The Stars Group has entered into an agreement with Reno-headquartered casino operator Eldorado Resorts to gain access to 11 US states. That means PokerStars US expansion could hit 13 states in total when coupled with it’s operation in New Jersey and pending launch in the Pennsylvania online poker market.

The agreement grants PokerStars operator, The Stars Group, the option to launch online sports betting, poker and casino in states where Eldorado currently owns or operates casino properties. This provides the operator with a route into Nevada, Mississippi and West Virginia, three states in which sports betting regulations have already been passed. It also gives the operator access to Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, Missouri and Ohio, all of which are expected to legalize betting and gaming in some form.

The agreement comes with the provision that The Stars Group will be given first refusal on launching a sports book skin in states where Eldorado owns or operates more than one casino property, and second skin access in all other states.

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