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Isai Scheinberg

Canadian businessman

Summary

Canadian businessman

Field	Value
name	Isai Scheinberg
native_name	ישי שיינברג
native_name_lang	he
birth_date	1946/47
birth_place	Vilnius, Lithuania
nationality	Israeli-Canadian
occupation	Co-founder and former co-owner, PokerStars
children	Mark Scheinberg

Isai Scheinberg (; born 1946 or 1947) is the Lithuanian Jewish founder of the PokerStars online poker site. Scheinberg previously had been a senior programmer for IBM Canada.

Biography

In about 1986, Scheinberg left Israel, and moved to Toronto. He settled there in Richmond Hill, where in 2011 he still owned the house he had bought in 1988.

In 2011, Scheinberg was indicted on five criminal charges related to Pokerstars under United States federal laws. In September 2020, he was sentenced to pay a fine of $30,000 with no jail time.

Scheinberg sold his stake in Pokerstars to Amaya Gaming in 2014 for $4.9 billion.

Well known for his sense of personal privacy, he gave his first ever media interview to Lance Bradley in 2021.

References

Vardi, Nathan. (January 24, 2020). "The Incredible Rise of PokerStars Cofounder Isai Scheinberg". [[Forbes]].
Freeze, Colin. (22 April 2011). "A look at the mysterious Canadian founder of PokerStars". [[The Globe and Mail]].
Walsh, Dominic. (4 January 2006). "Family stand to net $2bn from their online gamble". [[The Times]].
Bharara, Preet. (22 April 2011). "Press release: Manhattan U.S. Attorney Charges Principals of Three Largest Internet Poker Companies With Bank Fraud, Illegal Gambling Offenses and Laundering Billions in Illegal Gambling Proceeds". United States Attorney Southern District of New York.
[https://www.cardplayer.com/poker-news/25356-poker-site-operator-isai-scheinberg-gets-slap-on-the-wrist-for-charges-stemming-from-black-friday CardPlayer.com: Poker Site Operator Gets Slap On The Wrist For Charges Stemming From Black Friday]
Vardi, Nathan. (12 June 2014). "Amaya Gaming In Deal To Buy PokerStars For $4.9 Billion". [[Forbes]].
Bradley, Lance. (15 April 2021). "Isai Scheinberg: His Company, His Legacy, and How Black Friday Impacted Both". [[Pocket Fives]].

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