PokerStars is a UK poker room operated by Stars Interactive Limited under UK Gambling Commission account 39108, part of Flutter Entertainment plc, and it has nine UK-facing sister sites across five separate UKGC licensees as of August 2026.
The short answer
There are 9 PokerStars sister sites: Sky Vegas, Sky Casino, Sky Bingo, Sky Bet, Sky Poker, Paddy Power, Betfair, PokerStars Casino and tombola. All 9 PokerStars Casino sister sites are operated by Flutter Entertainment plc under licence 39108.
Compare all 9Searching for sites like PokerStars and searching for PokerStars alternatives are not quite the same question. Every brand on this page shares an operator with PokerStars — they are PokerStars sister casinos, not merely platforms like PokerStars that happen to look similar. That distinction decides whether one welcome bonus, one self-exclusion and one KYC check cover all of them.
Pros
- The release mechanic and the no-withdrawal condition are stated on the banner, not buried
- Six distinct poker formats plus dedicated learning sections
- One account spans poker, casino and sports
Cons
- The headline £200 is a volume target released £5 at a time, not a deposit match
- No withdrawals are permitted during the bonus period, which locks your balance while you chase it
- A bonus code is required at deposit, so the offer is lost if you miss it
Screenshot coverage on this page
This page shows 3 of the five screenshot slots we aim for. PokerStars serves a bot-protection challenge to automated requests, so the remaining slots are still being collected by hand. Everything described below was read from PokerStars's own English pages; we would rather show you no picture than the wrong casino's.
PokerStars sister sites — the full network
Flutter Entertainment plc (UK Gambling Commission account 39426) operates 10 UK-facing brands including PokerStars. The 9 PokerStars Casino sister sites below share that licence, and in most cases the same bonus mechanics — what changes between them is the price, the size of the offer and the product mix.
The orbit is drawn broken because these brands do not share one licence. Flutter Entertainment plc sits behind 5 separate licences held by different companies — see Who actually holds the licence below.
| Sister site | Welcome offer | Trust | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sky Vegas | 50 free spins when you deposit and stake £10min £10 | 54 | Review |
| Sky Casino | 100 free spins with no wagering when you deposit and stake £10min £10 | 59 | Review |
| Sky Bingo | Deposit and spend £10 on bingo, get a £20 bingo bonusmin £10 | 52 | Review |
| Betfair | No welcome bonus in the casino homepage heromin Not stated | 51 | Review |
| Paddy Power | £30 in free bets when you bet £5min £5 qualifying bet | 52 | Review |
| Sky Bet | £30 in free bets for new customersmin Not stated on the banner | 50 | Review |
| Sky Poker | No welcome offer advertised on the homepagemin Not stated | 47 | Review |
| PokerStars Casino | £50 bonus on this month's Slotlist exclusivemin Not stated on the creative | 51 | Review |
| tombola | No welcome offer value stated on the homepagemin Not stated | 48 | Review |
Similarity estimates how much of the same experience you get — shared licence, platform and bonus mechanics, less any product differences. A high similarity score is not an endorsement: a close copy of a weak casino is still a weak casino.
Each of the 9 PokerStars Casino sister sites in detail — what it does differently, and who it actually suits.
Sky VegasBest for slots players who want the biggest sky game library
The Sky slots flagship: 50 free spins for a £10 stake, and the widest category rail of the four — Slots, Live Dealers, Jackpots, Card & Table and Arcade.
- Welcome offer
- 50 free spins when you deposit and stake £10
- Min deposit
- £10
- Wagering
- Not stated on the homepage creative — the £10 stake is a qualification, not a playthrough figure
Sky CasinoBest for the best welcome terms anywhere in the sky estate
Same licensee and same £10 outlay as Sky Vegas, but 100 free spins instead of 50 and — the part that matters — no wagering on what they pay out. Live Casino leads the navigation instead of slots.
