Poker Stars Plans To Expand in Atlantic City

This was published 11-10-2013

Poker Stars, one of the leading online poker sites, does not intend giving up its intention to enter the US gambling market through the right doors and has already entered into a partnership with Atlantic City based Resorts Casino Hotel in terms of which it will provide them with online poker and gambling software for when the industry goes live.

 

The online poker’s industry leader has now announced that it intends building a $10 million poker room at the Resorts Casino Hotel as part of the internet partnership with the land casino in an attempt to remain a strong competitor inNew Jersey’s live poker arena.

 

The building of the new poker room is dependant on Poker Stars being granted a gambling license inNew Jerseyas the group is still waiting for approval of its partnership with Resorts Casino Hotel from the gambling authority inNew Jersey. 

 

William J. Pascrell, a spokesman for Poker Stars said that construction of the new poker room would begin immediately upon a license being awarded.  Pascrell added that the new poker room would be called the “Poker Stars Poker Room at Resorts”.

 

The head of corporate communications at Poker Stars’ parent company Rational Group, Eric Hollreiser, confirmed the plans and stated that more details will be provided once the plans are finalized.

 

The creation of such a large poker room inAtlantic Citywill immediately create a minimum of 50 new jobs and also provide brand awareness between the live and online poker platforms.

 

Should Poker Stars be awarded the required license it plans to set up its North American headquarters inNew Jerseywhich should result in the employment of approximately 150 people together with 50 people to establish the necessary systems to get the online site up and running immediately upon Poker Stars receiving a license.

 

Poker Stars’ involvement in the Black Friday indictments could, however, see the online leader being deemed unsuitable for a license, without which the plans for the poker room will not materialize.  

 

 

 

 

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