Study Estimates New Jersey Online Poker Revenues as Low as $39m
Key Takeaways
  • German research consultancy Academicon has produced forecasts of New Jersey poker revenues in cooperation with PokerScout.
  • The research team estimated that poker could generate $39 million in year one, rising to $65 million in year ten.
  • If interstate compacts or other legal developments enable an open market and increase player pool liquidity, revenue could grow from $65 to $92 million.
  • These figures are much lower than New Jersey needs to make its tax revenue estimates.

German research consultancy Academicon has produced forecasts of New Jersey online poker revenues in cooperation with PokerScout. The forecasts are based on an analysis of 4.6 million real money online poker players in 2009 and 2010.