PokerStars in the United States is about to undergo some big changes.
The online poker site told its players that it will soon be integrated with FanDuel and that the move will allow players in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Michigan to all play under one virtual roof. Both sites are owned by Flutter Entertainment. It took control of FanDuel in 2025 and PokerStars in 2019.
“PokerStars is joining forces with FanDuel to bring together two of the biggest names in gaming under one powerful platform,” the company wrote on its website. “This move merges player liquidity for bigger prize pools, larger guarantees, and more exciting competition in the United States.”
Players who don’t already have a FanDuel account will have to create one. It also means the end of the current poker client, which will be retired sometime in early 2026 when the full re-launch takes place.
The site teased what they promised as the “best-in-class experience, powered by cutting-edge UX and the same, secure platform you can trust on a brand-new poker app and client.”
The transition begins March 13, when the PokerStars Rewards program is retired. All unopened chests and progress bar totals will be paid out to players in cash. And on April 1, PokerStars Casino Progressive Jackpots will be removed, and any progressive contributions will be distributed back to participating players.
That also means that players will be playing without any sort of player bonuses for the rest of the year. But PokerStars also announced a bonus to both new and returning poker players: 500 Bonus Spins and up to $1,000 back in casino bonuses.
Putting all their players under one roof in the United States — called shared liquidity in the industry — will allow PokerStars to guarantee bigger prize pools and hold larger series. It also will allow the site to spread more satellites to its live events on the North American Poker Tour.
Once the integration is complete, it will give casino and slots players already on FanDuel access to the tables at PokerStars. One eWallet will be used across the site.
FanDuel is available in 23 states and Washington D.C., but only a few of them allow online poker to be spread. Flutter, of course, wants that to change, and this move will put PokerStars in a great position if more states sign on to online poker.
“As fierce advocates of regulated poker, we hope to expand to more states in the coming months and years,” the site reads.
Legalization of online poker in the U.S. has been a slog, so poker players could use all the fierce advocates it could get.
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