Poll results: New Jersey deadline to spark flurry of deals

New Jersey’s egaming market is about to spring into life with almost all of its casino licensees signing deals with online partners, say eGaming Review readers.

In response to this week’s poll, which asked how many Atlantic City operators would beat the 29 June deadline to announce such deals, almost half (48%) predicted that only a few would miss out.

However almost a quarter (22%) said that the deadline set by the state’s Division for Gaming Enforcement would prove too tough to beat and that only a few would seal deals in time. Aside from acquiring a casino outright, partnering with a land-based casino operator is the only way online gambling companies will be licensed to offer their gaming products under New Jersey law.

Just 11% of respondents believed that all remaining licensees will strike a deal before the deadline.

Bwin.party already has a deal in place with Boyd Gaming, the co-owner of Atlantic City’s Borgata casino, while Caesars owns several of the city’s properties and has its own online division in place already.

Now, with just eight days to go before the deadline, next week could be a very interesting week indeed.