Tropicana casino signing players for New Jersey soft launch

To register, punters must be at least 21 years of age and physically present in the Garden State. The soft launch period is expected to commence November 21, when selected players who have pre-registered will be able to download Tropicana’s i-gaming software and play for real money.

Earlier this year, Tropicana announced a partnership with online casino and bingo operator Gamesys, the successful European firm behind the Jackpotjoy.com enterprise. Assuming that all goes well in this initial phase, the operation will be open to the public at large (and physically in the state) from November 26. 

News of the Tropicana move follows similar a arrangement made earlier this week by Golden Nugget, which has started giving selected players a heads up on its arrangements to be among the first to open in the new market.

The company’s free-to-play place holder has been moved to a .net website to make way for the real-money operation on the firm’s now well-established dotcom website.

Online poker is very much a part of Golden Nugget’s big plans for New Jersey through the Golden Nugget Poker.com site and the company’s alliance with Bally Technologies and Ongame.

Other Atlantic City land casinos that have been granted online licensing in New Jersey so far include Trump Taj Mahal, Trump Plaza and the Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa. It is understood that a licence for Caesars Entertainment is in process and imminent.