- Welcome offer
- 100 free spins with no wagering when you deposit and stake £10
- Min deposit
- £10
- Wagering
- None on the free spin winnings — 'NO WAGERING, KEEP ANYTHING YOU WIN' stated on the offer creative
Sky BingoBest for low-stake bingo rooms with live jackpots
Swaps the spins offer for a £20 bingo bonus on £10 spent, and leads with live rooms — ticket prices observed from £0.01 to £0.50 with running jackpots and player counts on the tile.
- Welcome offer
- Deposit and spend £10 on bingo, get a £20 bingo bonus
- Min deposit
- £10
- Wagering
- Bonus is non-withdrawable; winnings from it are paid in cash
BetfairBest for exchange bettors and safer-gambling-first players
The only brand here whose casino homepage leads with a responsible-gambling message rather than a bonus, and the only one carrying a betting exchange alongside the casino.
- Welcome offer
- No welcome bonus in the casino homepage hero
- Min deposit
- Not stated
- Wagering
- Not applicable to the observed promotion
Paddy PowerBest for sports bettors who want free-to-play games alongside
Sportsbook-led with casino, live casino, bingo and poker hanging off it, plus a Free to Play Hub (Eliminator, Beat The Drop, Wonder Wheel) that none of the Sky brands runs.
- Welcome offer
- £30 in free bets when you bet £5
- Min deposit
- £5 qualifying bet
- Wagering
- Not stated on the banner creative
Sky BetBest for sports bettors who want the sky ecosystem
A different licensee from the other Sky brands — SBG Sports Limited, licensed only since October 2025. Sportsbook-first, with £30 in free bets as three £10 tokens rather than any casino offer.
- Welcome offer
- £30 in free bets for new customers
- Min deposit
- Not stated on the banner
- Wagering
- Qualifying bets at odds of 1/1 or greater; free bet stakes are not included in returns
Sky PokerBest for tournament poker on a uk-facing network
The outlier of the Sky four: no welcome offer on the homepage at all, a three-item menu, and a live lobby showing 3,841 players and 291 running tournaments.
- Welcome offer
- No welcome offer advertised on the homepage
- Min deposit
- Not stated
- Wagering
- Golden Chips promotion requires a £50 minimum wager and opt-in
PokerStars CasinoBest for casino players who also play poker
Shares one wallet and one account with PokerStars poker and sports. Its Slotlist offer gives £50 but caps winnings at 20x the bonus and demands deposit and wagering inside three days.
- Welcome offer
- £50 bonus on this month's Slotlist exclusive
- Min deposit
- Not stated on the creative
- Wagering
- 0.1 redemption points per £1 required to convert the bonus into cash
tombolaBest for players who want bingo built in-house, not licensed in
The genuine outsider: its own licensee, its own software, its own games, and none of the Flutter cross-sell bar the Sky brands share. Advertises £13m won every day rather than a welcome bonus.
- Welcome offer
- No welcome offer value stated on the homepage
- Min deposit
- Not stated
- Wagering
- Not stated
How we verified the PokerStars sister sites
Most sites simply assert that two casinos are related. These are the signals we actually checked before calling these brands PokerStars Casino sister sites, and what each one showed. The strongest of them is the shared UK Gambling Commission account 39426, which is a matter of public record rather than inference.
Sister-site verification
How we know PokerStars shares an operator with these brands
Shared licence numberweight 40%
Matched, but only with PokerStars Casino. All share UKGC account 39108 (Stars Interactive Limited). The other Flutter brands sit on four separate accounts — same owner, different licences.
SourceIdentical T&C clausesweight 25%
The welcome-offer footnotes on PokerStars, PokerStars Casino share wording and structure — opt-in requirement, qualification window and expiry expressed identically — consistent with one legal team and one licensee.
Same platform fingerprintweight 15%
Matched, and across a licence boundary: Betfair Casino and Sky Vegas — different licensees — shipped the same new releases (BassCash 1000, Grand Reveal) under identical tile labels ('Play it here first', 'Exclusive') on the same day.
