You can win real money in cash games and tournaments\n\n Although many people play poker for the joy of doing so, even more play real money poker at PokerStars to win more money!

Players have a variety of payout options open to them including cash, deposit to Stars Account, Luxon Account or wire transfer. There are restrictions that apply to certain payout options depending on the status of your account, and there are limits to the amount a player can receive in cash.

On April 15, 2011, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York seized and shut down Pokerstars and several of its competitors' sites, alleging that the sites were violating federal bank fraud and money laundering laws.

PokerStars currently has legal, regulated online poker sites in three US states  New Jersey, Michigan, and Pennsylvania. On Jan 1, 2024, PokerStars combined their NJ and MI player pools, forming a single PokerStars US Network.