Week of September 24

New Jersey online poker players are competing for more than $2 million in guaranteed prize pools over the next five weeks.

The first-ever WSOP Online Circuit is already off and running, handing out gold rings as it build toward its Main Event this weekend. That series leads right into the PokerStars NJCOOP, the largest recurring online poker festival in the US. Then PartyPoker grabs the baton, carrying the action through the end of October with its flagship GSSS.

Speaking of PokerStars, it's currently testing a virtual reality online poker platform, and it looks pretty snazzy. The product isn't scheduled for demo at the upcoming Global Gaming Expo (G2E), but there are several can't-miss panels focused on iGaming innovation.

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.