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Company type | Private company |
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Industry | Online poker |
Founded | 2014 |
Website | ggpoker |
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]
GGPoker offers variations of Texas hold 'em and Omaha hold 'em poker, including short deck and five-card pot-limit Omaha. [10] The site also offers [10] casino games online, including slot games. [11]
As of 2020, GGPoker has operations in Canada and Ireland. [2] It acquired a gambling license in the United Kingdom in 2017, [1] and in Malta and Curaçao by 2020. [12]
In February 2021, the company received a gaming license in Pennsylvania, which was its first US license. [13] Also in February 2021, GGPoker was approved by the Isle of Man Gambling Supervision Commission for a new license to use for its international players, except for its players located in the UK who continue to play under the license from the UK Gambling Commission. [14] The company expanded into Ukraine when it received a license to operate in the country in August 2021. [15] Later that year, GGPoker launched in Belgium and Romania, and established partnerships with local casinos allowing it to operate in the Netherlands and Quebec. [13]
The company acquired an Ontario license in early 2022, and partnered with WSOP to launch the WSOP.ca site. The site is operated by GGPoker for Ontario-based players only. [16] [17]
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]
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