The state will forgo enforcement while Sixth Circuit litigation over prediction-market regulation continues.
The shared Michigan, New Jersey and Pennsylvania poker pool outpaced a US market that declined slightly year on year.
The U.S. champion collected $59,422 from 859 entries, while Ontario’s first platform series ended with a $10,100 Main Event prize.
August was the sixth month of 2026 above the billion-dollar mark, although growth slowed in Michigan and New Jersey.
The reported 8% increase came as iGaming remained the market’s main source of gross receipts and sports betting trailed July.
The two-week September release took the operator’s libraries to 4,674 titles in New Jersey and 4,342 in Michigan.
Online casino adjusted revenue rose from a year earlier, while sportsbook receipts fell 29.3% and total online gross receipts declined from July.
The fifth annual series runs from Sept. 27 to Nov. 10 across a shared four-state player pool, with eight mystery bounty events.
The 100-event U.S. festival starts Sept. 12 and ends with a $350,000 Main Event, while Ontario gets a parallel 61-event schedule.
New Jersey and Delaware set records as Pennsylvania widened its lead over Michigan
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