.poker Domain Names
39 registrars compared — cheapest from $5.38 at Spaceship
Delegated on September 4, 2014, .poker was among the earliest additions in ICANN’s 2012 new gTLD program, claimed by Identity Digital Limited as a niche vertical play.
| # | Registrar | Registration | Renewal | Transfer | 5-Year Cost | 10-Year Cost | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spaceship Cheapest | $5.38 | $54.02 | $54.02 | $221.46 | $491.56 | Visit |
| 2 | Namecheap | $5.98 | $85.98 | $71.98 | $349.90 | $779.80 | Visit |
| 3 | Sav | $7.49 | $54.28 | $54.28 | $224.61 | $496.01 | Visit |
| 4 | Dynadot | $8.24 | $55.86 | $55.86 | $231.68 | $510.98 | Visit |
| 5 | Porkbun | $8.24 | $54.07 | $54.07 | $224.52 | $494.87 | Visit |
| 6 | Above.com | $8.69 | $57.42 | $57.42 | $238.37 | $525.47 | Visit |
| 7 | Regery | $8.69 | $55.99 | $55.99 | $232.65 | $512.60 | Visit |
| 8 | Cosmotown | $8.76 | $56.35 | $56.35 | $234.16 | $515.91 | Visit |
| 9 | INWX | $9.08 | $98.40 | $98.40 | $402.68 | $894.68 | Visit |
| 10 | OVHcloud | $9.24 | $65.69 | $63.19 | $272.00 | $600.45 | Visit |
| 11 | Blacknight | $9.97 | $58.81 | $58.81 | $245.21 | $539.26 | Visit |
| 12 | NameSilo | $9.99 | $67.99 | $62.99 | $281.95 | $621.90 | Visit |
| 13 | Truehost | $11.43 | $87.61 | $83.19 | $361.87 | $799.92 | Visit |
| 14 | EuroDNS | $13.90 | $103.95 | $103.95 | $429.70 | $949.45 | Visit |
| 15 | Gname | $13.99 | $62.99 | $62.99 | $265.95 | $580.90 | Visit |
| 16 | Netim | $14.00 | $76.00 | $55.00 | $318.00 | $698.00 | Visit |
| 17 | Directnic | $14.99 | $83.99 | $83.99 | $350.95 | $770.90 | Visit |
| 18 | Name.com | $14.99 | $88.49 | $88.49 | $368.95 | $811.40 | Visit |
| 19 | GoDaddy | $15.19 | $104.19 | $104.19 | $431.95 | $952.90 | Visit |
| 20 | eDomains | $51.00 | $51.00 | $51.00 | $255.00 | $510.00 | Visit |
| 21 | Cloudflare | $52.20 | $52.20 | $52.20 | $261.00 | $522.00 | Visit |
| 22 | Infomaniak | $54.00 | $54.00 | $54.00 | $270.00 | $540.00 | Visit |
| 23 | Epik | $56.95 | $56.95 | $56.95 | $284.75 | $569.50 | Visit |
| 24 | NameBright | $57.00 | $57.00 | $57.00 | $285.00 | $570.00 | Visit |
| 25 | Hello.co | $59.99 | $59.99 | $59.99 | $299.95 | $599.90 | Visit |
| 26 | MrDomain | $64.32 | $64.32 | $64.32 | $321.60 | $643.20 | Visit |
| 27 | UK2 | $64.79 | $64.79 | $64.79 | $323.95 | $647.90 | Visit |
| 28 | Crazy Domains | $65.99 | $65.99 | $65.99 | $329.95 | $659.90 | Visit |
| 29 | OnlyDomains | $68.49 | $76.99 | $76.99 | $376.45 | $761.40 | Visit |
| 30 | Regtons | $68.99 | $68.99 | $68.99 | $344.95 | $689.90 | Visit |
| 31 | Marcaria | $70.00 | $70.00 | $70.00 | $350.00 | $700.00 | Visit |
| 32 | DreamHost | $74.99 | $74.99 | $74.99 | $374.95 | $749.90 | Visit |
| 33 | Squarespace | $75.00 | $75.00 | $75.00 | $375.00 | $750.00 | Visit |
| 34 | 101domain | $83.17 | $90.17 | $83.17 | $443.85 | $894.70 | Visit |
| 35 | 123 Reg | $85.78 | $85.78 | $85.78 | $428.90 | $857.80 | Visit |
| 36 | Hover | $87.19 | $87.19 | $87.19 | $435.95 | $871.90 | Visit |
| 37 | IONOS | $89.00 | $89.00 | $89.00 | $445.00 | $890.00 | Visit |
| 38 | Internet.bs | $106.05 | $119.32 | $106.05 | $583.33 | $1179.93 | Visit |
| 39 | Moniker | $106.05 | $119.32 | $106.05 | $583.33 | $1179.93 | Visit |
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The Vertical Bet: How .poker Grabbed Its Card Room
While many gTLDs launched in 2014 chased generic keywords, .poker aimed squarely at a community. Its sponsor, Identity Digital Limited, is a major registry operator, and they didn't hedge — they took the niche name outright, betting that players, casinos, and streamers would want a name that says the game instantly. It wasn't a brand-owner defensive move (brand TLD status: false), but a genuine category grab. The strategy mirrors sibling verticals like .blue and .mobi, where the registry hoped the suffix itself would do the marketing. For a poker room, .poker is short, self-descriptive, and impossible to misread — which is exactly why Identity Digital paid the new gTLD application fee for it.
Why the Price Spread Tells a Poker Story
Check any price comparison site and you'll see .poker is cheap — but the gap between the least and most expensive registrar is extreme, some charge nearly ten times more than the entry point. That's not unusual for a niche gTLD with low renewal friction, but it's worth reading carefully. The budget end, led by Spaceship, prices it as a commodity — typical for a domain that's easy to renew and not locked into high registry fees. The top tier, meanwhile, is an outlier, likely a registrar betting on perceived value. For a domain buyer, that spread means one thing: shop around. 39 registrars carry .poker, but the average price sits in a range that makes the cheap end the obvious default — unless you need a specific registrar's add-ons.
Sibling Rivalry: Identity Digital's Card Stack
.poker doesn't live alone in Identity Digital's portfolio. The same registry also runs .global, .info, .kim, .mobi, and .blue. That's a telling mix — some are broad and generic (.info, .global), others are identity or hobby niches (.kim, .blue). .poker fits the latter pattern: a single-category name where the registry can leverage its back-end scale without needing a massive audience. For registrants, the sibling connection pays off indirectly. Because Identity Digital already operates dozens of TLDs, the infrastructure for .poker — DNS, WHOIS, dispute resolution — is battle-tested. You're not betting on a garage startup. The downside? There's no shared marketing push; .poker has to win its own players, and it hasn't become a household name like .info did. Still, as a vertical, it's positioned with the same operational polish as its siblings.