- PokerStars formally announced on Friday that it will combine its player pools in Michigan and New Jersey on January 1, 2023.
- The development was expected, as the operator had taken down its online poker rooms in both states over two days in mid-December to perform the server upgrades necessary to support multi-state online poker.
- For Michigan, the combination of the PokerStars MI player pool with PokerStars NJ marks the state’s official entry and full participation under the Multi-State Internet Gaming Agreement (MSIGA), an inter-jurisdictional compact for online poker and some casino gaming. Michigan joined MSIGA in May.
- By combining its player pools, PokerStars becomes only the second operator in the US to take advantage of having player pools within the four MSIGA states — Delaware, Michigan, Nevada, and New Jersey — and the first to form a network including Michigan.
“We worked closely with the regulators of New Jersey and Michigan, and we hope that more will follow this great example.”
PokerStars formally announced on Friday that it will combine its player pools in Michigan and New Jersey on January 1, 2023.
The development was expected, as the operator had taken down its online poker rooms in both states over two days in mid-December to perform the server upgrades necessary to support multi-state online poker.
But the move will transform US online poker — for the better.
For Michigan, the combination of the PokerStars MI player pool with PokerStars NJ marks the state’s official entry and full participation under the Multi-State Internet Gaming Agreement (MSIGA), an inter-jurisdictional compact for online poker and some casino gaming. Michigan joined MSIGA in May.
Meanwhile, by combining its player pools, PokerStars becomes only the second operator in the US to take advantage of having player pools within the four MSIGA states — Delaware, Michigan, Nevada, and New Jersey — and the first to form a network including Michigan.
