PokerStars Ontario – Closure Record

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OperatorPokerStars, owned by FlutterMarketOntario, CanadaWhat closedThe old Ontario platform and every account on itOverall statusPlatform ClosedPlatform closed7 May 2026Withdrawal deadline4 June 2026Last verified10 September 2026
PokerStars did not go out of business. Its old Ontario platform did. On 7 May 2026 that platform was switched off. Ontario players had until 4 June 2026 to take their money out. Anything left after that was posted out as a cheque. Accounts did not move to the new site, so players had to start again from scratch.
7 May 2026Old platform closed4 Jun 2026Withdrawal deadlineChequeHow leftovers were paid0Accounts carried over

01 · The change

A swap, not a death

Most records on this site are about businesses that ended. This one is different, and we want to be clear about that from the start.

PokerStars is one of the biggest poker brands in the world. It is owned by Flutter. It is not in trouble and it has not closed.

What happened in Ontario was a swap. Flutter also owns FanDuel. It decided to run PokerStars in Ontario through the FanDuel platform instead of the old PokerStars one. The new product is called PokerStars on FanDuel Ontario.

For the company that is a technical change. For an Ontario player it was not. Their site stopped working, their account stopped existing and their money had a deadline on it.

02 · The shutdown

The old platform was switched off

The old Ontario platform closed on 7 May 2026.

Players were given until 4 June 2026 to withdraw whatever was in the account. That is just under four weeks.

The part that caught people out was the accounts. They did not carry across. A player could not simply log into the new site with the old details. They had to sign up again as a new customer.

That means everything attached to the old account went with it. History, status, loyalty progress. All of it started again at zero.

03 · The money

Miss the deadline and a cheque turns up

This is one of the better arrangements in this archive, and it is worth saying so.

Money withdrawn before 4 June 2026 went out the normal way. Money left in an account after that date was not kept by the company. It was sent to the player as a paper cheque.

That protects people who stopped checking their email. It does not protect everyone. A cheque goes to the address on the account. Anyone who had moved house and not updated their details is the obvious problem. Nobody has published how many people that was.

We have found no complaints from Ontario players about missing money. We also have no confirmation that every cheque arrived.

PokerStars is licensed in Ontario and still trading there. Anyone still short can complain to the Ontario regulator, the AGCO. A live licensed company is the easiest kind to chase.

A brand you know is still open does not mean your old account survived. When a company moves to a new platform, check whether your account moves with it. Take your money out before the deadline either way.

04 · The receipts

How we verified this record

Every claim on this page is graded by how firmly we could check it. Confirmed means we saw it in the operator’s own notice or in a document that cannot easily be faked. Observed means we saw it ourselves on the live site or domain on the date given. Unconfirmed means it has been reported but we could not prove it.

ConfirmedThe old Ontario platform closed on 7 May 2026Reported by a poker trade publication and echoed by a second outlet.
ConfirmedWithdrawals ran until 4 June 2026, after which remaining funds were sent by chequeSet out in the same coverage.
ConfirmedExisting accounts did not carry over and players had to sign up again on the new platformStated in the same reports.
ConfirmedThe replacement product is PokerStars on FanDuel Ontario, and both brands are owned by FlutterReported at the time and consistent with the companies own ownership.
UnconfirmedThe exact regulatory step behind the switchNo filing or licence document naming the change has been published that we could find.
UnconfirmedWhether every cheque was sent and receivedNo complaints found, and no confirmation either.
What we checked, and what we did not. We took the platform closing date, the withdrawal deadline, the cheque arrangement and the account reset from a poker trade publication, and checked the closing date against a second unrelated outlet. We searched for Ontario player complaints about missing funds and found none. We could not find any regulatory filing describing the switch, and we say so rather than assuming one exists. We did not contact PokerStars or Flutter. Last independently checked: 10 September 2026.

05 · The questions

PokerStars Ontario – the questions still open

Q. Has PokerStars closed?

No. Only its old Ontario platform closed, on 7 May 2026. The brand still operates in Ontario through a new platform.

Q. Did my account move to the new site?

No. Accounts did not carry over. Players had to sign up again as new customers.

Q. What was the withdrawal deadline?

4 June 2026.

Q. I missed the deadline. Did I lose my money?

No. Remaining balances were sent out as paper cheques to the address held on the account.

Q. My cheque never came. What now?

PokerStars is licensed in Ontario and still trading, so you can complain to the Ontario regulator, the AGCO. Check the address on your old account first.

Q. Why did they change platform?

Both PokerStars and FanDuel are owned by Flutter, and the company chose to run PokerStars in Ontario through the FanDuel platform.