West Virginia joins online poker shared liquidity agreement
Entry leaves Pennsylvania and Connecticut as only igaming states without ability to share prize pools across state lines
West Virginia has become the fifth state to join the Multi-State Internet Gaming Agreement (MSIGA), an agreement which allows online poker players to play against others from different compliant US states.
Under the agreement, operators in the state that are interested in offering multi-state poker will be required to submit a letter of intent to the West Virginia Lottery, gain necessary approvals from not only West Virginia, but also other participating agreement states before going live.
MSIGA was first entered into by Nevada and Delaware in 2014, following the passage of enabling legislation in the Nevada legislature.
In 2017, New Jersey joined MSIGA, with Michigan later joining the agreement in 2022.
“I am pleased that our West Virginia igaming providers will now have the opportunity to offer multi-state poker to our players,” West Virginia Lottery director John Myers said in a statement confirming the launch.
“This will greatly increase the potential pool of participants and thus allow our players to play for bigger winnings,” Myers added.
MSIGA is currently managed by the Multi-State Internet Gaming Association, a Delaware-based corporation which administers all member states party to the agreement.
West Virginia’s entry into MSIGA leaves Pennsylvania and Connecticut as the only other igaming states to not offer shared poker liquidity.