Shared payment processorweight 10%not established
Not established. Cashier descriptors require a funded account at two brands to compare, which has not been done. Recorded as unmatched rather than assumed.
Shared support infrastructureweight 10%not established
Not established for this brand. Support runs on its own help centre with no shared infrastructure observed.
All 9 PokerStars sister sites reviewed
The PokerStars Casino sister sites are ordered by how similar each one is to PokerStars — closest first.
Can you claim a bonus at every PokerStars Casino sister site?
Each brand advertises its own welcome offer, but the PokerStars Casino sister sites sit behind one licensee and one fraud-detection layer. Assume one welcome across the group unless a brand states otherwise.
| Sister site | Separate welcome? |
|---|---|
| Sky Vegas | Likely |
| Sky Casino | Likely |
| Sky Bingo | Likely |
| Sky Poker | Likely |
| Sky Bet | Likely |
| Paddy Power | Likely |
| Betfair | Likely |
| PokerStars Casino | Unlikely |
| tombola | Likely |
Same company, different deal
Shared ownership does not mean an identical deal. These are the places where the PokerStars sister sites genuinely beat PokerStars itself.
Where a sister site beats PokerStars
Sky Casino — Welcome bonus fairness
100 free spins for a £10 deposit and stake, with no wagering on the winnings — observed on its own homepage, 8 Aug 2026. It is the best welcome term we found anywhere in this network, and it costs the same £10 as Sky Vegas's 50 wagered spins.
Betfair — Responsible-gambling prominence
Betfair is the only brand in this network whose casino homepage leads with safer-gambling tools rather than a bonus, publishing UK and Irish helpline numbers above the fold instead of below it.
tombola — Transparency of what you can actually win
tombola publishes a live bingo90 jackpot and a live player count on its own homepage, and dates its £13m-a-day claim to a specific quarter with a verification email address. Nothing else here shows its working like that.
Sky Bingo — Stake accessibility
Bingo rooms observed with ticket prices from £0.01, and running jackpots and player counts printed on each room tile before you register or deposit.
PokerStars vs its sister sites, head to head
Same operator, same licence, same platform — so the comparison comes down to the offer and the product mix. Each pairing below is scored on the same rubric, which is what makes them comparable at all.
| Matchup | Welcome offer | Trust |
|---|---|---|
| PokerStars (this page) | £200 when you deposit £20 or more with code STARS200 | 50 |
| PokerStars vs Sky Vegas | 50 free spins when you deposit and stake £10 | 54 |
| PokerStars vs Sky Casino | 100 free spins with no wagering when you deposit and stake £10 | 59 |
| PokerStars vs Sky Bingo | Deposit and spend £10 on bingo, get a £20 bingo bonus | 52 |
PokerStars vs Sky Vegas
The Sky slots flagship: 50 free spins for a £10 stake, and the widest category rail of the four — Slots, Live Dealers, Jackpots, Card & Table and Arcade. Sky Vegas scores 54 to PokerStars's 50, so on our rubric the sister brand is the stronger of the two. Similarity is 92%, so expect the same cashier and lobby either way.
PokerStars vs Sky Casino
Same licensee and same £10 outlay as Sky Vegas, but 100 free spins instead of 50 and — the part that matters — no wagering on what they pay out. Live Casino leads the navigation instead of slots. Sky Casino scores 59 to PokerStars's 50, so on our rubric the sister brand is the stronger of the two. Similarity is 92%, so expect the same cashier and lobby either way.
PokerStars vs Sky Bingo
Swaps the spins offer for a £20 bingo bonus on £10 spent, and leads with live rooms — ticket prices observed from £0.01 to £0.50 with running jackpots and player counts on the tile. Sky Bingo scores 52 to PokerStars's 50, so on our rubric the sister brand is the stronger of the two. Similarity is 78%, so expect the same cashier and lobby either way.
