GGPoker

{{Short description|Online provider of gambling services}}

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| industry = Online poker

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GGPoker is an online poker room operator. The company was established in 2014 and initially focused on the Asian online poker market. In 2017, it expanded into Europe with the acquisition of a gaming license from the United Kingdom.{{Cite news |last=Hill |first=Kashmir |date=2020-09-01 |title=To Play Poker in a Pandemic, Americans Flee the U.S. |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/01/sports/coronavirus-world-series-of-poker.html |access-date=2023-04-06 |issn=0362-4331}} Daniel Negreanu acts as the company's brand ambassador and spokesperson.{{Cite news| last1 = Bevington| first1 = Samantha| title =Daniel Negreanu Signs With GGPoker |work=Poker Industry Pro | date = 2019-11-20| url = https://pokerindustrypro.com/news/article/211026-daniel-negreanu-signs-ggpoker | accessdate = 2022-10-05}}

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.{{Cite news| title = American leads WSOP int'l series ahead of final| work = ESPN.com | date = 2020-08-31| url = https://www.espn.com/chalk/story/_/id/29777636/american-bryan-piccioli-leads-world-series-poker-international-series-ahead-final | accessdate = 2022-08-29}} 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.{{Cite news| last1 = Jones| first1 = Nick | title = GGPoker Nets Guinness World Record for WSOP Online Main Event |work=Poker Industry Pro | date = 2020-10-29| url = https://pokerindustrypro.com/news/article/211820-ggpoker-nets-guinness-world-record-wsop-online-main-event | accessdate = 2022-08-23}}{{Cite news| title = Bulgarian earns record $3.9M in online WSOP| work = ESPN.com | date = 2020-09-06| url = https://www.espn.com/chalk/story/_/id/29824124/stoyan-madanzhiev-takes-home-historic-online-poker-prize-39m | accessdate = 2022-08-29}}{{cite web|last=Epskamp|first=Yori|title=85 Online Bracelet Events Scheduled This Summer; 31 on WSOP.com & 54 on GGPoker|url=https://www.pokernews.com/news/2020/06/2020-wsop-online-bracelet-schedule-37396.htm|publisher=PokerNews.com|date=June 8, 2020|access-date=2022-09-08}}

In 2021 and 2022 the company hosted the WSOP Online bracelet series.{{Cite news| title = GGPoker Closes in on PokerStars in Global Cash Game Traffic |work=Pokerfuse.com | date = 2021-05-21| url = https://pokerfuse.com/news/live-and-online/215616-ggpoker-closes-pokerstars-global-cash-game-traffic/ | accessdate = 2022-08-24}}{{Cite web |last=Shillibier |first=Will |date=2022-08-05 |title=2022 GGPoker WSOP Online to Award 33 Bracelets; Runs August 7-September 27 |url=https://www.pokernews.com/news/2022/08/2022-ggpoker-wsop-online-to-award-33-bracelets-41808.htm |access-date=2025-03-05 |website=PokerNews}} In August 2022, GGPoker became the largest online poker room by volume of cash game traffic.{{Cite news| last1 = Jones| first1 = Nick | title = GGPoker is Now Larger Than All Other Major Dot-Com Operators Combined |work=Poker Industry Pro | date = 2022-08-10| url = https://pokerindustrypro.com/news/article/218043-ggpoker-now-larger-all-other-major-dot-com | accessdate = 2022-08-23}}

In August 2024, Caesars Entertainment announced it had sold the WSOP brand to GGPoker operator NSUS Group for $500 million.{{Cite web |last=Purdum |first=David |date=2024-08-01 |title=WSOP sold by Caesars but staying in Las Vegas |url=https://www.espn.co.uk/sports-betting/story/_/id/40701827/world-series-poker-sold-caesars-staying-las-vegas |access-date=2024-08-02 |website=ESPN.com |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Stutz |first=Howard |date=2024-08-01 |title=Caesars sells World Series of Poker brand for $500 million |url=https://thenevadaindependent.com/article/caesars-sells-world-series-of-poker-brand-for-500-million |access-date=2024-08-02 |website=The Nevada Independent |language=en}}