Poker lovers in Pennsylvania have a cause for celebration today, just as they did on this date two years ago. The anxiously awaited launch of PokerStars PA on Nov. 4, 2019 effectively ended an 8.5-year drought of online poker in the Keystone State.
In April 2011, Black Friday halted the online poker gravy train in the U.S. States like Nevada, New Jersey, and Delaware got legal internet poker back in 2013. That was not the case for the rest of the country, though most would not have predicted just how long the wait would be. PokerStars PA changes the game
Online poker players in the Keystone State made do with live poker offerings, while others migrated next door to NJ for the online grind (or traveled there to play in particular series). Still others mostly just gave up the game they loved and enjoyed for so long before the bottom fell out.
With the debut of legal online poker in Pennsylvania, many players including PokerStars PA ambassadors Keith Becker and Mark Foresta , re-fell in love with the game. (Watch our special two-year anniversary interview with Becker and Foresta below.) PokerStars hasn’t disappointed in terms of software and offerings , built upon nearly two decades of dominance in the industry. The brand has also benefitted from its early entry into the nascent legal US online poker market, a position PokerStars will continue to capitalize on in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Michigan, and future legal states.
Just how has PokerStars managed to stay on top, and how do they plan to continue to do so? What challenges has PokerStars faced in the legal US online poker markets? We asked PokerStars Associate Director of Group Public Relations Rebecca McAdam Willetts and Tom Bostic , Poker Operations Manager of PokerStars US for their insights. What have been the biggest challenges for PokerStars in the US?
Rebecca McAdam Willetts : In single state liquidities, we’re not able to leverage scale and reach as we would elsewhere to offer the same variety and prize pools some of our community see in other parts of the world where there […]
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