Who owns WSOP.com?
As of : Two companies share the answer. NSUS Group Inc, the GGPoker owner, has owned the WSOP brand since it bought the trademark from Caesars on 29 October 2024 for $500m. Caesars Entertainment still runs US real-money WSOP poker under a 20-year licence. In New Jersey the operator is Caesars Interactive Entertainment New Jersey, LLC.
| Run by (white-label operator) | Caesars Entertainment (listed (Nasdaq:CZR)) |
|---|---|
| Brand owner | NSUS Group Inc |
| Operating company | Caesars Interactive Entertainment New Jersey, LLC, US-NJ |
| Licences | USA New Jersey — DGE NJIGP 26-007 (affiliate of Boardwalk Regency) USA New Jersey — DGE NJIGP 26-012 (affiliate of Tropicana Atlantic City) USA New Jersey — DGE NJIGP 26-013 (affiliate of Harrah's Atlantic City) |
| Products | Poker |
| Website | wsop.com |
| Sister casinos | 5 |
| Fines and actions | WSOP.com’s own company: 0 · whole Caesars Entertainment group: 4 |
| Owner proof | verified |
| Last checked | 21 Oct 2026 |
This is a white-label site: Caesars Entertainment runs it for a partner’s brand. What a white-label casino is →
In numbers
- Caesars Interactive Entertainment New Jersey, LLC also runs 7 other gambling brands under the same company and licence.
- Caesars Entertainment owns 5 casino and betting brands and runs 1 white-label site for partners in our data.
- 4 fines and regulator actions against the owner since 2025, about €334,000 in total (converted to euros).
Who is behind it
Brand owner and operator are different here. NSUS Group Inc owns the World Series of Poker name. Caesars Entertainment, the Nasdaq-listed US casino group, sold it the trademark in October 2024 and signed licence agreements that let Caesars keep its US WSOP operations, including the Las Vegas series, for 20 years. Caesars states this in its 2025 annual report (10-K).
The websites have split too. US real-money poker is now branded WSOP Online at wsoponline.com, which says it is owned and operated by Caesars Entertainment. The wsop.com homepage is now an information site with news, rankings and live events, run by Bracelet IP Limited of Ireland. Outside the US, WSOP online events run on GGPoker.
Licence and what it means for you
US online poker is licensed state by state, and WSOP Online runs in Nevada, New Jersey, Michigan and Pennsylvania. The New Jersey terms name Caesars Interactive Entertainment New Jersey, LLC as the operator, under a Division of Gaming Enforcement permit. The DGE list shows wsop.com under that company as an affiliate of Tropicana Atlantic City, permit NJIGP 26-012. If you have a problem with real-money play, the operator and the state regulator are your route, not NSUS.
Licence records
| Regulator | Type | Valid | Check it |
|---|---|---|---|
| USA New Jersey — DGE NJIGP 26-007 (affiliate of Boardwalk Regency) | — | active | register |
| USA New Jersey — DGE NJIGP 26-012 (affiliate of Tropicana Atlantic City) | — | active | register |
| USA New Jersey — DGE NJIGP 26-013 (affiliate of Harrah's Atlantic City) | — | active | register |
What each licence means, and self-exclusion
Sister sites
WSOP Online has two kinds of relatives. Its operator, Caesars, has 5 other online brands in our data, led by the casino apps Caesars Palace, Horseshoe, Tropicana and Harrah's and by the Caesars betting app. Its brand owner, NSUS, also owns GGPoker. GGPoker is therefore a brand cousin of WSOP, but not a sister site of WSOP Online in the US, because a different company runs it.
5 other sites run by Caesars Entertainment
Caesars Palace Online Casinocaesarspalaceonline.com
Caesars Sportsbooksportsbook.caesars.com
Horseshoe Online Casinohorseshoeonlinecasino.com- Tropicana Online Casinotropicanacasino.com
- Harrah's Online Casinoharrahscasino.com
Fines and regulator actions
Our data has no action against WSOP Online or WSOP.com. The 4 Caesars entries concern Caesars Sportsbook. The largest is a New Jersey ruling from August 2026: a civil penalty of $251,250 over responsible-gaming rules, against a filing that names American Wagering and Caesars Interactive NJ. Read these as group context, not as findings about poker.
All 4 fines and regulator actions, with sources
None of these 4 names WSOP.com’s own company; they concern other companies of the Caesars Entertainment group. The company column names who was fined.
