GGPoker has reopened applications for banned players seeking to return to its online poker site. Applicants must email their request with identity and address documents by 1 October 2025, and the company said it would notify them of its decisions by 1 November.
The deadlines set a limited window for banned players to seek reinstatement and for GGPoker to decide their cases.
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The UKGC said on 12 October 2022 that NSUS Limited, trading as GGPoker, would pay a £672,829 penalty and receive a formal warning. It identified safer gambling and anti-money laundering failures, including inadequate customer interventions and marketing emails sent to 125 customers who had self-excluded.
It was reported that AGLC issued GGPoker an Alberta operator licence on 12 August. The poker platform had not yet relaunched in the province.
The Mohawk Council of Kahnawà:ke has decided not to seek leave to intervene in the Supreme Court of Canada case over Ontario’s cross-border iGaming liquidity model. The council said its views would be represented by other intervenors and that further participation would not be an effective use of its resources.
GGPoker and Grosvenor Casinos agreed a sponsorship covering more than 50 live tournaments at over 35 UK venues. GGPoker said eligible players qualifying or buying in through its platform can receive cash boosts, including 20% at Goliath, G200 and G300 events and 10% at UK Open events.
The World Series of Poker agreed a multi-year deal for ESPN to broadcast its Main Event, with coverage beginning on 2 July, the organisations said. ESPN platforms are expected to carry about 100 hours of original programming annually, including a live, three-night finale scheduled for 3–5 August. The event’s 2025 edition drew 246,960 entrants and awarded more than $481 million in prizes.