Worst month so far for New Jersey online poker

Figures from the Garden State’s Division of Gaming Enforcement (DGE) reveal gross win for April to be $2.59m, a 19% drop on the March figure and the worst performance since the market launched in late November 2013.

Of the three casinos to offer internet poker in the state, Caesars saw their gross win decrease 22%, Borgata suffered a drop of 15% and Trump Taj Mahal, by far the smallest of the three poker operations, fell 51%.

Analysis by Andy Bowen at Orran Partners reveals Borgata to have a 54% market share, its highest since December, while Caesars holds 44%, their lowest since December. The share of Trump Taj Mahal has fallen from 3% to 2% for the first time.

The previous worst-performing month for New Jersey online poker was December, which generated a gross win of $2.88m, while the strongest so far has been January with $3.45m. Gross win for February was $3.11m, with that figure rising to $3.21m for March.

Gross win for the New Jersey online casino market grew 2% in April to $8.84m.

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Gareth Bracken is an experienced gaming journalist and editor who spent more than six years with Players Publishing, progressing through a range of senior editorial roles across its flagship titles, including Gambling Insider. He joined the company in 2010 as an Editorial Assistant before advancing to Staff Writer, Senior Staff Writer, Editor, and later Senior Features Writer.

Between 2011 and 2016, Gareth played a central role in shaping editorial output across print and digital platforms, producing in-depth features, news coverage and long-form analysis on the global gambling and iGaming industries. As Editor from September 2014 to October 2015, he oversaw content strategy, editorial standards and production workflows, helping guide the publication’s development as a leading B2B industry voice.

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