GGPoker

GGPoker
Company typePrivate company
IndustryOnline poker
Founded2014
Websiteggpoker.com

GGPoker is an online poker room operator. The company was established in 2014 and initially focused on the Asian online poker market.[1] In 2017, it expanded into Europe with the acquisition of a gaming license from the United Kingdom.[1][2] Daniel Negreanu acts as the company's brand ambassador and spokesperson.[3]

In 2020 it co-hosted the World Series of Poker Main Event after the WSOP had to cancel its live tournament due to the travel and live event restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic.[4] GGPoker was awarded a Guinness World Record as the 2020 WSOP Online bracelet series main event's prize pool was the largest ever for a single online poker tournament.[5][6][7]

In 2021 and 2022 the company hosted the WSOP Online bracelet series.[1][8] In August 2022, GGPoker became the largest online poker room by volume of cash game traffic.[9]

In August 2024, Caesars Entertainment announced it had sold the WSOP brand to GGPoker operator NSUS Group for $500 million.[10][11]

  1. ^ a b c "GGPoker Closes in on PokerStars in Global Cash Game Traffic". Pokerfuse.com. 2021-05-21. Retrieved 2022-08-24.
  2. ^ Hill, Kashmir (2020-09-01). "To Play Poker in a Pandemic, Americans Flee the U.S." The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-04-06.
  3. ^ Bevington, Samantha (2019-11-20). "Daniel Negreanu Signs With GGPoker". Poker Industry Pro. Retrieved 2022-10-05.
  4. ^ "American leads WSOP int'l series ahead of final". ESPN.com. 2020-08-31. Retrieved 2022-08-29.
  5. ^ Jones, Nick (2020-10-29). "GGPoker Nets Guinness World Record for WSOP Online Main Event". Poker Industry Pro. Retrieved 2022-08-23.
  6. ^ "Bulgarian earns record $3.9M in online WSOP". ESPN.com. 2020-09-06. Retrieved 2022-08-29.
  7. ^ Epskamp, Yori (June 8, 2020). "85 Online Bracelet Events Scheduled This Summer; 31 on WSOP.com & 54 on GGPoker". PokerNews.com. Retrieved 2022-09-08.
  8. ^ "2022 GGPoker WSOP Online to Award 33 Bracelets; Runs August 7-September 27". PokerNews.com. 2022-08-05. Retrieved 2022-09-08.
  9. ^ Jones, Nick (2022-08-10). "GGPoker is Now Larger Than All Other Major Dot-Com Operators Combined". Poker Industry Pro. Retrieved 2022-08-23.
  10. ^ Purdum, David (2024-08-01). "WSOP sold by Caesars but staying in Las Vegas". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2024-08-02.
  11. ^ Stutz, Howard (2024-08-01). "Caesars sells World Series of Poker brand for $500 million". The Nevada Independent. Retrieved 2024-08-02.