🇬🇧Great BritainLicensed
Categories
PokerCasinoSports betting
Checked in official register
Checked 2026-10-12
UKGC downloadable business register - checked 12 October 2026
PokerStars licence evidence by market
Flutter Entertainment
Build and save an evidence dossierPokerCasinoSports betting
16
Market records
2001
Founded
Overview
Online poker, casino and sportsbook brand operated through Reel Malta Ltd, Reel Europe Ltd and Reel Germany Ltd in different markets.
Parent Company
Flutter Entertainment
Founded
2001
Where Atlas currently records licence evidence for PokerStars
Atlas currently records PokerStars as licensed or authorised in 11 markets: Great Britain, Portugal, Spain, France, Italy, Germany and 5 more.
5 additional records cover restricted, revoked, under-review or not-listed status. A missing register record does not, by itself, prove that an operator is illegal.
Products recorded: Poker, Casino, Sports betting. Status is jurisdiction- and product-specific; the latest displayed verification is 2026-10-26. Follow the official source in each market record before making a decision.
Market Availability
Recorded status for PokerStars. A brand can hold different statuses across jurisdictions and product categories.
🇵🇹PortugalLicensed
Categories
CasinoPoker
🇪🇸SpainLicensed
Categories
PokerCasino
Direct official source
Checked 2026-10-25
DGOJ operator profile - retained entity/domain/product scope checked 25 October 2026🇫🇷FranceLicensed
Categories
PokerSports betting
Checked in official register
Checked 2026-09-08
ANJ authorised operator and domain list - checked 8 September 2026🇮🇹ItalyLicensed
Categories
PokerCasino
Direct official source
Checked 2026-10-25
ADM remote-concession tables - normalized primary recovery checked 25 October 2026🇩🇪GermanyLicensed
Categories
PokerCasinoSports betting
🇸🇪SwedenLicensed
Categories
Poker
Direct official sourceSwedish official holder API - current licence objects checked 2 October 2026
Checked 2026-10-02
Valid until
🇩🇰DenmarkLicensed
Categories
CasinoPokerSports betting
Direct official source
Checked 2026-10-26
Danish Gambling Authority - Reel Denmark Limited (Pokerstars) - exact profile checked 26 October 2026The current regulator profile lists Reel Denmark Limited, PokerStars, the approved Danish domains and both online-casino and betting licences; poker falls within the online-casino licence scope.
🇺🇸United States (New Jersey)Under review
Categories
PokerCasino
Direct official source
Checked 2026-10-25
Resorts Q2 2026 expiry disclosure and retained indexed directory entry - checked 25 October 2026; standalone permission unresolvedResorts’ Q2 2026 filing states that PokerStars’ market-access agreement expired on 15 May 2026. The complete indexed DGE sites directory retrieved on 25 October still retains pokerstarsnj.com, while FanDuel’s own publication confirms its PokerStars poker product. No current standalone permission was reconciled in the reviewed sources; the relationship remains unresolved rather than revoked.
🇮🇪IrelandNot listed
Categories
PokerSports betting
Direct official source
Checked 2026-10-12
GRAI licence register edition 6 October 2026 - checked 12 October 2026PokerStars and its known legal identities were absent from the current 35 licence-holder account names. A notice of intent or legacy licence is not treated as a granted GRAI licence.
🇧🇪BelgiumLicensed
Categories
Casino
🇪🇪EstoniaLicensed
Categories
Poker
Checked in official register
Checked 2026-09-08
EMTA list of legal gambling operators - updated 18 August 2026🇲🇹MaltaLicensed
Categories
PokerCasinoSports betting
Checked in official register
Checked 2026-10-12
MGA selected dynamic authorisation seals - checked 12 October 2026🇺🇸United States (Pennsylvania)Not listed
Categories
Poker
Direct official source
Checked 2026-10-24
PGCB product-specific licensed online operator directories - checked 24 October 2026PokerStars is not present among the seven brands in the current PGCB poker directory. This is a Pennsylvania brand-level finding and does not describe PokerStars in other jurisdictions.
🇷🇴RomaniaUnder review
Categories
PokerCasinoSports betting
Direct official source
Checked 2026-09-01
Valid until
Current permission could not be reverified. Last reproduced evidence: 2026-09-01. Access attempt 2026-10-28: timed out. Commercial eligibility remains blocked pending official confirmation.
ONJN Class I published validity - transition review 1 September 2026The last confirmed ONJN record for TSG Interactive Plc displayed validity through 31 August 2026. No later official validity period has been confirmed, so the Romania relationship is held under review from 1 September; this is not a revocation or illegality finding.