Fines from the 40 regulators, prosecutors and courts we track, online gambling only; fines against land-based casinos are out of scope. How we count fines.
| Date | Company | Regulator / court | Amount | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-15 | Caesars Sportsbook (American Wagering / Caesars Interactive NJ) | USA New Jersey — DGE | USD 251,250 | DGE Director's ruling (summary for aug1-15 2026): civil penalty of $251,250 and disgorgement of $45,465.38 from Caesars Sportsbook pursuant to an Action in Lieu of Complaint for violation of regulations regarding responsible gaming source |
| 2026-03-12 | American Wagering Inc. d/b/a Caesars Sportsbook | USA Massachusetts — Gaming Commission | USD 10,000 | Civil administrative penalty for Sports Wagering Catalog noncompliance (27 June to 9 July 2024). Listed on the Commission's noncompliance enforcement page (https://massgaming.com/regulations/noncompliance-enforcement-actions/). source |
| 2025-04-30 | Caesars Sportsbook (American Wagering / Caesars Interactive NJ) | USA New Jersey — DGE | USD 2,000 | DGE Director's ruling (summary for apr16-30 2025): civil penalty of $2,000 against Caesars Sportsbook via a Notice of Violation for violation of sports wagering rules source |
| 2025 | Caesars Sportsbook (American Wagering, Inc.) | USA Michigan — MGCB | USD 100,000 | Reported fine after a payment-system flaw let a bettor make fake deposits in 2023; Caesars signed an Acknowledgment of Violation in mid-2025 (secondary source). source |
About Caesars Entertainment
Largest US casino owner; its Caesars Digital unit runs Caesars Sportsbook, Caesars Palace Online Casino, Horseshoe Online Casino, Tropicana and Harrah's online casinos. It sold the WSOP trademark to NSUS Group (GGPoker) on 29 Oct 2024 for $500m and signed licence agreements that let it keep running its US WSOP operations, including the Las Vegas series, for 20 years. It runs WSOP Online real-money poker in NV, NJ, MI and PA under that licence. In 2026 it agreed a Maine tribal online casino deal, pending approval.
Headquarters: US · Founded: 1973 · Ownership: listed (Nasdaq:CZR)
How we know, and what we could not confirm
How we know: Run by Caesars under a trademark licence. Brand belongs to NSUS Group Inc; Caesars sold the WSOP trademark to NSUS on 29 Oct 2024 for $500m and signed licence agreements that let it keep its US WSOP operations for 20 years (Caesars 2025 10-K). The NJ terms name Caesars Interactive Entertainment New Jersey, LLC as operator of www.wsop.com and its app under an NJ DGE permit, and the DGE list shows wsop.com under that company as an affiliate of Tropicana Atlantic City. The real-money poker product is now branded WSOP Online (wsoponline.com, "Owned and Operated by Caesars Entertainment") in NV, NJ, MI and PA. The wsop.com homepage itself is now an information site (news, rankings, live events) owned and operated by Bracelet IP Limited (Ireland). Outside the US, WSOP online events run on GGPoker.
- We have no company registration number for Caesars Interactive Entertainment New Jersey, LLC.
Caesars Entertainment sister sites, fines and sources →
Ratings elsewhere
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Ratings from other websites, with their source. We do not copy their reviews, and they do not change our facts.
Often compared
- Are Caesars Sportsbook and WSOP.com owned by the same company? No: Caesars Entertainment runs both sites, but WSOP.com is a white-label site owned by a partner.
Questions and answers
Who owns WSOP?
NSUS Group Inc, the GGPoker owner, owns the WSOP brand since 29 October 2024.
Does Caesars still run WSOP.com?
Caesars runs US real-money WSOP poker under a 20-year licence, now branded WSOP Online at wsoponline.com.
Who runs the wsop.com homepage?
Bracelet IP Limited of Ireland. It is now an information site with news, rankings and live events.
In which states is WSOP Online legal?
Our data lists Nevada, New Jersey, Michigan and Pennsylvania.
Is WSOP.com legit?
WSOP.com is run by Caesars Interactive Entertainment New Jersey, LLC, which holds a licence from DGE (USA New Jersey). Check the licence in the New Jersey licence register. Caesars Entertainment runs the site as a white-label operator. Fines and regulator actions against WSOP.com’s own company: 0; against the whole Caesars Entertainment group: 4. Guide: How to check a casino. We do not rate sites. A licence from your country’s regulator is the main protection.
Sources
- https://gamingcontrolboard.pa.gov/sites/default/files/licensure/Expanded%20Gaming%20Information%20and%20Links/Online_Operator_Master_List.pdf
- https://cdcgaming.com/caesars-closes-sale-of-world-series-of-poker-brand/
- https://thenevadaindependent.com/article/caesars-sells-world-series-of-poker-brand-for-500-million
- https://www.njoag.gov/about/divisions-and-offices/division-of-gaming-enforcement-home/internet-gaming-sites/
- https://www.nj.gov/oag/ge/docs/InternetGaming/internetgamingpermitholders.pdf
- https://gamingcontrolboard.pa.gov/online-poker-operators
- https://igamingfuture.com/caesars-entertainment-finalizes-sale-of-wsop-brand-to-nsus-group-for-us500m/
- https://www.michigan.gov/mgcb/internet-gaming-and-fantasy-contests/authorized-online-gaming-and-sports-betting-platform-providers-in-michigan
- https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1590895/000159089526000011/czr-20251231.htm
- https://wsoponline.com/nj/legal/terms-conditions/
- https://wsoponline.com/nj/
- https://www.wsop.com/legal/terms-conditions/
- https://www.wsop.com/about/
- https://www.nj.gov/lps/ge/docs/InternetGaming/internetgamingpermitholders.pdf
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