WSOP Removes Britney Jing From Cash Game Over AML Rules

A fixture in the high-stakes poker ecosystem was removed from a live-streamed cash game at the World Series of Poker.

She didn’t cheat, she didn’t break any rules, and she had already lost a six-figure sum. But the cashiers at the WSOP decided her presence put them in jeopardy of violating anti-money laundering regulations.

Britney Jing is a regular in the high-stakes games streamed on Hustler Casino Live. Her brother, Peter Wang, is also typically part of these lineups.

Ryan Feldman, who organizes the HCL cash games, brought his product from Los Angeles to Las Vegas for the first-ever streamed cash game at the WSOP. Jing brought a large sum of cash from Hustler Casino and used it to buy into the $100-$200 no-limit hold’em game.

In a statement following her removal, Jing said WSOP officials initially told her she couldn’t play because they couldn’t verify that the money came from Hustler Casino. Then she obtained a verified check from another casino, and the WSOP allowed her to play.

She played a swingy two hours on camera, ultimately running her stack up to $90,000 before needing to rebuy. Then, she doubled up before losing that buy-in as well.

Then, the stream went to break for a few minutes, and when action resumed, Jing was gone. Nikhil “Nik Airball” Acrot told the table that WSOP officials removed her for compliance issues.

Illegal Bookies Gambling In Vegas Sparked Crackdown

It’s a new development for poker players to deal with this. However, Nevada regulators began levying heavy fines on Las Vegas casinos after they allowed several illegal bookmakers to play at their properties.

In 2025, the Nevada Gaming Commission and the Nevada Gaming Control Board fined MGM Resorts, Caesars Entertainment, and Resorts World a combined $27 million for allowing Matthew Bowyer to gamble for high stakes for more than seven years. MGM also allowed another illegal bookmaker, Wayne Nix, to play on their properties.

Bowyer booked the sports betting action for Ippei Mizuhara, Shohei Ohtani’s interpreter, who stole money from the Dodgers’ star to wager with Bowyer. Both Bowyer and Nix were voted into Nevada’s “Black Book” and are permanently banned from Silver State casinos.

Regulators approved Caesars’ $7.8 million fine in November 2025. It’s one of the largest fines levied against a Las Vegas casino and the first WSOP hosted by a Caesars property since the high seven-figure bill. Resorts World got the worst of the damage with a $10.5 million fine.

It’s no surprise that Caesars officials are a little more stingy this year about where large sums of cash are coming from.

Other Poker Players Under Scrutiny Too

Jing isn’t the only poker player to run into problems. High-stakes tournament professional Andrew Moreno brought cash to the cage to load into his WSOP account for tournament buy-ins.

But like Jing, Moreno had problems using cash without verification. Moreno said the staff asked where the money came from. But when he said he won the cash in a poker tournament at Aria, they still wouldn’t take the money.

I brought a large among of cash to deposit into my account. Supervisor stated it was a gaming issue. Sadly, was locked out of playing yesterday because of it. I am going to the bank today to get a check? Inconsistent policy application is very consistent with WSOP. Not surprised

— Andrew Moreno (@Amo4sho) June 1, 2026

2024 WSOP main event champion Jonathan Tamayo told Card Player he needed to show a copy of his tax returns when he deposited cash.

AML Crackdown Could Hurt Vegas High-Stakes Action

The hefty fine is still fresh in the minds of Caesars executives, and those executives are not going to risk getting another one.

Poker has its fair share of scrupulous characters. In 2018, Dennis Blieden won the World Poker Tour Los Angeles Poker Classic main event for $1 million.

But a year later, the U.S. Department of Justice indicted Blieden for embezzling $22 million from his former company. In the indictment, the DOJ said Blieden used that money to fund his gambling habits. In 2021, a judge sentenced Blieden to 6.5 years in federal prison.

Blieden was also a regular in the high-stakes cash games in Los Angeles cardrooms.

Thus, it’s unlikely Las Vegas casinos will relax this type of scrutiny any time soon. The increased oversight protects the company from receiving another one.

On the other hand, it could create huge hurdles for people to play high-stakes poker in Sin City.

In 2018, the Canadian government implemented strict anti-money laundering regulations on casinos in British Columbia. The casinos were a huge source for laundering cash.

Gamblers buying in for more than C$10,000 were required to show bank receipts or another proof of the source of the cash. As a result, in 2019, British Columbia casino revenue tanked.

It doesn’t appear that Caesars is forcing players to comply with measures of that magnitude. But high-stakes poker players typically have large amounts of cash and casino chips.

If “poker winnings” isn’t enough to satisfy Nevada operators, the Las Vegas poker landscape could face hard times in the future.