Poker Apps Warn Of Unofficial JOPT Events Using Their Logos
Three separate operators publicly disowning an event's use of their names and logos turns what would be a routine tournament promotion into a dispute between the apps and JOPT's organizer, and it lands against an existing split between the Japan Poker Federation and the Japan Poker Promotion Council, whose members include Skyfall and Sammy.
Reporting from 1 source: Game Spark.
The official X accounts of EDGE POKER, Poker Chase and m HOLD'EM posted announcements that unofficial events not involving their companies are being held and their logos are being used without permission. Reports link the posts to JOPT, a large real-life poker tournament, announcing top app players as invitees without approval. ROOTS, produced by influencer Yokosawa Sekai, also said it is not involved.
The announcements came from the official X accounts of three separate apps, each using similar wording about events held without their involvement and logos used without permission. Light Three, a poker magazine, had announced that top ranked players from the apps and from the poker room ROOTS would be invited to some JOPT tournaments; ROOTS said it is not involved.
JOPT has run official partnerships before, including with Poker Chase and the arcade game Poker Stadium. Poker Chase joined the Japan Poker Promotion Council and has not formed partnerships with tournaments involving Hunter Site since. JOPT's Ladies Tournament, set for October 12, has drawn criticism over condoms listed as prizes for top finishers.
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 1 cited source below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.