🇬🇬AlderneyNot listed
Categories
PokerCasino
Direct official source
Checked 2026-09-26
AGCC eGambling licensee register - checked 26 September 2026No PokerStars company, brand or consumer-domain match was found in the current AGCC eGambling licensee register. This is an Alderney-specific register finding, not a global claim.
| Country | Status | Categories | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇬🇧Great Britain | Licensed | PokerCasinoSports betting | Checked in official register Checked 2026-10-12 UKGC downloadable business register - checked 12 October 2026 |
| 🇵🇹Portugal | Licensed | CasinoPoker | |
| 🇪🇸Spain | Licensed | PokerCasino | Direct official source Checked 2026-10-25 DGOJ operator profile - retained entity/domain/product scope checked 25 October 2026 |
| 🇫🇷France | Licensed | PokerSports betting | Checked in official register Checked 2026-09-08 ANJ authorised operator and domain list - checked 8 September 2026 |
| 🇮🇹Italy | Licensed | PokerCasino | Direct official source Checked 2026-10-25 ADM remote-concession tables - normalized primary recovery checked 25 October 2026 |
| 🇩🇪Germany | Licensed | PokerCasinoSports betting | |
| 🇸🇪Sweden | Licensed | Poker | Direct official source Checked 2026-10-02 Valid until |
| 🇩🇰Denmark | Licensed | CasinoPokerSports betting | Direct official source Checked 2026-10-26 Danish Gambling Authority - Reel Denmark Limited (Pokerstars) - exact profile checked 26 October 2026The current regulator profile lists Reel Denmark Limited, PokerStars, the approved Danish domains and both online-casino and betting licences; poker falls within the online-casino licence scope. |
| 🇺🇸United States (New Jersey) | Under review | PokerCasino | Direct official source Checked 2026-10-25 Resorts Q2 2026 expiry disclosure and retained indexed directory entry - checked 25 October 2026; standalone permission unresolvedResorts’ Q2 2026 filing states that PokerStars’ market-access agreement expired on 15 May 2026. The complete indexed DGE sites directory retrieved on 25 October still retains pokerstarsnj.com, while FanDuel’s own publication confirms its PokerStars poker product. No current standalone permission was reconciled in the reviewed sources; the relationship remains unresolved rather than revoked. |
| 🇮🇪Ireland | Not listed | PokerSports betting | Direct official source Checked 2026-10-12 GRAI licence register edition 6 October 2026 - checked 12 October 2026PokerStars and its known legal identities were absent from the current 35 licence-holder account names. A notice of intent or legacy licence is not treated as a granted GRAI licence. |
| 🇧🇪Belgium | Licensed | Casino | |
| 🇪🇪Estonia | Licensed | Poker | Checked in official register Checked 2026-09-08 EMTA list of legal gambling operators - updated 18 August 2026 |
| 🇲🇹Malta | Licensed | PokerCasinoSports betting | Checked in official register Checked 2026-10-12 MGA selected dynamic authorisation seals - checked 12 October 2026 |
| 🇺🇸United States (Pennsylvania) | Not listed | Poker | Direct official source Checked 2026-10-24 PGCB product-specific licensed online operator directories - checked 24 October 2026PokerStars is not present among the seven brands in the current PGCB poker directory. This is a Pennsylvania brand-level finding and does not describe PokerStars in other jurisdictions. |
| 🇷🇴Romania | Under review | PokerCasinoSports betting | Direct official source Checked 2026-09-01 Valid until Current permission could not be reverified. Last reproduced evidence: 2026-09-01. Access attempt 2026-10-28: timed out. Commercial eligibility remains blocked pending official confirmation. ONJN Class I published validity - transition review 1 September 2026The last confirmed ONJN record for TSG Interactive Plc displayed validity through 31 August 2026. No later official validity period has been confirmed, so the Romania relationship is held under review from 1 September; this is not a revocation or illegality finding. |
| 🇬🇬Alderney | Not listed | PokerCasino | Direct official source Checked 2026-09-26 AGCC eGambling licensee register - checked 26 September 2026No PokerStars company, brand or consumer-domain match was found in the current AGCC eGambling licensee register. This is an Alderney-specific register finding, not a global claim. |
Market profiles
🇬🇧Regulated
Great Britain
UK Gambling Commission (UKGC)
🇵🇹Regulated
Portugal
Serviço de Regulação e Inspeção de Jogos (SRIJ)
🇪🇸Regulated
Spain
Dirección General de Ordenación del Juego (DGOJ)
🇫🇷Regulated
France
Autorité Nationale des Jeux (ANJ)
🇮🇹Regulated
Italy
Agenzia delle Dogane e dei Monopoli (ADM)
🇩🇪Regulated
Germany
Gemeinsame Glücksspielbehörde der Länder (GGL)
Key Facts
Market records16
Founded2001
Products3
Source coverage100%
Operator website
Source-backed positive-status records
11 recorded markets currently have a licensed or authorised status and primary-source evidence. This does not by itself prove a live consumer domain, current availability or approval for a commercial placement. No live affiliate offer is active on this profile.
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