PokerStars was originally a Costa Rican company, Rational Enterprises, which was majority owned by the Israeli Scheinberg family.
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23 Facts About PokerStars
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In February 2012, PokerStars acquired a European Union license granted by the Malta Lotteries and Gaming Commission.
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PokerStars overtook PartyPoker as the world's largest online poker room after the U S Congress passed the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006.
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In December 2009, PokerStars set the world record for the biggest online tournament.
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PokerStars was so busy during the early stages of the tournament, all tournaments had to be stopped for 20 minutes because the heavy traffic crashed their servers.
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In January 2012, PokerStars introduced a downloadable mobile client for iOS from iTunes.
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In February 2017, Microgaming announced a partnership with PokerStars, owned by parent company for the integration of its Quickfire platform.
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In July 2017, PokerStars agreed to a deal with bankruptcy administrators to acquire some of rival PKR.
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In December 2017, PokerStars unveiled a brand new player tournament called the PokerStars Players No Limit Hold'em Championship, which is to be held in January 2019.
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In September 2018, PokerStars revealed PokerStars VR, a fully immersive virtual reality poker experience.
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In 2019, PokerStars agreed with Paddy Power Betfair to create the world's largest gambling and betting companies.
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In January 2022, PokerStars announced an extended multi-year partnership deal with Red bull racing.
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PokerStars stated they aim to provide fans “new and unique ways” to watch the sport in addition to increase technological advancements.
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PokerStars offers "Mixed Games, " which rotate through several of these games.
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PokerStars launched Zoom Poker in March 2012, with an official launch in May 2012.
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In January 2013 PokerStars rolled out Zoom Poker Tournaments due to popular demand for the fast fold variant.
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PokerStars guaranteed $5 million in prize pools for the second installment of MicroMillions.
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PokerStars has had a Celebrity team and a Sports team, called respectively "Friends of PokerStars" and "SportStars".
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PokerStars offers some ring games and tournaments on its main PokerStars.
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In July 2016 PokerStars stopped offering real money games to players who are physically located in, or have a registered address in, Slovenia.
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In November 2018, PokerStars was cleared to launch in Pennsylvania for real money in 2019.
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The settlement terms called for PokerStars to acquire certain assets of Full Tilt Poker from the Government.
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