Online Poker in New Jersey

Back in the day, it was simple and easy to play poker online, from anywhere in the United States. However, it all changed after 'Black Friday' in 2011. Now online gambling is only available from a few states. New Jersey is one of them.

During the golden years of poker, the game was more famous than ever before. After Chris Moneymaker (yes, it's his real name) won the 2003 WSOP Main Event for $3.5 million [3] by qualifying from a $30 online satellite the game break out of the shady image it used to have. The general public started to realize, that poker is a game of skill and can be a fun and exciting way to kill some time even by playing against friends at the comfort of your home, by entering a fancy casino or playing on your computer online.

Up until 2011, when the US Government decided to ban the whole industry of online gambling, the country used to be the leader in terms of the number of players and the popularity of the game. Therefore, it's not surprising to see that after online poker became legal again the Garden State, it is getting bigger than ever. As one of the biggest poker rooms in the world, 888poker was one of the first operators to offer games there.

Thanks to the guys at 888poker playing poker online in the USA [4] is now doesn't seem as impossible as it did for many years. Players can now enjoy the action of a wide variety of games again, such as Texas Hold'em, Omaha, Seven-card Stud or unique games like SNAP Poker and Blast Poker. No matter, if you're into cash games, tournaments or sit-and-go's as 888poker offers all of those formats as well.

SNAP Poker is for the action junkies, as at these tables, players get dealt a new hand right after throwing their cards into the muck. The action never stops here, you're always just a click away from a new opportunity to get a premium holding.

Sit-and-go enthusiast also has something to go crazy about as BLAST Sit & Go's offer everyone who plays one of them, to play for a prize pool of up to 10,000 times their initial buy-in. For example, registering to a $5 buy-in BLAST game can easily make you rich in a blink of an eye, as on your lucky day you can play for a $50,000 prize pool and all you have to do is to beat 3 opponents, as these games start out with only four entries.

The site welcomes new players with a 100% first deposit bonus up to $1,500! You simply need to make a deposit, start playing and check your 'Bonus Meter' in the main lobby. Plenty of other promotions run at the site on a regular basis. There's currently the New Jersey Poker Classic going on where players can win a share of the $800,000 prize pool for FREE. Thanks to their loyalty system players can also participate in exclusive freerolls for tens of thousands in prizes and are eligible for the cashback as well.

Unlike many other sites, 888poker is completely safe and legal for all of the Jersey players, thanks to their full licensing and regulation by the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement. As the winner of the prestigious EGR Award in 2015 for Best Online Poker Operator in North America, the site is certainly the pick if you want to gamble it up online!

As more and more US states legalized online poker in the near future and many are working on the process [5], it's safe to say that the industry has a shining future in America. Other promising developments happened earlier this year in Europe as well, where after several years of seemingly hopeless fight, operators now are allowed to offer games, where Spanish and French players [6] can finally battle against all players around the world.

Furthermore, Portuguese and Italian authorities have also announced, that they are getting ready to create the legal conditions to join the shared player pools. It looks like the days of the globalized poker market are getting closer and closer, much to the delight of the poker fans all around the world!