ClubWPT Gold will stop offering sweepstakes poker to people physically located in Nevada on Monday, Sept. 28, narrowing online poker access in a state with a limited regulated market. Player purchases have already been suspended, and Nevada customers can enter games until midnight on the final day of service.
The operator has asked customers to redeem or withdraw their remaining account balances by Oct. 2. It has also stopped accepting postal requests from Nevada players for free promotional currency, while continuing to operate in its other supported U.S. jurisdictions.
In an email to customers first reported by PokerNews, ClubWPT Gold said it was winding down Nevada services “in response to state regulatory action.” The company did not provide a detailed public explanation beyond that statement. Its sweepstakes footprint will fall from 42 states to 41, according to F5 Poker.
ClubWPT Gold uses promotional currencies in games with redeemable prizes. Players buy poker-hand analysis and receive chips as part of the package rather than directly purchasing chips; a Gold chip is worth $1 when cashed out. The model is built around the position that purchases are not direct wagers and that free entry methods are available.
The departure removes an alternative to conventional real-money poker in Nevada. WSOP Online is the state’s only traditional licensed poker site, despite Nevada’s central place in live poker and its hosting of the World Series of Poker and other major tournaments.
The withdrawal fits a wider retrenchment among sweepstakes operators as states scrutinise dual-currency and promotional-prize models. Connecticut, Montana, New Jersey, California and New York passed measures targeting the sector in 2025; Indiana, Maine, Oklahoma and Iowa had done so during the 2026 legislative cycle by May 22. As covered in July, Maine’s new law classified dual-currency sweepstakes casinos as unlawful gambling.
