Michigan & Multi-State Online Poker: US Online Poker Predictions – Our industry experts take a look at what the US online poker landscape would be like once MI online poker operators can finally connect player pools with NJ. Three months ago, gaming regulators in Michigan officially signed on to the Multi-State Internet Gaming Agreement (MSIGA), making it the fourth US state to join the pact, joining Delaware, Nevada, and New Jersey.
This paved the way for operators licensing in at least two states under the agreement to combine online poker player pools. In reality, it allows for three US operators — WSOP, PokerStars, and BetMGM Poker — to combine their Michigan online poker apps with those in New Jersey.
Various steps are still required for this to become a reality — operators must obtain all necessary authorizations and meet all guidelines to permit interstate online poker. To date, no further progress on this project has been made public. Despite requests for updates to all interested parties, none will go on the record as to what steps have been accomplished and which remain.
“The MGCB does not discuss the status of applications,” an MGCB spokeswoman informed MI Gaming Review last month . “When multi-state online poker is ready to launch, the MGCB will announce it. We do not have a timeframe for an announcement.”
However, pokerfuse understands that there is momentum behind the scenes. Based on sources within the industry, timelines from similar projects in the past, and fall tournament series schedules, our best guess puts a go-live date in Q4 2022 .
With that in mind, pokerfuse has forecasted what we expect once Michigan online poker operators join the market — identifying three changes that will have an immediate impact on online poker players in Michigan, New Jersey, and Nevada : The immediate cash impact on cash games
The increased competitiveness in the market
The effects of larger player pools
Cash Game Traffic Will Double Overnight The change to the number of cash games running in both markets will be dramatic for players in both New Jersey and Michigan.The total market size in Michigan […]
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