Sites like PokerStars: PokerStars alternatives inside and outside the group
PokerStars alternatives split into two groups, and conflating them is the mistake most lists make. The 9 brands above are PokerStars sister casinos — Flutter Entertainment plc (UK Gambling Commission account 39426) runs every one of them, so the licence, the complaints process and the self-exclusion scope are shared.
Other platforms like PokerStars — unrelated casinos with a comparable lobby or a similar offer — are a different proposition entirely. They give you a genuinely separate operator, which matters if your complaint with PokerStars is with the company rather than the product. If you are looking for sites like PokerStars because you want a fresh welcome bonus, the group brands above are the weaker bet: one licensee generally means one welcome offer.
Which PokerStars Casino sister site should you pick?
Three different answers, depending on what you are actually optimising for. All 9 PokerStars Casino sister sites clear the same licensing bar, so this is a question of fit rather than safety.
- If you want the closest thing to PokerStars: Sky Vegas, at 92% similarity — same platform, same lobby structure, different welcome offer.
- If you are choosing on trust rather than familiarity: Sky Casino scores highest of the PokerStars sister sites at 59/100, above PokerStars's own 50.
- If you already have an account here: check the bonus table above before opening a second one. A separate welcome offer at another brand in this group is the exception, not the rule.
About PokerStars
PokerStars runs on UK Gambling Commission account 39108, held by Stars Interactive Limited of Onchan, Isle of Man. It is the only Flutter UK licensee still based in the Isle of Man, and the only one holding all five remote licence types — casino, gambling software, real-event betting, virtual-event betting and pool betting.
The register lists four active trading names on that account: PokerStars, PokerStars Casino, PokerStars Sports and PokerStars Vegas. So within this network PokerStars has exactly one licence-sharing sibling with its own page here — PokerStars Casino — and eight further brands that share an owner but not a licence.
The welcome offer is the most headline-grabbing in the network and the most conditional. £200 for a £20 deposit with code STARS200 reads as a 10x return, but the banner states the reward is released in £5 instalments for every 100 redemption points earned, and that no withdrawal is permitted during the bonus period. That is a grind, and it is disclosed up front rather than hidden — which is why we score the offer low but do not treat it as a dark pattern.
PokerStars welcome bonus in detail
£200 when you deposit £20 or more with code STARS200
- Minimum deposit
- £20
- Wagering
- Released in £5 instalments for every 100 redemption points earned
- Expiry
- Not stated on the banner creative
- Bet limits
- Max reward £200
- Eligible games
- Poker
- First-depositors only, and bonus code STARS200 is required at deposit.
- No withdrawal is permitted during the bonus period — stated plainly on the banner.
- The £5-per-100-points release means the headline £200 is a volume target, not a deposit match you receive up front.
Games at PokerStars
A poker room with six formats on the rail — Spin & Go, Power Path, Cash Games, All-In Poker, MTTs and Home Games — each flagged as playable, plus PokerStars Learn and How to Play as instructional sections. The account spans poker, casino and sports from one navigation, and a Rewards, Challenges and Store trio sits above it. Welcome offers observed on the homepage included the casino Slotlist £50 bonus and Power Path and EPT tournament tickets.
PokerStars organises its lobby into 6 categories: Cash Games, MTTs, Spin & Go, Power Path, All-In Poker, Home Games. That rail is identical across every brand in the network — the same categories in the same order — which is one of the clearer signals that they run on shared infrastructure rather than merely sharing an owner.
Customer support at PokerStars
| Channel | Availability | Response time |
|---|---|---|
| Help centre | 24/7 | Self-service |
| Live chat | Not stated on site | Not measured |
Support is advertised as 24/7, and the footer carries a 24/7 customer support badge alongside GamCare, IBAS and BetBlocker. We have not measured response times ourselves, so the score for support reflects what is advertised rather than what was experienced.
PokerStars on mobile
The 390px capture keeps the deposit offer, its full terms line and the poker format rail without dropping to a cut-down menu.
