The parent company of Full Tilt Poker and PokerStars is hoping to enter into the world of sports betting. Full Tilt was recently expanded to include roulette, blackjack and other casino games and now the Rational Group is planning on adding a sportsbook to the site.

When this is done it will make Full Tilt Poker the first Rational owned site to offer a complete range of gambling options. A spokesperson for the Rational Group said that the company is “exploring opportunities to enter global sports betting markets to enhance our online gaming offerings.”

At present Rational is talking to potential suppliers and hoping to launch in 2015. The company is hoping that the addition of a sportsbook will help restore Full Tilt poker to its status before Black Friday when it was ranked as the number two global online poker site.

The Rational Group acquired the site in 2012 as part of the settlement of the civil charges filed against Rational by the US Department of Justice. This story on Full Tilt and sports betting originally appeared on the Online Casino Archives website.

UPDATE: On August 1, 2014, Amaya Gaming Group completed the purchase of Rational Group, the owner of PokerStars and Full Tilt, for $4.9 billion. Both poker sites continued to operate as separate entities until May 17, 2016. On that date, the user base of Full Tilt gained access to the global player pool at PokerStars, and the old Full Tilt platform was retired