NSUS, GGPoker’s parent company, acquired the World Series of Poker brand from Caesars in a deal valued at $500m. Caesars will receive $250m upfront and a further $250m in five years, while live WSOP events will remain at Caesars’ Las Vegas properties and Caesars will continue offering WSOP Online in four states.
The sale changes WSOP brand ownership while preserving Caesars’ live events and online offerings in specified states.
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Flutter CEO Peter Jackson said the group was assessing its strategy in Brazil and did not rule out acquisitions there. He also said Flutter could exceed its leverage targets if needed to complete a deal, while discussing PokerStars’ US prospects and plans for an Italy platform rollout later in the year.
GGPoker said it would not launch peer-to-peer poker in Alberta while the province’s rules restrict play to local users. 888 Poker began regulated operations last month, and PokerStars relaunched on FanDuel on 2 November; the report said Alberta and Ontario were expected to announce shared liquidity, while Canada’s Supreme Court considers international player pooling.
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.
Caesars Entertainment said it will permanently close Planet Hollywood’s poker room on 31 January, less than a year after reopening it. The 23-table room returned in May 2025; the company said employees will be reassigned to other casino roles. The closure will leave 18 active poker rooms in the Las Vegas Valley, including nine on the Strip, according to the report.