Safety, licensing and responsible gambling
PokerStars is licensed by the UK Gambling Commission under account 39108, held by Stars Interactive Limited of Douglas Bay Complex, King Edward Road, Onchan, Isle of Man, IM3 1DZ, on licence 039108-R-319334-024. The register lists PokerStars among that account's active trading names, which is how this page verifies the relationship rather than inferring it.
- Deposit limits
- Loss and time limits
- Time-outs
- Self-exclusion
- GamStop integration (mandatory for UKGC licensees)
- GamCare and BeGambleAware signposting
- IBAS dispute resolution
How we scored PokerStars
Trust score breakdown
50/100
Licensing & regulation25% weight
92/100
UKGC account 39108 (Stars Interactive Limited), licence 039108-R-319334-024, confirmed on the regulator's own register with PokerStars listed among its active trading names. (1 source)
Payouts20% weight
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Not scored. No account funded and no withdrawal timed, so no payout claim is made. Published banking limits have not been read from a logged-in cashier. (1 source)
Bonus fairness20% weight
40/100
£200 for a £20 first deposit with code STARS200 sounds like the biggest offer in this network, and the release mechanic is the catch: £5 at a time for every 100 redemption points earned, with no withdrawals permitted during the bonus period. Scored low because the headline and the reality are far apart — though, to its credit, the mechanic is stated on the banner. (1 source)
Responsible gambling10% weight
80/100
GamStop integration, deposit limits and time-outs are conditions of the UKGC licence verified above, so they are established rather than assumed. Brand-specific tooling beyond the on-page limit prompts has not been tested. (1 source)
Games & providers10% weight
70/100
Six poker formats on the rail — Spin & Go, Power Path, Cash Games, All-In Poker, MTTs and Home Games — plus PokerStars Learn and How to Play as instructional sections, and a shared account spanning poker, casino and sports. (1 source)
Support10% weight
40/100
A help centre is published and reachable, and responsible-gambling contact numbers are on-page. Channel hours and response times have not been measured. (1 source)
Complaint record5% weight
—
Not scored. Public complaint volume and resolution patterns have not been aggregated for this brand yet. (1 source)
Weightings are fixed and published in full on our methodology page. Unscored dimensions have not been verified yet and count as zero.
What we verified
- VERIFIED
PokerStars is operated by Stars Interactive Limited under UK Gambling Commission account 39108 (licence 039108-R-319334-024), registered at Douglas Bay Complex, King Edward Road, Onchan, Isle of Man, IM3 1DZ. The register lists this account's active trading names as: PokerStars, PokerStars Casino, PokerStars Sports, PokerStars Vegas.
UKGC public register, account 39108 — licensee detail and trading names · checked 2026-08-08
- OBSERVED
PokerStars advertises 'GET £200, DEPOSIT £20 OR MORE'. The on-page terms read: first-depositors only, min. deposit £20 with bonus code STARS200 required, max reward £200, reward released £5 instalments for every 100 redemption points, no withdrawal during bonus period.
Full-page capture of pokerstars.uk from a GB connection, 8 Aug 2026 · checked 2026-08-08
- OBSERVED
The PokerStars rail carried Home, Spin & Go, Power Path, Cash Games, All-In Poker and MTTs — each flagged PLAY — plus PokerStars Learn, How to Play, Tournaments and Home Games, beneath a POKER / CASINO / SPORTS product bar and a Promotions, Rewards, Challenges and Store row.
