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Online Poker in New Jersey

On the heels of poker’s explosion in popularity after the rise of the World Series of Poker, players flocked to online poker platforms only to see their accounts shuttered and their funds confiscated when the games were outlawed. Players in New Jersey rejoiced in 2013, however, when then-Governor Chris Christie signed a law legalizing online gambling, including online poker.

Under the New Jersey online poker law, players must be located inside the state to play, even if they are not residents of New Jersey. Online poker NJ players are verified through an IP-tracking system that ensures logins are made from within state lines. New Jersey online poker providers also use age verification technology to enforce the law’s ban on gambling by anyone under 21 years old.

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Best NJ Online Poker Sites

Though many Atlantic City casinos offer online gambling platforms, only a handful offer online poker.

PokerStars NJ is the most popular platform for online poker NJ has to offer, hosting nearly 40 percent of all cash games. The site offers one of the more generous deposit bonus promos to new players.

WSOP NJ and 888 Poker are the other main options New Jersey online poker players can look to. Unlike PokerStars, WSOP/888 now offers a tri-state player pool that allows players in New Jersey to play against legal players in Nevada and Delaware.

Pala Poker and PartyPoker also offer online poker in New Jersey but do not have nearly as many players as PokerStars and WSOP/888.

WSOP

WSOP NJ was born out of the World Series of Poker explosion and is the only platform that features players from different states on their platform, allowing New Jersey online poker players to take on gamblers in Nevada and Delaware.

The site hosts a variety of no limit hold’em, Omaha, and stud games and even hosts tournaments that allow you to win an entry into a live World Series of Poker event. The platform offers free play and deposit match bonuses.

Texas Hold’em

Texas Hold’em is the most popular variation of online poker NJ has to offer thanks to the World Series of Poker’s main event.

PokerStars offers no limit and pot limit Texas Hold’em games, as does WSOP. No limit poker allows players to wager any amount while pot limit poker only allows players to bet up the the amount already in the pot.Both no limit and pot limit games start with $0.01/$0.02 blinds and can range up to $30/$60 blinds.

Omaha

Omaha is a close relative of hold’em and is usually the second most popular game among online poker NJ casino offerings. It is similar in that players have to make the best five-card hand from their pocket cards and the community cards. Unlike hold’em, players each get four pocket cards and each hand must consist of exactly two pocket cards and three community cards. PokerStars and WSOP also offer variations of Omaha, like Omaha Hi/Lo and 5 Card Omaha.

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