After months of rumors and speculation, PokerStars, the world's largest online poker site, announced the launch of BetStars, a new sports betting brand product of the Amaya Inc. family.
In a note sent to the media on Friday, Dec. 18, the poker room explained that BetStars will be initially available on a limited number of jurisdictions on the domains www.BetStars.com, www.BetStars.eu, and www.BetStars.uk, and on dedicated iOS and Android applications.
The plan, however, is to make the portal available in more countries during the next year, as the press release states that "this is the next stage of development of PokerStars' new sportsbook offering, which will continue to be rolled out during 2016.