November 2020

Casinos in the US have begun to close again due to COVID-19. Check out our live updates on casino closures to keep abreast of the situation.

Aside from that, could this be the month that online gambling in Michigan finally launches? The latest estimates were for a go-live day around Thanksgiving weekend.

Pennsylvania poker players are still waiting for an alternative to PokerStars. It sounds like WSOP won’t arrive until next year, but question marks surround Partypoker.

In the meantime, live dealer has launched in the state, and it will be interesting to see how that impacts operator revenues.

On the national level, we may or may not get a decision in the Wire Act case. This was expected to come just after the election, but the death of one of the three judges hearing the case complicates matters.

Finally, on the business front, William Hill is preparing for its acquisition by Caesars, new SPACs are looking to take yet more gaming companies public, and Las Vegas Sands may be getting out of the US casino business.

While our coverage occasionally reaches into nearly every corner of online gaming, Online Poker Report has a few primary focus areas.

Regulated U.S. Online Poker

The bulk of our coverage is focused on the markets for regulated, legal, online poker in New Jersey, Nevada, Pennsylvania, and Delaware, along with other states in the U.S., including New York and Michigan that are considering regulated online poker.

Our coverage spans regulatory updates, legislative developments, market analysis, and day-to-day news that may be of interest not only to those following the markets, but also online poker players who participate in them.

Online Gambling Regulation in America

Along with specific coverage of online poker, we also explore the broader topic of online gambling regulation in the United States, including casino and lottery games.

Our companion site – LegalSportsReport.com – is where you’ll find our coverage of issues related to daily fantasy sports and legal sports betting in the U.S.. We also cover the consumer perspective on NJ online casinos at PlayNJ.com.

The Global Online Poker Market

Recently, we have started to expand our coverage beyond the U.S. into the global market for online poker, including jurisdictions such as the UK’s regulated online poker market. We made this decision as the leading companies involved in one market increasingly started to mirror companies in another, and as the innovations from – and the challenges facing – the international online poker market became increasingly relevant for the American online poker industry as well.