Nevada has long been the center of the poker universe. The annual World Series of Poker has been held in Las Vegas for more than 50 years. Plus, Las Vegas casinos host some of the highest stakes and busiest poker games on the planet.
It would only makes sense that Nevada would be one of the few states to legalize online poker, and it did so in 2013. Multiple sites have been tried in NV, but right now there is just one online poker site operating in the state, WSOP Online Nevada. The good news, however, is that NV is part of the Multi-State Internet Gaming Agreement, which means players at WSOP Online NV get to play in a shared player pool with WSOP Online’s sites in Michigan, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania.
With legal and regulated online poker in Nevada, poker players can enjoy all that comes with it. This includes satellites into major live events like the WSOP, increasingly large guaranteed tournaments, and a healthy low-to-mid stakes cash game scene running around the clock.
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Why is online poker legal in Nevada?
In December 2011, the US Department of Justice released a legal opinion that the Federal Wire Act only applied to sports betting. This gave states the go-ahead to sell lottery tickets online and move forward with legislation regulating and taxing online gambling operators.
Online gambling became legal and regulated in the state of Nevada on February 25, 2013 when Nevada lawmakers signed AB 114 into law. The bill essentially authorized the issuance of online poker operator licenses in Nevada.
A number of Nevada sportsbooks offer online wagering through the use of sports betting apps as well. However, the state has yet to authorize any site to offer online casino games.
Where can you play online poker in Nevada?
The first online poker room to open up in Nevada was Ultimate Poker. The company was a subsidiary of the Station Casinos group. However, less than two years after launching in 2013, it shut down. Another site called Real Gaming Online Poker came and went quickly as well, shutting down in 2016.
That leaves just the WSOP Online Nevada site where players can enjoy cash games, tournaments, sit-n-go’s, and even satellite events awarding entries into some of the World Series of Poker’s biggest live events, including the WSOP Main Event.
WSOP Online also offers players the chance to win a real WSOP bracelet through online poker tournaments.