Sports Editor
PokerStars on FanDuel generated an estimated $2.6 million in August across Michigan, New Jersey and Pennsylvania, up 14% year over year, even as the broader regulated US online poker market struggled to grow. Total revenue was estimated at $8.8 million, roughly unchanged over the previous four months and down about 2% from August 2025. The estimates were published by Poker Industry PRO and reported by Pokerfuse and PokerNews.
The contrast puts PokerStars’ gains in a market where WSOP Online, BetMGM and PokerStars compete for US market share into focus. The figures suggest the operator is gaining ground, but they do not establish exactly where those additional dollars came from.
A three-state pool, and higher revenue
In April, PokerStars moved its US players from its in-house software to the iPoker platform as part of its FanDuel-branded operation. Pennsylvania joined Michigan and New Jersey in a shared three-state player pool, bringing the markets together under one network.
From April through August, PokerStars on FanDuel generated an estimated $12.9 million, compared with $11.8 million in the equivalent five months of 2025-a 9.4% increase. That shift in platform and liquidity provides important context for the latest monthly result; the US PokerStars-to-FanDuel relaunch preceded the operator’s renewed growth.
Rivals fall as PokerStars adjusts its offering
WSOP Online remained the largest US network by estimated revenue, but was down 10% year over year in August. BetMGM Poker declined 16%. In New Jersey, PokerStars was estimated to be the largest individual poker site and to have grown around 30% year over year, with Michigan showing a similar growth rate. BetMGM’s combined network, which includes Borgata and PartyPoker, remained larger than PokerStars in the state.
Pennsylvania was the exception for PokerStars: the site was still estimated to be down year over year despite access to the shared pool. The state-by-state picture is a reminder that pooled liquidity does not guarantee uniform growth.
The operator also made changes to its tournament schedule and promotions. In July, Nightly Stars’ starting stack doubled from 5,000 to 10,000 chips, late registration was extended, and guarantees rose to $25,000 on Tuesdays and Thursdays and $22,500 on other nights. A weekly leaderboard added $2,500 in tournament tickets. Spin & Go also received an NFL-season rebrand as Spin & Field Goal; the $5 version offered a chance at a $1 million jackpot.
Those changes may give players more reasons to return, but the available revenue estimates cannot show whether they drove the increase or how individual players divide their action across platforms. Nor do they prove that every PokerStars gain came directly from WSOP Online or BetMGM. Pokerfuse characterized the trend as PokerStars “poaching” players from its competition; the broader figures show share shifting in a market that remains largely flat. Questions around shared liquidity and the health of US player pools remain central to the market’s prospects.
The growth question remains
PokerStars was the only one of the three largest US networks showing year-over-year growth in the reported figures. The next test is whether its platform changes and promotions can attract genuinely new players to regulated online poker-or mainly persuade existing players to move their volume between operators.
