Poker Stars May Be Fourth Public Israeli Online Poker Site

Not too long ago Israeli-owned super poker site PokerStars.com was rumored to be on the auction block. Isai Shceinberg and family hired help to determine if they should take offers from potential buyers or sell to a brick-and-mortar casino. The latest indications are that Poker Stars will instead go public on the London Stock exchange. If so, this would make them the fourth publicly owned online poker room either founded by, run by or owned by Israel-based concerns.Poker Stars recently announced exciting news when it signed up at 5 millionth customer, and anyone who regularly watches poker television knows that they also have on their team three of the last World Series of Poker. Reportedly grossing around $200 million a year, if Poker Stars floats on the London Stock Exchange it will be valued at around $2 billion.