Stiff Suitability Requirements Dissuade New Jersey Hopefuls Stiff Suitability Requirements Dissuade New Jersey Hopefuls
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Key Takeaways
  • Sources indicate that Rational Group faced significant hurdles with regard to its suitability, a factor that may determine if it will pursue other casino purchase opportunities.
  • The DGE may look unfavorably on operators offering their services in “grey markets.”
  • 888, which operates in Canada, could face issues.
  • This scrutiny comes despite the lack of an explicit bad actor clause in New Jersey’s online gaming provisions.

Stringent suitability requirements that await applicants for online gaming licenses in New Jersey are dissuading many big European brands from forming partnerships, pokerfuse PRO has learned.

According to sources close to the issue, many hopeful participants are considered “not licensable” by the New Jersey Department of Gaming Enforcement.