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PokerStars' statement regarding May 17 NJ Superior Court ruling

We are reviewing today's ruling. We remain committed to New Jersey and to contributing to its economy. *** Eric Hollreiser is Head of Corporate Communications for The Rational Group...more

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PokerStars building online museum

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PokerStars is building an online museum to archive the history of PokerStars. Most importantly, however, the history of PokerStars is the history of our players and customers - over fifty million players who play for high stakes, medium stakes, low stakes, and play money. Consequently, we would like your assistance...more


Statement regarding Atlantic Club action

The Rational Group (d/b/a PokerStars) today filed a lawsuit in New Jersey Superior Court seeking to restrain the sellers of the Atlantic Club Casino and Hotel from continuing to breach the purchase agreement which was entered between the Rational Group and the seller (who are led by Colony Capital LLC)...more


ServiceStars

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Recently, an independent consulting firm called Etruvian Consulting conducted a benchmark of online poker sites' customer service. The testing company used a "mystery shopper" approach, asking the sites' customer service various questions and grading the responses on categories such as response time, product knowledge, and friendliness. When the numbers were...more


The return of Full Tilt Poker

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You may have seen the signs that Full Tilt Poker has been coming back to life this week, under new management and new ownership. On Wednesday we re-opened the site for play-money action as something of a beta-test of the software. The feedback has been very positive and we're ironing...more


A Herculean task makes progress

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Unless you've been living under the poker community version of a rock for the last couple of months, you're aware that, in early August, PokerStars signed an agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice that settled their suit against us. That agreement also included PokerStars acquiring many of the assets...more


PokerStars settles with United States DoJ

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Today's announcement of our settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) closes one chapter in our corporate history and opens another. We have admitted to no wrong-doing with regard to our past U.S. operations and can now focus all of our energy and resources on advancing our global business,...more


What makes a great company?

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They say that one measure of a person is the company they keep. A corporate version of this could be that one measure of a company is the people they keep. Here at PokerStars people have a passion for their work and an ethos that celebrates success and - equally...more


PokerStars' statement regarding settlement discussions

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We've had a lot of enquiries and there's lots of speculation on the forums, so I wanted to address the PokerStars chatter. As you know, PokerStars is in settlement discussions with the U.S. Department of Justice. As such settlement discussions are always confidential, we are unable to comment on rumors....more


Corporate Blog: More positive license developments

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I am pleased to announce PokerStars has secured a Malta Remote Gaming License and very soon we will launch www.PokerStars.eu, giving us the ability to provide enhanced service to players in several European markets. You'll be hearing more about our plans for Pokerstars.eu in the coming days, but its origins...more


Corporate Blog: We Are Poker

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Last month we launched a new global ad campaign which we believe captures the emotional essence of why poker has become such a global phenomenon. You can view the first ads from the campaign on our We Are Poker channel. Written by our in-house creative team, the ads introduce the...more


Corporate Blog: How PokerStars protects players' funds

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Welcome to the PokerStars corporate blog. Here you'll find regular updates, news and views that help you get to know the company and our employees better and where we will share our views on our business, the industry and issues affecting both. Going forward, you'll hear from a range of...more