This winter, the prizes don’t just grow… They snowball!
Winter has arrived and the prize pools are piling up fast across our poker and casino challenges, with $2 Million waiting to be won.
The moment you join the Snowball festivities the rewards begin. Opt in to the casino challenge and you get 10 Free Spins. Opt in to the poker challenge and you’ll receive a Snowball Throwable along with access to our weekly $20,000 GTD All-In Shootouts. Choose both and you guessed it… You get all the above rewards!
Ready to roll?
Casino Snowball Challenge
Get ready to let the good times snowball. In the Casino Snowball Challenge, you can win prizes worth up to $10,000.
Opt in to start tracking your progress and pick up your 10 Free Spins. From there, every casino game you play builds momentum. Earn redemption points to collect prize draw tickets and boost your chances of scooping a prize. A fresh draw takes place each week until January 4, with a prize pool that grows larger as the month goes on.
Keep an eye on the Featured Week game or product. Playing it boosts your prize draw ticket count even further. Open your Challenges Window to see what this week’s prize draw looks like and which featured game or product is giving you that extra push.
| Redemption Points | Tickets (Any Casino Games) | Tickets (Featured Week) |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | 1 | 1 |
| 25 | 2 | 1 |
| 50 | 2 | 1 |
| 100 | 3 | 1 |
| 200 | 3 | 1 |
POKER SNOWBALL CHALLENGE
Opt in once to track your progress, claim your Snowball Throwable, and qualify for up to five entries into weekly $20,000 GTD All-In Shootouts, running until January 5. The earlier you join, the more weekly All-In Shootouts you will take part in.
Once you’ve opted in, every hand you play earns redemption points which help you get prize draw tickets. Each week has two points targets, giving you the chance to earn up to two tickets.
| Week | Target 1 | Target 2 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 (December 1-7) | 5 redemption points | 25 redemption points |
| 2 (December 8-14) | 10 redemption points | 50 redemption points |
| 3 (December 15-21) | 15 redemption points | 75 redemption points |
| 4 (December 22-28) | 20 redemption points | 100 redemption points |
| 5 (December 29-January 4) | 25 redemption points | 125 redemption points |
Every Monday is your chance to scoop up rewards for growing prize draws that reach up to $200,000. Expect $2,500 Silver Passes, $109 Sunday Million tickets, and plenty of other rewards.
And that’s not all. Hit your points targets and you’ll also earn Throwables to show off your Snowball skills:
| Snowball x1 | Upon opt-in |
|---|---|
| Snowballs x3 | Hit at least 1 target in any week |
| Snowballs x5 | Hit at least 1 target in the subsequent 2 weeks |
| Snowman | Hit at least 1 target in the subsequent 3 weeks |
MYSTERY CHESTS!?!
Take your Snowball potential to the next level with Mystery Chests. Earn points on poker and casino challenges each week to unlock a chest.
| Week | Points needed |
|---|---|
| 1 | Earn 5 on both verticals |
| 2 | Earn 10 on both verticals |
| 3 | Earn 15 on both verticals |
| 4 | Earn 20 on both verticals |
| 5 | Earn 25 on both verticals |
Weeks 1 to 3 give you a chance to win up to $1,000 in cash, and weeks 4 and 5 turn up the excitement with prizes up to $5,000.
Play both poker and casino, unlock your Mystery Chests, and watch your Snowball rewards grow even bigger!
Terms & Conditions – Casino Snowball Challenge
What is being offered
Players who take part in the Casino Snowball Challenge offer can claim 10 Free Spins upon opt-in and entries to weekly prize draws for completing casino challenges by playing any casino games during weekly offer periods, as specified below. Players can also claim an additional entry to a weekly prize draw when completing the casino challenge by playing a featured casino game of the week. Weekly prize draws will award cash prizes and Casino Instant Bonuses.
When is the offer being conducted
This offer runs weekly from 09:00 GMT on December 1, 2025 until 23:59 GMT on January 4, 2026. Each weekly period starts at 00:00 GMT on a Monday and ends at 23:59 GMT on a Sunday, apart from the first day of the offer which starts at 09:00 GMT.
Who is eligible to take part and how can you qualify
The offer is available to any player who holds an active and verified real-money account with PokerStars. Players who have had restrictions placed on their account during the offer period may not be eligible to participate.
To participate in the offer players must first opt-in via the Challenges Window. Only one initial opt-in is required for the duration of the offer.
To complete weekly casino challenges players must play casino and meet the redemption points targets, as specified below. Any casino games played prior to opting in will not count towards the progress.
