The WSOP Effect Wears Off in Nevada—Online Poker Revenues Drop 22.5% The WSOP Effect Wears Off in Nevada—Online Poker Revenues Drop 22.5%
Key Takeaways
  • Record online poker revenues in June could not be sustained through July and fell off dramatically in August as Nevada posted a 22.5% monthly decrease in online poker revenues.
  • The June and July figures were inflated by the World Series of Poker which provided WSOP Nevada with an unseasonal cash game traffic boom that saw it become the most popular poker room in the US state regulated market.

Record online poker revenues in June could not be sustained through July and fell off dramatically in August as Nevada posted a 22.5% monthly decrease in online poker revenues.

The June and July figures were inflated by the World Series of Poker which provided WSOP Nevada with an unseasonal cash game traffic boom that saw it become the most popular poker room in the US state regulated market.