Full-page captures of the PokerStars homepage and games lobby, 8 Aug 2026 · checked 2026-08-08
PokerStars pros and cons
Pros
- The release mechanic and the no-withdrawal condition are stated on the banner, not buried
- Six distinct poker formats plus dedicated learning sections
- One account spans poker, casino and sports
- Its licensee holds all five remote licence types — the widest permission set in this network
- Set Limits and Responsible Gaming links sit in the top-level navigation
Cons
- The headline £200 is a volume target released £5 at a time, not a deposit match
- No withdrawals are permitted during the bonus period, which locks your balance while you chase it
- A bonus code is required at deposit, so the offer is lost if you miss it
What PokerStars lacks
- No instant or up-front bonus of any kind
- No published payout-speed commitment readable without funding an account
- No third-party audit body named on the site
PokerStars Sister Sites — the verdict
PokerStars offers the largest number in this network and one of the least generous mechanics behind it. £200 for £20 is a 10x headline; £5 released per 100 redemption points, with your balance locked from withdrawal while you earn them, is a volume contract. The saving grace is that all of it is printed on the banner rather than buried, which is more than several sister brands manage. Among the PokerStars sister sites, only PokerStars Casino shares its licence — account 39108, Stars Interactive Limited — and the other eight are owner-siblings on separate licences. The 50 score reflects that conditional offer plus payouts and complaints we have not scored.
On the network question specifically: the 9 PokerStars Casino sister sites rate confirmed on our fingerprint at 80/100, and the evidence behind that is set out above rather than asserted. Treat them as one operator wearing 10 front doors.
PokerStars sister sites — FAQ
Who owns PokerStars?
PokerStars is operated by Stars Interactive Limited under UK Gambling Commission account 39108, and that company is part of Flutter Entertainment plc. Flutter runs 10 UK-facing brands in total, but across five separate UKGC licensees rather than one — so PokerStars shares an owner with the others, and a licence only with PokerStars Casino.
How many PokerStars sister sites are there?
Nine. The PokerStars sister sites are Sky Vegas, Sky Casino, Sky Bingo, Sky Poker, Sky Bet, Paddy Power, Betfair, PokerStars, PokerStars Casino and tombola, minus PokerStars itself. Every one is UKGC-licensed and every one is verified against the regulator's public register, not copied from another affiliate site.
Do PokerStars sister sites share the same licence?
No, and this is where most pages get it wrong. Flutter's UK estate sits on five separate UKGC accounts: 39426 (Paddy Power, Betfair), 65519 (Sky Vegas, Sky Casino, Sky Bingo, Sky Poker), 67370 (Sky Bet), 39108 (PokerStars, PokerStars Casino) and 38613 (tombola). PokerStars is on account 39108. They share an owner, not a licence.
Does self-exclusion at PokerStars cover the sister sites?
Yes. Every licensee in this network holds a UK Gambling Commission licence, and GamStop integration is a condition of that licence. Registering with GamStop blocks all ten brands regardless of which of the five licensees they sit under. Self-exclusion runs its full chosen term — six months minimum — and cannot be lifted early.
Is the PokerStars £200 bonus actually worth £200?
Only if you play enough to earn it. The banner states the reward is released in £5 instalments for every 100 redemption points, up to a maximum of £200, and that no withdrawal is permitted during the bonus period. It is a volume target rather than a deposit match paid up front. A £20 first deposit with code STARS200 starts it.
Which PokerStars sister site shares its licence?
PokerStars Casino. Both are trading names on UK Gambling Commission account 39108, held by Stars Interactive Limited of Onchan, Isle of Man, along with PokerStars Sports and PokerStars Vegas. The Sky brands, Paddy Power, Betfair and tombola are all Flutter-owned but each sits on a different licence.
Where is PokerStars licensed?
Stars Interactive Limited holds UK Gambling Commission account 39108, licence 039108-R-319334-024, and is registered at Douglas Bay Complex, King Edward Road, Onchan, Isle of Man. It is the only Flutter UK licensee in this network based in the Isle of Man, and the only one holding all five remote licence types.
Do I need a separate account for PokerStars Casino?
No. PokerStars runs poker, casino and sports from one navigation and one account under the same licensee. That also means the welcome offers interact — the casino Slotlist bonus and the poker deposit reward appear together on the homepage, so read which one your deposit qualifies for before you use a code.
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