It's only the third-largest NJ regulated online poker network (of four). Put another way, the NJ version of the room gets only about one-tenth as much traffic as the global PartyPoker site! In the global poker traffic rankings, Party NJ rates a dismal 37th place.Įven within the constraints of single-state internet poker, USA PartyPoker isn't really a big draw. Indeed, the New Jersey section of PartyPoker sees an average of fewer than 100 simultaneously active cash game players as compared to the global figure of 850 on the worldwide. Even when we add into this mix visitors to the state, who are able to sign up and play at PartyPoker NJ, it's clear that the size of any potential NJ i-gaming platform tops out at a pretty modest capacity. The New Jersey market contains just slightly less than 9 million people, and under state law, only those physically present within its borders can play. Regardless, it was probably impossible for the company to fully realize the lofty expectations that customers had for it even under ideal circumstances.

However, the site took a big hit when competitor PokerStars NJ began operations, and Party hasn't regained the top spot since that time. Initially optimistic hopes for Party in the Garden State seemed to pan out at first because PartyPoker USA soon became the most popular destination in the New Jersey regulated market for legal online poker. Unfortunately, New Jersey is the only US state Party Poker is available in as it is not licensed elsewhere.

Therefore, there was a lot of excitement surrounding the return of the Party name to America with the PartyPoker NJ site, which opened up in November 2013.

PartyPoker was the leader in USA online poker back in the early 2000s, but it had to leave the U.S.

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