What Is a ClubGG Union? How Clubs and Unions Fit Together
On ClubGG, Clubs and Unions are two different levels of the same structure for organizing poker games. The word "Union" is sometimes used loosely, as if it simply meant a larger Club, but the two are not the same thing.
This article explains what each one is, how they relate, and how to tell whether a Club is part of a Union.
What a Club Is
A Club is the basic unit on ClubGG. It is created and administered by a Club Master, who sets up its ring games and tournaments and can assign additional roles and permissions to help manage it.
Within a Club, the roles follow a clear order: Club Master, Club Manager, Super Agent, Agent and Player. Club Managers hold the permissions the Club Master assigns, Agents and Super Agents manage their downlines, and Players participate in the Club's games. How those roles divide the work is covered in ClubGG Club Roles Explained: Master, Manager, Agent and Player.
Players join by applying, and their applications are reviewed by the Club Master or an authorized Club Manager.
A Club can operate entirely on its own. Nothing about being a Club requires affiliation with a Union.
What a ClubGG Union Is
A Union is a group of Clubs that operate together under one shared set of rules, tools and administrative processes. ClubGG's page for Unions lists more than 120 active Unions and more than 2 million users.
A Union coordinates several Clubs at once. It sets Union-wide rules and enforces them, so a rule can apply the same way in every affiliated Club. Its integrity and oversight work can also span all of its Clubs, rather than looking at one Club at a time.
Union management works from the Union Back Office. Depending on the available features, it can provide a Union-wide overview, role and permission management for Players and Agents, game management, integrity records and reporting.
A Union is run by its Union Master, who can appoint Union Managers to help with responsibilities and permissions at Union level.
Where the Two Meet
A Club that becomes affiliated with a Union is still the same Club, with the same Club Master, the same members and the same Club ID. Its gameplay data and reporting are reset when it joins. From then on, it operates within the rules the Union has set, alongside the Union's other Clubs.
A standalone Club sets its own rules. An affiliated Club still runs its own games day to day, but within that Union-wide framework.
A Club can belong to only one Union at a time. Players are not limited in the same way. A Player can be a member of several Clubs, including Clubs affiliated with different Unions.
The roles stack the same way. The Club-level roles stay in place, and the Union Master and Union Managers sit above them at Union level. Union roles add a layer of administration. They do not replace any of the roles inside a Club.
To tell whether a Club is affiliated with a Union, look for the Union Flag. Players and Club management can both see it.
Deciding Which One Fits
Neither structure is better in every case. Both are normal ways to run a Club. Which one fits a particular Club is a separate question with its own tradeoffs.
In short, a Club is the individual unit administered by its Club Master, and a Union is a group of affiliated Clubs operating under shared rules.
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About the Author: Maury Orton is a poker writer and editor contributing to ClubGG. He focuses on clear, reliable explanations, drawing on years of experience in online poker media and digital publishing.