There are 6 casino challenges available each week, each with a different redemption points target, as specified below.
At the start of each weekly period the casino challenge will reset to 0 redemption points.
Each weekly challenge can only be completed once per player.
Wagering requirements and limitations by type of game
Weekly casino challenges can only be completed by playing casino games. There are 6 different redemption points targets available each week:
- 5 redemption points
- 10 redemption points
- 25 redemption points
- 50 redemption points
- 100 redemption points
- 200 redemption points
Each weekly period will also see different featured casino games – these will be visible in your Challenges Window.
Claiming and redeeming the offer
As part of this offer, players can claim the following prizes:
- Free Spins
Players will receive 10 Free Spins upon opting in. Each Free Spin will award a wager of $0.10. Free Spins can only be used on specified games and may not be exchanged for cash or Free Spins on other games. Winnings from Free Spins will be paid once all spins have been played and be awarded as cash with no withdrawal restrictions or wagering requirements.
Free Spins will expire 7 days after being credited. Upon expiry, all remaining spins and pending winnings will be lost.
- Prize draw entries
Players will receive entries to a weekly prize draw upon reaching a redemption points target. The number of entries they will receive depends on the redemption points target they reached that week, as follows:
| Redemption points | Number of tickets |
|---|---|
| 5 | 1 |
| 10 | 1 |
| 25 | 2 |
| 50 | 2 |
| 100 | 3 |
| 200 | 3 |
Players will also receive an additional entry to a weekly prize draw for reaching these redemption points targets by playing featured casino games of that week.
There will be 5 prize draws running as part of this offer, as follows:
- December 7 at 23:59 GMT
- December 14 at 23:59 GMT
- December 21 at 23:59 GMT
- December 28 at 23:59 GMT
- January 4 at 23:59 GMT
Entries to each weekly prize draw are limited to 18 per player.
Each weekly prize draw will award cash prizes and Casino Instant Bonuses, as specified below:
| Prize / Quantity | Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $10,000 cash | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| $5,000 cash | 1 | ||||
| $1,000 cash | 5 | 15 | 25 | ||
| $500 cash | 5 | 5 | 10 | 20 | |
| $100 cash | 40 | 100 | 200 | 200 | 250 |
| £50 Casino Instant Bonus | 150 | 300 | 450 | 450 | 1,000 |
| £10 Casino Instant Bonus | 1,250 | 2,750 | 4,750 | 4,750 | 4,000 |
| £5 Casino Instant Bonus | 13,700 | 12,000 | 10,000 | 10,000 | 10,000 |
Winning players will receive a notification with the outcome after a weekly prize draw has ended.
All casino prizes awarded as part of this offer will be issued within 48 hours after a weekly prize draw has ended and credited inside a Chest. Players will need to open their Chest to claim their prize. Unopened Chest expire 7 days after being issued.
Cash prizes won as part of this offer don't carry any restrictions or wagering requirements.
Casino Instant Bonus won as part of this offer can be used to play any Casino games. Casino Instant Bonus (and any winnings derived from stakes placed using the bonus) will expire 7 days from issue if the wagering requirements are not fully met.
To convert the Casino Instant Bonus, and any winnings, into cash that can be withdrawn, players must earn 1 redemption point per £1 of Casino Instant Bonus awarded before the bonus expires.
When placing a wager, funds will be taken from the currently available Casino Instant Bonus balance first (if it has been brought to the game), and from the currently available real money balance second.
Any winnings derived from stakes placed from using Casino Instant Bonuses are considered part of the bonus until the required redemption points to convert the bonus to cash have been earned. As soon as players have earned the redemption points required, the Casino Instant Bonus balance will be converted to real money and credited to their account instantly once all game sessions have been exited.
Players can check any rewards they have, alongside information on expiry dates, redemption point requirements and more under the 'My Rewards' menu.
What else do you need to know
Players can track their progress towards completion of casino challenges in their Challenges Window. Challenge extensions are not allowed.
It may take up to 48 hours after a weekly draw has ended for a ticket to that weekly prize draw to be removed from a player’s Stars Account.
Games availability may vary based on device.
See here for a full outline of how redemption points are awarded per game type.
See here for more information on Casino Instant Bonuses.
See here for more information on Free Spins.
See here for general promotional Terms & Conditions.
Terms & Conditions – Poker Snowball Challenge
What is being offered
Players who take part in the Poker Snowball Challenge offer can claim entries to weekly Snowball All-In Shootout tournaments and when they complete poker challenges during weekly offer periods, as specified below, they will earn entries to weekly prize draws where they can win poker prizes.
