How to sign up on GGPoker: registration, verification and first steps

To sign up on GGPoker you need three things: to be at least 18 (older where local law says so), to live in a country where GG operates, and an email address. Registration happens inside the GGPoker client or app, not in a browser, and it creates a GGPass, the single login GG uses across all its sites. The form itself takes a few minutes. The steps that matter later come after it: a nickname you cannot change, an identity check before your first withdrawal, and the security settings that keep your balance yours.

This guide walks through the whole GGPoker sign-up path in order, from the download to the first deposit, and ends with fixes for the errors players hit most often.

Before you sign up

A few minutes of checking up front saves you from an account you cannot use or cash out from later.

Age and country

GG accepts players aged 18 and over, with a higher age where local law sets one. More important is where you live: GGPoker does not take players from the United States, France, Spain, Italy, Portugal, Switzerland or Australia, among others. Our GGPoker countries page lists where you can and cannot play.

Which GG site you will land on

Many countries have their own locally licensed GG site: GGPoker.co.uk in the UK, GGPoker.ca in Ontario, GGPoker.de, .nl, .be and .se in Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium and Sweden, and GGPoker.ph in the Philippines. Elsewhere you play on the global GGPoker.com. Download the client from the site for your country; the local sites have their own cashier, bonuses and rules.

What to have at hand

Registration itself needs only an email address you can open right away, because the confirmation code goes there. For the steps after it, keep a valid passport, ID card or driving licence nearby, and a recent bank statement or utility bill with your current address. Having them ready means you can finish verification on the same day.

One GGPass for all GG sites

GGPass is GG’s single sign-on. You create it once, and the same login works for GGPoker and other GG products. If you travel between countries with different GG sites, GGPass can hold a separate regional account for each one and lets you switch between them while logged in.

How to sign up on GGPoker step by step

The diagram shows the whole path at a glance; the numbered steps below go through the registration form itself.

1. Get the client. Download GGPoker for Windows or Mac, or install the app on your phone. Our guides cover the desktop download and the GGPoker app for iPhone and Android.
2. Open the sign-up form. Launch the client and choose Sign Up. GGPass also accepts a Google, Apple or Facebook account in place of an email.
3. Confirm your email. Enter your email and wait for the code GG sends, then type it into the form.
4. Set a password. Use one you do not use anywhere else; it guards real money.
5. Choose country, nickname and avatar. Pick your country of residence, the nickname other players will see, and an avatar.
6. Skip or fill the code screen. A short “How did you hear about us?” screen comes next, with an optional code field and a Skip button.
7. Log in. The account is ready. You can browse the lobby straight away; to play for money you need a deposit.

On a phone the order is the same; only the screens are smaller. On most local GG sites the app comes from the App Store or Google Play, while some regions install the Android version from GG’s own site, as our GGPoker app guide explains. An account made on the phone works on the desktop client too, with the same balance.

Use your real details from the start. The name, date of birth and address on the account have to match the documents you send later, and fixing a mismatch takes longer than typing them correctly once.

Pick your nickname carefully

The nickname is the one choice on the form you cannot undo yourself. GG does not offer a “change nickname” button; it has opened short, one-off windows for name changes in the past, and support can step in if a name breaks the rules, but you should not count on either.

The nickname also shows up in places you might not expect: in tournament results, in hand replays shared online and on the paper note you hold up for verification.

Do not use your real full name, your email name or anything that ties the account to you outside poker. A nickname you picked in five seconds at sign-up follows you to every table on every GG site you use, and you cannot change it later.

The bonus code field

The “How did you hear about us?” screen is where a bonus code goes. A code links your account to the partner who gave it to you; that partner may run its own freerolls or rake races for its players. It does not change the welcome bonus, and it cannot be added once the account exists.

The welcome bonus itself is picked in the cashier with your first deposit: either a 100% match up to $600 or a package worth up to $100 for a $20 deposit. Our GGPoker bonus page explains both, and the GGPoker no deposit bonus guide covers what you can collect for free.

Verify your account

Verification, or KYC, is GG’s identity check. You can play without it at first, but you need it to withdraw, and many promotions pay prizes only to verified accounts. The image shows what GG asks to see in the identity photo.

Upload documents under My Page → GGPass Account → My Documents on desktop, or My Account → My Documents in the app. GG asks for:

• Proof of identity: a photo of you holding a valid passport, ID card or driving licence and a piece of paper with your nickname and the current date. Your face, the ID, the nickname and the date all have to be readable.
• Proof of address, when requested: a recent bank statement or utility bill with your name and address, usually no older than 90 days.

GG can also ask for documents on its own initiative rather than at your first cashout. Verifying right after sign-up takes the question off the table.

If a document is not in English, mark your name, address and the date on it. The team usually replies within 24 hours, and if something is rejected, the reason appears in the same section. The full checklist, with common reasons for rejection, is in our guide to GGPoker verification.

Secure your account

GGPoker accounts hold real money, and in autumn 2026 the poker world got a reminder of what that means. Attackers hid a remote-access program inside third-party poker tools, watched some high-stakes players’ screens and saw their cards. GG’s own systems were not breached, but on October 15, 2026 it published new security rules and asked every player to:

• turn on two-factor authentication, so a new login needs a code as well as the password;
• add a passkey where your device supports one;
• set a Fund Password, a separate password for moving money out of the account;
• keep the operating system updated, remove remote-access tools you do not recognise and run a full antivirus scan.

The same update banned all third-party poker software while the GG client is open, including HUDs, trackers such as PokerTracker 4 and Hold’em Manager 3, and table managers. GG’s own tools, PokerCraft and Smart HUD, are built into the client and are fine to use; our guide to PokerCraft shows what they can do.

Your first deposit and first session

With the account set up, open the Cashier, choose the welcome offer, then pick a payment method. Most methods start at $10, and the options depend on your country; the GGPoker deposit guide lists them with fees and crypto tips.

Two habits pay off from the first day. Claim the Daily Freebie under My Promo, which gives you a free ticket every day (our guide to poker freerolls explains how to make the most of free entries), and check which Ocean Rewards level your rake is building towards. Before your first real-money session, set a deposit limit in the cashier; our responsible gambling page explains why it helps.

Sign-up problems and how to fix them

Most failed registrations come down to a handful of causes. The table lists them with the quickest fix.

Do not open a second account to claim the welcome bonus again or to get around a ban. GG allows one account per person, and duplicate accounts can be closed with their balances kept.

GGPoker sign up FAQ