ClubWPT Gold has rolled out a new policy specifically targeting players located in California.
Following the enforcement of stricter regulations on online sweepstakes-style gaming in the state, the platform now limits cash-redeemable play to a maximum of nine days per calendar month for California-based users.
The change appears to be a direct response to California legislation that restricts sweepstakes gaming, while still allowing limited and occasional promotional gameplay under specific conditions.
ClubWPT Gold refers to these eligible days as “California Game Days (CGD).”
The nine days are not fixed dates. They do not need to be consecutive, nor do they have to start at the beginning of the month. Instead, CGDs are defined as the first nine days in a month when a player actively participates in ring games or tournaments while physically located in California.
Players may continue to play on the platform outside of CGDs. However, chips earned on non-CGD days are not immediately redeemable for cash.
Those chips can still be used in future gameplay. If they are played during a CGD and result in new winnings, only the newly earned chips become eligible for cash redemption. In practice, this creates a one-step playthrough requirement for non-CGD winnings.
ClubWPT Gold has positioned this system as part of a broader skill development and training experience, emphasizing practice, hand analysis, and long-term improvement rather than unrestricted real-money play.
The policy aligns with the platform’s recent strategic shift toward poker education, including expanded hand analysis tools, training-focused features, and subscription-based offerings.
As some competing platforms have chosen to exit the California market entirely, ClubWPT Gold has opted for a partial-access model that allows continued participation within regulatory boundaries.
While the monthly limitation reduces flexibility, the move highlights an ongoing effort to remain operational in one of the largest and most complex poker markets in the United States.