Pennsylvania joins MSIGA, expanding the shared US poker pool
Regulation2 min read
In brief
- Pennsylvania reportedly joined MSIGA in April 2025.
- The report says the shared US poker player pool grows by more than 50%.
- Players stay under their own state regulator, and operators need a licence in each state.
Pennsylvania reportedly joined the Multi-State Internet Gaming Agreement (MSIGA) in April 2025. The report says the move expands the shared US poker player pool by more than 50%.
Pennsylvania has 13 million residents and over 150,000 active poker players, according to the report. In 2014, Nevada and Delaware jointly introduced a blueprint for interstate poker pooling, the report says.
Shared liquidity means that players in one licensed state can sit at the same tables as players in another state, provided the other state participates in MSIGA, the report says. It says operators use geolocation technology to keep players within legal borders. Operators can share traffic across states as long as they hold a licence in each one, according to the report. Players remain under the authority of their own state's regulator even though the pool is shared. The report gives the example of players logging in from New Jersey, who it says are protected by NJ DGE oversight and consumer protection. It adds that revenue and taxation are designed around the player's physical location at the time of play.
The report says that by drawing on multi-state networks, operators can host larger tournaments with stronger guaranteed prize pools. It also says shared pools revive mid-to-high stakes cash games that have been hard to run in ring-fenced markets. For operators, the report says consolidating traffic into one multi-state network reduces the overhead of managing isolated platforms.
The report says Connecticut has begun exploring similar options.