PokerStars can’t arrest New Jersey’s traditional online poker summer swoon

New Jersey online gambling sites reported revenue spiking over 40% in June despite a relatively poor showing by the state’s licensed poker sites.

Figures issued Wednesday by the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement (DGE) showed the state’s regulated online gambling market generated overall revenue of $16.4m, 40.6% higher than the same month last year. However, the sum is $100k less than the market generated in May 2016.

The casino vertical definitely did its part, rising 46.8% year-on-year to $14.4m. Poker, on the other hand, rose a comparatively tiny 7.3% to just under $2m.

Poker’s traditional summer doldrums were in full evidence, as the vertical’s contribution was off around $600k from May 2016’s figure. Poker’s tepid performance is all the more striking given that Amaya Gaming’s PokerStars brand wasn’t operational in July 2015.