In the early 1980s, the famous poker player and theorist Mike Caro, nicknamed «Mad Poker Genius», wrote a program for heads-up games in Limited Hold’em on an Apple II computer that showed good results even against professional players. The first poker programs were developed in the 1970s, along with the creation of personal computers. The very idea of «electronic poker» originated long before the advent of the mass internet.
Until 2001, online poker was in its infancy.
In this article, lawyers from Regulated United Europe would like to recall the way the company has gone since its inception and highlight key events in its history that will be considered in the context of the overall development of poker. The history of this poker game includes many dramatic ups and downs. In December 2021, the PokerStars Room, the world’s leading online poker room, celebrated its 20th anniversary.
