{"id":4811,"date":"2022-01-10T12:18:55","date_gmt":"2022-01-10T12:18:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.top10pokersites.net\/news\/?p=4811"},"modified":"2022-01-10T12:18:55","modified_gmt":"2022-01-10T12:18:55","slug":"run-it-once-has-multiple-options-to-partner-and-enter-us-poker-market","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.top10pokersites.net\/news\/run-it-once-has-multiple-options-to-partner-and-enter-us-poker-market","title":{"rendered":"Run It Once Has Multiple Options To Partner And Enter US Poker Market"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top10pokersites.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2019\/11\/run-it-once.jpg\" alt=\"Run It Once\" title=\"Run It Once Has Multiple Options To Partner And Enter US Poker Market\" width=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-3952\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.top10pokersites.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2019\/11\/run-it-once.jpg 380w, https:\/\/www.top10pokersites.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2019\/11\/run-it-once-300x197.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 380px) 100vw, 380px\"><br>\n<strong>Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>RIO is preparing for a US market launch<\/li>\n<li>The site officially ceased its global operations on January 3<\/li>\n<li>RIO has multiple options to enter the US, including forging partnerships with prominent brands<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Last week, <strong>Phil Galfond<\/strong> announced that his poker site Run It Once (RIO) would terminate its global operations, shifting its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.top10pokersites.net\/top-10-us-poker-sites\">focus to the regulated US market<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>RIO closed its doors to international players on January 3, 2022, just days after Galfond unveiled in a blog post his future plans for the site.<\/p>\n<p>RIO went live internationally back in February 2019. With Galfond at the helm, there were high expectations that the site would manage to keep pace with competition and eventually take off. <\/p>\n<p>Though the platform initially achieved positive results with the launch of innovative programs and games, such as the Legends rewards system and SNG Select, it failed to sustain the momentum. <\/p>\n<p>RIO\u2019s traffic increased in 2020 mainly due to the pandemic-related online boom but when restrictions were eased, the numbers dropped significantly to pre-COVID-19 levels. RIO also had a hard time competing with the global giants like PokerStars and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.top10pokersites.net\/news\/ggpoker-launches-tournament-staking-feature-to-boost-online-poker-offering\">GGPoker<\/a>. Galfond was left with no choice but to cease their rest-of-world operations.<\/p>\n<p>Galfond said the RIO team will now prepare to enter the US market which it said provides a more level-playing field to new operators. While the details remain limited as of the moment, let\u2019s take a look at the possible ways the site can enter the US.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"rio-partnering-with-draftkings\">RIO Partnering with DraftKings<\/h2>\n<p>Another possible path to the US market is a partnership with DraftKings. The company\u2019s current portfolio does not include online poker, so it might consider partnering with an online operator to launch an online poker site in the US. Given DraftKings\u2019 solid iGaming reputation, RIO could look at joining forces with the company to be able to enter the US.<\/p>\n<p>RIO can still decide to operate as a standalone online operator by partnering with a land-based casino. At the moment, there are only seven US states with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.top10pokersites.net\/new-poker-sites\">regulated online poker market<\/a>, and considering RIO\u2019s high-quality software platform, it has the potential to compete with the bigger operators.<\/p>\n<p>Caesars could buy RIO, claim ownership of the site\u2019s technology and launch the platform in the US amid rumors that its partnership with 888poker is beginning to fizzle out. The company\u2019s international alliance with GGPoker has been a massive success so far, and forging a fresh partnership with a new online poker site for its US operations remains a possibility.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Summary RIO is preparing for a US market launch The site officially ceased its global operations on January 3 RIO has multiple options to enter the US, including forging partnerships with prominent brands Last week, Phil Galfond announced that his poker site Run It Once (RIO) would terminate its global operations, shifting its focus to&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,11],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Run It Once Has Multiple Options To 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