What happened
ClubWPT Gold is an online poker site that works as a sweepstakes: players do not buy chips directly. According to PokerNews, they buy poker training or hand analysis and receive free chips with it, and one chip is worth one dollar at cashout. On Thursday 24 September 2026 the site emailed Nevada players that it would wind down services there. PokerNews says it operated in 42 states, now 41.
The dates are the same in all three reports. Nevada players could no longer buy coins or training credits from the first email, could keep entering games until midnight on 28 September and were asked to redeem balances by 2 October. Card Player quotes the company as saying it is pausing sweepstakes gameplay in Nevada because of shifts in the regulatory environment, and PokerNews quotes the first email as citing state regulatory action.
What nobody has explained
PokerNews and SCCG both say the reports do not name the regulator or the specific action, and Card Player describes only a broader crackdown on sweepstakes games across states. Card Player adds that in September 2025 the site dropped its free-to-play games and gold coins and moved to the training-credit model, designed to fit states that ban sweepstakes gaming, and that Nevada is the first state it has left since that change. It also notes that some legal experts argue the model may still violate California law, where the site keeps operating. That is the experts' argument, not a finding.
A possible return
A second email, reported by PokerNews on 27 September, said the company is optimistic that with product modifications it can resume sweepstakes gameplay in the future. The headline of that report is the writer's reading of the email. The company gave no timeline and no description of the modifications, and PokerNews notes there are no guarantees. We found no report after September saying that the site has returned.
What this means for guarantees and events
PokerNews points to a 218 dollar Gold Million with a 1 million guarantee, held nearly every two weeks, and a 400 dollar Super Gold Million with a 3 million guarantee planned for December at the WPT World Championship at Wynn Las Vegas. It says it is unclear how losing Nevada affects the daily prize pools or the Wynn event. We have not seen any announced change to either.
For Nevada players who want to keep playing online, the reports name WSOP Online, the state's licensed room, which shares a pool with New Jersey, Michigan and Pennsylvania according to Card Player. Travelling to a nearby state to play the sweepstakes site is also mentioned by PokerNews, which says Arizona is excluded.
What is confirmed and what is not
Confirmed
- ClubWPT Gold announced on 24 September 2026 that it was winding down in Nevada, with play ending on 28 September and balances to be redeemed by 2 October. PokerNews; Card Player; SCCG
- The company attributes the move to state regulatory action or shifts in the regulatory environment. PokerNews; Card Player
- The company said it is optimistic it can return with product modifications. PokerNews, 27 September 2026
Still open
- Which regulator acted and what the action was. No report names it.
- Whether and when the site returns, and what the modifications would be.
- Effect on daily guarantees and on the December Super Gold Million at Wynn.
- Independence of the sources. SCCG appears to summarise the PokerNews report, so there are two fully separate outlets, not three.
What this means for a player
Check which rooms are legal where you live and withdraw balances by the deadline when a room announces it is leaving. The rules of where you can play change, while the decisions at the table stay the same: a stack depth, a position and a plan for it are worth learning in any room.
where ClubWPT Gold still operates after leaving Nevada, out of 42 before, according to PokerNews.Source: PokerNews, 24 September 2026
Questions readers ask
Why did ClubWPT Gold leave Nevada?
The company cited state regulatory action in one email and shifts in the regulatory environment in another. No report names the regulator or the action.
When did Nevada players have to withdraw?
Play ended on 28 September 2026 and balances had to be redeemed by 2 October.
Will ClubWPT Gold return to Nevada?
The company says it is optimistic it can return with product modifications, but gave no timeline or guarantee.
What can Nevada players use instead?
The reports name WSOP Online, the state's licensed room, or playing the sweepstakes site in a nearby state.
