WSOP Online Poker Rooms Benefit From Main Event Coverage WSOP Online Poker Rooms Benefit From Main Event Coverage
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Key Takeaways
  • A look at cash game traffic statistics for WSOP’s online poker rooms in Nevada and New Jersey suggests that both have benefited from the Main Event Final Table coverage
  • The WSOP New Jersey increase was 15%, far higher than the global market gain of 2.2% over the same period.
  • In Nevada, the last couple of days have been affected by the closure of Ultimate Poker, but WSOP Nevada has added 23% more cash game traffic over the last seven days.

The final table of the WSOP Main Event was screened on ESPN at the beginning of the week, and the subsequent media coverage of Martin Jacobson’s victory and $10 million pay day gave poker its annual moment in the spotlight.

A look at cash game traffic statistics for WSOP’s online poker rooms in Nevada and New Jersey suggests that both benefited from the coverage.