When is the offer being conducted
This offer runs weekly from December 1, 2025, until January 4, 2026. Each weekly period starts at 00:00 ET on a Monday and ends at 23:59 ET on a Sunday, apart from the first week of the offer which starts at 08:00 ET.
Who is eligible to take part and how can you qualify
The offer is available to any player who holds an active and verified real-money account with PokerStars. Players who have had restrictions placed on their account during the offer period may not be eligible to participate.
To participate in the offer players must first opt-in via the Challenges Window. Upon opting in players will receive the first Snowball throwable and a certain number of entries to weekly Snowball All-In Shootout tournaments, as specified below.
Only one initial opt-in is required for the duration of the offer.
To complete weekly challenges players must play real money poker games and meet the redemption points targets, as specified below. There are two poker challenges available each week. Any poker games played prior to opting in will not count towards the progress.
| Week | Challenge 1 | Challenge 2 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 (December 1-7) | 5 redemption points | 25 redemption points |
| 2 (December 8-14) | 10 redemption points | 50 redemption points |
| 3 (December 15-21) | 15 redemption points | 75 redemption points |
| 4 (December 22-28) | 20 redemption points | 100 redemption points |
| 5 (December 29-January 4) | 25 redemption points | 125 redemption points |
At the start of each weekly period challenges will reset to 0 redemption points.
Each weekly challenge can only be completed once per player.
Wagering requirements and limitations by type of game
To complete weekly poker challenges players must meet the redemption points target, as specified above, by playing real money poker games.
Players will earn 5 redemption points for every $1 they pay in rake or tournament fees, 5.5 redemption points for every €1 they pay in rake or tournament fees or 6.5 redemption points for every £1 they pay in rake or tournament fees.
Claiming and redeeming the offer
As part of this offer, players can claim the following prizes:
- All-In Shootout entries
The number of Snowball All-In Shootout entries players will receive upon opting in depends on what week during the offer period they have opted in. The sooner players opt-in the more weekly All-In Shootout tournaments they can enter as part of this offer, as follows:
| Opt-in Week | Number of All-In Shootout Entries |
|---|---|
| 1 | 5 |
| 2 | 4 |
| 3 | 3 |
| 4 | 2 |
| 5 | 1 |
There will be 5 Snowball $20K All-In Shootout tournaments running as part of this offer, as follows:
| Snowball All-In Shootout 1 | December 8 at 02:00 ET |
|---|---|
| Snowball All-In Shootout 2 | December 15 at 02:00 ET |
| Snowball All-In Shootout 3 | December 22 at 02:00 ET |
| Snowball All-In Shootout 4 | December 29 at 02:00 ET |
| Snowball All-In Shootout 5 | January 5 at 02:00 ET |
Players will be automatically registered in the relevant All-In Shootouts. Entry to each weekly All-In Shootout is limited to 1 per player. In an All-In Shootout tournament registered players are automatically put all-in until there is a winner, no login or game play is required. Full breakdown of prizes on offer in each All-In Shootout tournament can be found in the relevant tournament lobby.
- Throwables
For completing at least one poker challenge during the offer period, players will receive the second Snowball throwable. They will earn additional Snowball or Snowman throwables for completing more poker challenges in subsequent weeks, as follows:
| Snowball x1 | Upon opt-in |
|---|---|
| Snowballs x3 | Complete at least 1 challenge in any week |
| Snowballs x5 | Complete at least 1 challenge in the subsequent 2 weeks |
| Snowman | Complete at least 1 challenge in the subsequent 3 weeks |
Throwables are limited to one per player per week. Maximum number of throwables that players can earn as part of this offer is 4.
- Prize draw entries
Upon completing each weekly poker challenge, players will receive an entry to a weekly prize draw. There will be 5 prize draws running as part of this offer, as follows:
| Week | Date and time |
|---|---|
| 1 | $100K, December 8, 00:00 ET |
| 2 | $125K, December 15, 00:00 ET |
| 3 | $150K, December 22, 00:00 ET |
| 4 | $175K, December 29, 00:00 ET |
| 5 | $200K, January 5, 00:00 ET |
Entries to each weekly prize draw are limited to 2 per player.
