Atlantic City’s casinos posted their first revenue increase in a decade last year backed by money won from gamblers online. That has helped revive Atlantic City’s struggling casino industry, which has seen five of its 12 casinos go out of business in the last three years. Online sites backed by the state’s casinos began taking bets online in November 2013. Chris Christie legalized internet gambling, including poker, in February 2013, a month before Blumstein turned 21. “When you play online in New Jersey, it’s hard for any live pro to see even close to the amount of hands I’ve probably seen in the last two years.”īlumstein won about $200,000 in his largest previous cash after winning a $500 tournament at the Borgata last year.
“The best way to get better at anything is through repetition and practice,” said Blumstein, who lives in Brigantine, next to Atlantic City.
New Jersey also offers live poker in many of its Atlantic City casinos, with the poker room at the Borgata considered among the top places to play on the East Coast. Pros play multiple games at once, including tournaments and cash games.
