Despite the holiday season, and people running around searching for those last minute gifts, there was a lot of news coming out of New Jersey during the Christmas week. The big news story of the week turned out to be the winning bid for the Atlantic Club Casino given the final judicial approval, which will see the storied casino’s doors closed on January 13, 2014, ending a 30+ year run by the casino. In this installment of the New Jersey […]
It’s been yet another busy week in the world of New Jersey iGaming. Most notable among the headlines was the Golden Nugget finally getting the green light from the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement, so the Nugget is now fully cleared to offer online gambling in the Garden State. But that’s not all that happened. We’ll also fill you in on the latest news on the Atlantic Club Casino auction, a few technical difficulties experienced by WSOP.com this week, […]
Seven years: that’s how long its been since PartyPoker last graced the computer screens of those residing in the United States. Following the passage of the UIGEA of 2006, PartyPoker was all but forced to leave the US markets. At the time, the site was the most recognized name in online poker, a title it would reluctantly cede to PokerStars. But thanks to the legalization of online gaming in New Jersey, the world’s former number one iGaming provider is back. […]
From the moment New Jersey Governor Chris Christie approved regulated online gambling back in February 2013, gamblers residing in the Garden State have taken a keen interest in the Borgata’s plans to bring a Borgata casino and poker room online. After all, the Borgata is Atlantic City’s premier resort and casino, and as such, one would expect it to align with an equally prestigious online gaming solutions provider. And that they did. In October 2013, the Borgata, in conjunction with […]
Thanks to the legalization of iGaming in New Jersey and a timely alliance with Caesars Entertainment, 888 Holdings is now offering its award winning online casino software to inhabitants of the Garden State. Caesars was one of the last casino entities to receive a gaming permit by the DGE, but was still granted approval in time to participate in the soft launch roll out. It launched a full-scale online gaming operation on November 26, 2013. Already available in a plethora […]
Below you will find a comprehensive breakdown of each online poker deposit bonus in New Jersey, including the clear-rate and equivalent percentage of rakeback. WSOP.com 100% Deposit Bonus up to $400 WSOP.com is currently offering a 100% match of your first deposit at the site up to a maximum of $400. Players have 60 days from their initial deposit to clear this bonus before it expires. The bonus is released in $10 increments, and requires a player to contribute $50 […]
The big news in New Jersey this week was Wednesday’s revelation by the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement that PokerStars’ license application would be put on the shelf for two years unless serious changes take place inside the company. In this week’s edition of the New Jersey Online Gambling Brief we’ll fill you in on where PokerStars now stands in NJ; recap Tuesday’s Congressional hearing on online poker and why it was a massive victory for online gambling advocates; […]
Caesars, the Borgata, and several other casinos are firing on all cylinders in the New Jersey Internet gambling market, but several other potential online gambling providers have fallen by the wayside. In this column I’ll take a look at the casinos that have been left behind in New Jersey’s burgeoning online poker market. Who is missing? Resorts Casino and PokerStars may be the most high-profile partnership that has failed to get off the ground in New Jersey, but they are […]
With online poker in New Jersey just a few weeks old, an unknown player has already left his mark at NJ.PartyPoker.com by winning the site’s Sunday $50k Guaranteed Tournament two weeks in a row. Party Poker has hosted this tournament twice and a New Jersey online poker player using the name “MikeyCasino” has prevailed both times, but as you’ll see below, “MikeyCasino’s” run at a third victory will likely be much harder as the Party Poker Sunday $50k Guarantee in […]
This week’s edition of the New Jersey Online Gambling Brief has a little bit of everything, from big overlays in the weekly guaranteed tournament at Party Poker, to the rekindling of federal online gambling talks in Congress. Below you’ll find a comprehensive rundown of everything going in the New Jersey Internet Gaming industry. Jersey players see massive overlays at Party Poker It was a great weekend for tournament poker players in New Jersey, with Party Poker’s $50k guaranteed tournament boasting […]