Arizona regulators ordered Club WPT Online Poker and four other operators to stop gambling activity in the state after saying the businesses were unlicensed and illegally targeting Arizona residents. The Department of Gaming said the activity ranged from slot-style casino games and sweepstakes models to sports betting, horse-race wagering and peer-to-peer betting exchanges.
According to the Arizona Department of Gaming’s June 2025 release, the operators were told to immediately cease all online or other gambling operations in Arizona and to take steps to prevent Arizona residents and visitors from gambling on their websites. The agency said the companies’ active operations were alleged to be felony criminal enterprises.
The department also said Arizona law prohibits gambling unless it is specifically authorized, and sets 21 as the legal age to participate. It urged consumers to check whether a platform appears on its approved-operators list at gaming.az.gov/checkyourbet, and warned that unregulated platforms can expose users to fraud, identity theft and financial loss.
KVOA later reported that the order against Club WPT Online Poker alleged Arizona users under 21 had been allowed to enter pay-to-play online poker tournaments for prizes. The station also said the site used “no purchase necessary” language and that the agency said online poker is illegal in Arizona.
SignalsAZ reported the same five targets, naming BetOpenly, Bookmaker, Club WPT Online Poker, Kutt Inc. and Raffle Creator. It quoted department director Jackie Johnson as saying the agency was taking “decisive action” against illegal gambling operators and that their conduct ran contrary to Arizona law. Johnson also said illegal gambling “has no place in Arizona,” and thanked the intelligence unit led by Chief Law Enforcement Officer Doug Jensen.
