,487 accounts have been created since November 2013, among which 22,256 during last week. The figures of the week of January 5th are the highest within these five last weeks, after the new development after the first week of December 2013. In fact, the week of December 1st registered more than 34,000 accounts opened. Online poker generated also an important traffic throughout last week. More than 500 players connected simultaneously in cash game tables of the regulated online poker rooms of New Jersey. Sunday has even established a new record in terms of traffic, with 566 players connected. The network shared by Borgata and PartyPoker NJ dominates the sector, while the official room of the WSOP brand is in the second place with about 30% of the traffic.
Source: Jack SMITH
Tuesday, 07 January 2014
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