1. What Are Cookies and Local Storage?
Cookies are compact text files placed onto your computer, smartphone, or tablet hard drive when navigating websites. Along with related storage mechanisms such as local storage, session storage, and web pixels, they enable digital servers to identify your terminal, preserve your authenticated state, and track custom user preferences across pages.
On WPT (win-wpt.com), cookies are indispensable for rendering interactive lobby features, guaranteeing anti-fraud safeguards, and attributing welcome bonuses accessed via our gateway at /go/.
2. Categories of Cookies Deployed on WPT
We classify all cookies into four distinct operational tiers:
A. Strictly Necessary & Security Cookies
These cookies are mandatory for the fundamental technical operation of the platform. They maintain active player logins, enable secure SSL cashier routing, prevent cross-site request forgery (CSRF), and ensure real-time balance synchronizations. Disabling these cookies prevents the website from operating correctly.
B. Performance and Analytical Cookies
Analytical cookies gather anonymous telemetry regarding page loading speeds, bounce rates, and high-traffic slot titles. This data allows our software engineers to diagnose network latency and optimize multi-table tournament rendering performance.
C. Functionality & Preference Cookies
These cookies record custom preferences such as preferred table themes, audio volume settings, language choices, and avatar layouts, eliminating the need to re-enter configurations on each visit.
D. Marketing & Referral Attribution Cookies
Used in conjunction with our affiliate links (such as /go/), these cookies confirm referral sources so that players receive guaranteed welcome bonuses, tournament tickets, and rakeback tier upgrades upon account creation.
3. Active Cookie Registry on win-wpt.com
Below is an overview of standard cookies utilized across our portal:
| Cookie Identifier |
Category |
Retention Duration |
Functional Purpose |
__wpt_session_id |
Strictly Necessary |
Session |
Preserves authenticated encrypted gaming sessions. |
__wpt_sec_token |
Security |
24 Hours |
Prevents CSRF attacks during financial cashier operations. |
__wpt_aff_ref |
Marketing / Affiliate |
30 Days |
Attributes signup to /go/ for 100% matched bonus eligibility. |
__wpt_pref_lang |
Functional |
365 Days |
Remembers selected language and regional table formats. |
_ga, _ga_* |
Analytics |
2 Years |
Aggregated, anonymized Google Analytics traffic statistics. |
4. Affiliate Tracking & The /go/ Gateway
When a visitor navigates through our dedicated link at /go/, a transient tracking cookie (__wpt_aff_ref) is registered.
This cookie does not record sensitive personal data such as passwords or payment cards. Its sole purpose is to tag the registration session with promo code WPTMAX, ensuring the user receives the full $1,500 deposit match and complimentary tournament passes as advertised.
5. Third-Party Integrations & Game Engines
Certain slots and live dealer streams embedded on WPT are delivered by licensed iGaming content providers (e.g., Pragmatic Play, Games Global). When launching these titles, external vendor cookies may be stored to manage RNG server handshakes, frame rates, and progressive jackpot ticker balances.
6. How to Manage, Block, or Delete Cookies
You maintain sovereign authority over your browser cookie settings. You can review, block, or delete cookies at any time via your browser configurations:
- Google Chrome: Settings > Privacy and Security > Cookies and other site data.
- Mozilla Firefox: Settings > Privacy & Security > Cookies and Site Data.
- Apple Safari: Preferences > Privacy > Manage Website Data.
- Microsoft Edge: Settings > Cookies and site permissions > Manage and delete cookies.
Notice: Blocking essential session cookies will prevent the WPT poker room and slot games from loading, and may prevent automatic bonus allocation upon registration.
7. Amendments to This Cookie Policy
We periodically modify this policy to reflect changes in regulatory directives, web standards, or updated game integrations. Revised dates will be displayed at the top of this document. We recommend checking back periodically.
Questions regarding our tracking methodologies should be routed through our Helpdesk Center or to our Data Protection Officer.