Company file
PokerStars Sports
UKGC +1
Isle of Man / Flutter group · 97k visits / day
Legal TSG entities / Flutter · Flutter Entertainment plc
CEO Flutter International leadership
Founders Isai Scheinberg (original PokerStars)
Founded 2001 · listed
Parent Flutter Entertainment plc
Flutter Entertainment, via the 2020 acquisition of The Stars Group. PokerStars remains the poker brand; PokerStars Sports is the attached sportsbook in selected markets. Flutter is migrating UK poker liquidity onto Betfair/Sky Bet/Paddy Power in 2026.
PokerStars launched 2001 and dominated online poker. Bought by Amaya, then Stars Group, then Flutter. Sportsbook is a secondary product, not the original business.
Licences UK Gambling Commission · MGA / Ontario / selected US states (poker/iGaming)
Register Flutter Entertainment plc
Payments Visa, Mastercard, PayPal
Currencies GBP, EUR, USD, CAD
Languages English, many
Sister brands Betfair, Paddy Power, Sky Bet, FanDuel
Products Sportsbook · Horse racing · Casino · Poker
Odds formats Fractional · Decimal · US / American · Implied probability
Related companies Flutter Entertainment plc (Parent)
Public officers / staff
- Flutter International leadership · CEO / leadership
- Isai Scheinberg (original PokerStars) · Founder
Trust matrix — categories, not the published weight
- MetVerified owners — Listed parent — beneficial ownership is a public filing.
- MetNamed officers / staff — Flutter International leadership (CEO / leadership) · Isai Scheinberg (original PokerStars) (Founder)
- MetAddress on a register — Flutter Entertainment plc
- MissingPhone number on file — No published corporate or support telephone.
- MissingEmail address on file — No published corporate email — contact form only, or none.
- MetLongevity — Operating since 2001 (25 years).
- MetRelated businesses — Flutter Entertainment plc (Parent)
- MetLicence stringency — 2 jurisdictions. Strongest on file: UKGC. Extra countries add weight; they do not wash out a weak home licence.
- Sportsbook is a bolt-on to a poker brand — product depth varies by market.
- Flutter is restructuring the UK PokerStars stack in 2026.
Official website pokerstars.com