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.
Conflicting federal appeals rulings have left the status of sports-event contracts divided between CFTC oversight and state gambling law.
August was the sixth month of 2026 above the billion-dollar mark, although growth slowed in Michigan and New Jersey.
The two-week September release took the operator’s libraries to 4,674 titles in New Jersey and 4,342 in Michigan.
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
The state edged past its May high as broader gaming revenue and taxes also rose.
The $296,715.38 sanction stems from self-exclusion and advertising lapses, but Caesars can keep operating in the state.
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