Soft Launch Coming Next Week for PokerStars in New Jersey 4y3a2x

full steam ahead on the 21^st of March.

During the soft launch, as many as 500 players will be given the opportunity to play for real money on the gaming software, provided by PokerStars, only if located within the borders of New Jersey. Game play will have a restriction of 8 hours, from the time frame of 4pm to midnight, on the 16^th and 17^th. On the 18^th, players will be able to enjoy real money gaming from 8am until midnight, a much longer time frame. The 19^th and 20^th will mark the final two days of the soft launch with game play offered 24 hours each day.

Players who have never had an with PokerStars will need to create one to get stated. Those who have had an in the past will be able to use the same screen name or create a completely new gaming .

An old converted to the new will need to use a process being called Quick Creation. This will allow players to convert Frequent Player Points into StarCoins, if the FPPs exist in the given . Converted FPPs will have a special rate of 1.6 StarCoins given per 1 FPP with the conversion, but will change back to 1 to 1 after.

Another unqiue aspect to point out is that PokerStars will be given players who had existing s the same VIP status based on where they stood originally with their old . If a player had GoldStar status before Black Friday, then the player would receive this status if they convert an old to a new one. The monthly VIP status players will need to meet the minimum requirements to be able to maintain the level of the VIP program after the is converted.