Each weekly prize draw will award different poker prizes, as specified below:
Week 1 – December 8
| Prize | Quantity |
|---|---|
| $1.50 Sunday Million Spin & Go ticket | 14,385 |
| $5.50 tournament ticket | 1,700 |
| $11 Sunday Million satellite ticket | 1,325 |
| $109 Sunday Million ticket | 500 |
Week 2 – December 15
| Prize | Quantity |
|---|---|
| $2.20 tournament ticket | 18,000 |
| $5.50 tournament ticket | 3,000 |
| $22 tournament ticket | 700 |
| $55 Power Path Step 4 ticket | 700 |
| $215 tournament ticket | 35 |
| $2,500 Silver Pass | 3 |
Week 3 – December 22
| Prize | Quantity |
|---|---|
| $1.50 Sunday Million Spin & Go ticket | 20,510 |
| $5.50 tournament ticket | 2,025 |
| $11 Sunday Million satellite ticket | 2,000 |
| $22 tournament ticket | 600 |
| $109 Sunday Million ticket | 600 |
| $2,500 Silver Pass | 3 |
Week 4 – December 29
| Prize | Quantity |
|---|---|
| $1.50 Sunday Million Spin & Go ticket | 21,210 |
| $5.50 tournament ticket | 2,500 |
| $11 Sunday Million satellite ticket | 2,500 |
| $22 tournament ticket | 750 |
| $109 Sunday Million ticket | 715 |
| $2,500 Silver Pass | 3 |
Week 5 – January 5
| Prize | Quantity |
|---|---|
| $2.20 tournament ticket | 22,750 |
| $5.50 tournament ticket | 5,060 |
| $22 tournament ticket | 1,000 |
| $55 Power Path Step 4 ticket | 1,000 |
| $109 Sunday Million ticket | 250 |
| $215 tournament ticket | 25 |
| $2,500 Silver Pass | 5 |
Winning players will receive a notification with the outcome after a weekly prize draw has ended.
All poker prizes awarded as part of this offer will be issued within 48 hours after a weekly prize draw has ended.
Any tournament tickets won as part of this offer can only be used to register and play specified tournaments with buy-in corresponding to the value of the ticket. Tickets are non-transferable and cannot be exchanged for cash, T-Money or other tickets.
All tournament tickets awarded as part of this offer will expire 120 days after issue. They will hold no value once expired and will not be compensated.
What else do you need to know
Players can track their progress towards completion of weekly challenges in their Challenges Window. Challenge extensions are not allowed.
Players can check which tournaments they are registered in via the My Tournaments tab.
Players can check any tournament tickets they have, alongside information on expiry dates and more by going to ‘My Rewards’ menu and selecting ‘Tournament Tickets’.
It may take up to 48 hours after a weekly draw has ended for a ticket to that weekly prize draw to be removed from a player’s Stars Account.
See here for more information on poker rake.
See here for general promotional Terms & Conditions.
Terms & Conditions – Snowball Mystery Chest Challenge
What is being offered
Players can claim a random cash prize worth up to $5,000.
When is the offer being conducted
This offer runs weekly from December 1, 2025 until January 4, 2026. Each weekly period starts at 00:01 GMT on a Monday and ends at 23:59 GMT on a Sunday, apart from the first week of the offer which starts at 09:00 GMT.
Who is eligible to take part and how can you qualify
The offer is available to any player who holds an active and verified real-money account with PokerStars and have both poker and casino product available on their Stars Account. Players who have had restrictions placed on their account during the offer period may not be eligible to participate.
To take part in the offer players must earn a certain number of redemption points by playing real money poker and casino games as part of Poker and Casino Snowball Challenge offers.
Wagering requirements and limitations by type of game
Redemption points targets differ each week, as follows:
| Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earn 5 on both verticals | Earn 10 on both verticals | Earn 15 on both verticals | Earn 20 on both verticals | Earn 25 on both verticals |
Challenges can only be completed by playing both poker and casino games.
Players will earn 5 redemption points for every $1 they pay in rake or tournament fees, 5.5 redemption points for every €1 they pay in rake or tournament fees or 6.5 redemption points for every £1 they pay in rake or tournament fees.
See here for a full outline of how redemption points are awarded per casino game type.
Claiming and redeeming the offer
Upon qualifying criteria being fulfilled, players will receive a Chest containing a random cash prize, as per probability table below.
| Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $5,000 | 0.10% | 0.10% | |||
| $1,000 | 0.10% | 0.20% | 0.20% | ||
| $500 | 0.90% | 0.90% | |||
| $100 | 1.40% | 2.80% | 3.80% | ||
| $50 | 3.50% | 5% | 6% | 5% | 9% |
| $10 | 20% | 27% | 30% | 30% | 90% |
| $5 | 75% | 65% | 60% | 64% |
Players will need to open the Chest to claim their prize. Once the Chest has been opened, cash will be immediately added to the player’s Stars Account balance. Unopened Chests will expire 7 days after being credited.
What else do you need to know
See here for general promotional Terms & Conditions.