ClubWPT Gold to End Nevada Sweepstakes Play on Sept. 28
Purchases have stopped immediately, while Nevada players have until Oct. 2 to request redemption of remaining balances.
ClubWPT Gold has begun withdrawing from Nevada, suspending player purchases immediately and setting Sept. 28 as the final day for sweepstakes poker play in the state. The operator told players it was winding down Nevada services in response to state regulatory action.
Nevada players can enter games until midnight Sept. 28 and have been encouraged to redeem remaining account balances by Oct. 2. Postal requests for free promotional currency from players in the state are no longer being accepted.
The withdrawal applies to people physically located in Nevada, while ClubWPT Gold continues in its other supported U.S. jurisdictions. Nevada’s exit reduces the site’s sweepstakes footprint from 42 states to 41.
The company did not give a detailed public explanation for the Nevada withdrawal. Its notice thanked its Nevada community and said the change was especially difficult to share.
ClubWPT Gold’s model does not technically sell poker chips, according to PokerNews. Players buy poker hand analysis and receive chips to use in games as part of the package; a chip is worth $1 when cashed out. More broadly, sweepstakes operators commonly use promotional currencies that can be used in games offering redeemable prizes, while maintaining that purchases are not direct wagers and offering free entry methods.
The exit comes amid expanding scrutiny of sweepstakes-style gambling models across the United States. A May legal analysis by Venable LLP said regulators, lawmakers and private plaintiffs were increasingly testing whether those offerings qualify as lawful promotions or unlicensed casino-style gambling. Connecticut, Montana, New Jersey, California and New York passed measures targeting such models in 2025, while Indiana, Maine, Oklahoma and Iowa had done so during the 2026 legislative cycle as of May 22.
Nevada’s regulated online poker market remains limited. ClubWPT Gold had competed alongside WSOP Online, which PokerNews described as the state’s only traditional licensed poker site, and had thousands of Nevada players before the withdrawal.
