World Series of Poker goes online in Michigan, fourth state

The World Series of Poker (WSOP) announced Monday online poker site, WSOP.com, is now live in Michigan, joining states such as Pennsylvania, Nevada and New Jersey, becoming the fourth jurisdiction in the U.S. where the company operates. 

WSOP.com features a broad mix of live-action games from “No Limit Hold’em” to “Pot Limit Omaha”. WSOP Online will also offer a full slate of daily guaranteed tournaments, exclusive 2022 WSOP satellites to gold bracelet events in Las Vegas, and BLAST Poker, where players have a chance to win up to 10,000 times their buy-in. 

To celebrate the Michigan launch, WSOP.com will offer players sign-up promotions such as $50 free with $25 immediately payable and $25 upon first deposit. Players can also claim a deposit match up to $1,000 and receive access to welcome week freerolls after making their first deposit. 

WSOP.com has also signed a partnership with 2009 Main Event champion and Michigan resident Joe Cada as a local poker ambassador and is offering a $1,000 bonus to any Michigan resident who can outlast Cada in the 2022 WSOP Main Event. Cada will host live streaming sessions from the site, participate in bounty events and host live tournaments around Michigan. 

In an official press release, Ty Stewart, SVP of the World Series of Poker at Caesars Entertainment, spoke about this new market entrance and said: “With two world champions coming out of this state, Michigan is a special market for the WSOP. We're sorry it's taken so long, but WSOP.com is ready to make up for our late entry with industry-leading promotions, the biggest weekly tournaments, and player appreciation benefits like freerolls to the Main Event in Las Vegas."

Cada also added: “It's go time in Michigan. I know a lot of local players are excited that WSOP.com is finally live in the state and I'm personally looking forward to getting to know all the great poker players at tournaments and online events soon. Game on!"

WSOP.com is the only online site in Michigan where players can earn entry into the WSOP offline events, including pokers’ world championship, better known as the Main Event, which will be hosted on the Las Vegas Strip for the first time this summer. 

Satellites for the Main Event start as low as $1, and first-time depositors of any amount will have the opportunity to participate in a monthly freeroll for a VIP trip to Las Vegas to play in the event. Michigan players can also compete for the WSOP gold bracelets beginning in June with the complete schedule of WSOP online bracelets coming soon.

As a staple of the site, WSOP.com also features weekly online tournaments as well as WSOP's weekly Sunday Major, Six Figure Sundays, with guarantees starting at $50,000 along with other key major tournaments that will boast more than $100,000 in guarantees. The first online circuit for WSOP.com's large-scale tournament festivals is scheduled for April 20 through May 1 and will award 12 WSOP Gold Rings.

Players will receive two online reward credits for every dollar of rake or fee created on the site and can also redeem their points online for cash or tournament tickets. Furthermore, WSOP.com players can link their Caesars Rewards account to experience hotel, food & beverage, entertainment, and gaming opportunities at Caesars destinations – including resorts in the heart of The Las Vegas Strip – and WSOP experiences.

WSOP was also recently granted a license to operate in Ontario, Canada, once the market launches on April 4. WSOP.CA will offer players access to exclusive WSOP tournaments and satellites, all running on its next-generation software.