Isai Scheinberg

Isai Scheinberg
Born1946/47
Vilnius, Lithuania
NationalityIsraeli-Canadian
Occupation(s)Co-founder and former co-owner, PokerStars
ChildrenMark Scheinberg

Isai Scheinberg (Hebrew: ישי שיינברג; born 1946 or 1947) is the Lithuanian Jewish[1][2] founder of the PokerStars online poker site. Scheinberg previously had been a senior programmer for IBM Canada.[3]

  1. ^ Vardi, Nathan (24 January 2020). "The Incredible Rise of PokerStars Cofounder Isai Scheinberg". Forbes. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
  2. ^ Freeze, Colin (22 April 2011). "A look at the mysterious Canadian founder of PokerStars". The Globe and Mail. Toronto. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
  3. ^ Walsh, Dominic (4 January 2006). "Family stand to net $2bn from their online gamble". The Times. London. Retrieved 7 July 2010.[dead link]