Overview
- .poker is a generic top-level domain (gTLD) string proposed under ICANN's New gTLD Program.
- The string was delegated to the DNS Root Zone on 15 October 2014.
- Afilias is the successful applicant and registry operator for .poker.
- Registry status: Delegated. Type: Generic gTLD.
History
Application and Applicants
- .poker was applied for during ICANN's New gTLD Program.
- Successful applicant: Afilias.
- Other applicants included:
- Donuts (Binky Mill, LLC)
- Dot Poker LLC
- Famous Four Media (dot Poker Limited)
- Several applicants submitted Public Interest Commitments (PICs) as part of their applications.
Private Auction
- In May 2014 a private auction was conducted by Applicant Auction.
- Afilias won the rights to the .poker string over the other applicants for an undisclosed amount.
Objection
- Saudi Arabia's Communications and Information Technology Commission (CITC) filed an objection against the TLD during the application process.
Contract and Delegation
- A Registry Agreement for .poker was signed by ICANN and Afilias on 3 July 2014 after passing Initial Evaluation.
- The .poker gTLD was delegated to the DNS Root Zone on 15 October 2014, completing the application process.
Operator
Identity Digital Limited
Whois
% IANA WHOIS server
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domain: POKER
organisation: Identity Digital Limited
address: c/o Identity Digital Inc.
address: 10500 NE 8th Street, Suite 750
address: Bellevue WA 98004
address: United States of America (the)
contact: administrative
name: Vice President, Engineering
organisation: Identity Digital Limited
address: c/o Identity Digital Inc.
address: 10500 NE 8th Street, Suite 750
address: Bellevue WA 98004
address: United States of America (the)
phone: +1.425.298.2200
fax-no: +1.425.671.0020
e-mail: tldadmin@identity.digital
contact: technical
name: Senior Director, DNS Infrastructure Group
organisation: Identity Digital Limited
address: c/o Identity Digital Inc.
address: 10500 NE 8th Street, Suite 750
address: Bellevue WA 98004
address: United States of America (the)
phone: +1.425.298.2200
fax-no: +1.425.671.0020
e-mail: tldtech@identity.digital
nserver: A0.NIC.POKER 2a01:8840:16:0:0:0:0:33 65.22.20.33
nserver: A2.NIC.POKER 2a01:8840:19:0:0:0:0:33 65.22.23.33
nserver: B0.NIC.POKER 2a01:8840:17:0:0:0:0:33 65.22.21.33
nserver: C0.NIC.POKER 2a01:8840:18:0:0:0:0:33 65.22.22.33
ds-rdata: 12856 8 2 571efc932d4c25e2f41df9e216b66732f8d17bb7efd2f6230af3127948ba167c
whois:
status: ACTIVE
remarks: Registration information: https://www.identity.digital/
created: 2014-09-04
changed: 2025-09-04
source: IANA
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