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PENNSYLVANIA ONLINE POKER MARKET OVERTAKEN BY NEW JERSEY’S IN FIRST TWO MONTHS OF SUMMER BY PENNBETS' BRIAN PEMPUS

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The COVID-19 pandemic has been good news for fledgling online poker sites in the U.S. and has so far set up a competition of sorts between the markets in New Jersey and Pennsylvania.

On Monday, the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board released revenue data on the state’s casino gambling industry from July. PokerStars, which partnered with the Mount Airy retail casino in order to offer games within Keystone State borders, reported a hair below $3 million in rake, down 8% compared to June’s $3.2 million. There’s no year-over-year comparison yet because the market is less a year old.

It’s still good times for Pennsylvania’s lone online poker site. PokerStars PA launched in November, and it averaged about $2.1 million in rake per month from November to February.

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