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Baazov sells $100 million-worth of Amaya shares

March 10, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Economy/Finance

Former CEO of Amaya Gaming, David Baazov, held a press release this week to announce that he is selling a 7-million batch of Amaya shares worth $99 million to use for “investment purposes”. The sale would see B...

Amaya strikes deferred payment deal with former PokerStars owners Scheinbergs

Alex Lanter

January 10, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Canada, Online Poker, Economy/Finance, Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships

Canadian online and land-based gaming company, Amaya Gaming, have recently announced that they’ve finally outlined an agreement with Isai Scheinberg and his son Mark over the 197.7 million in deferred payments ...

Evidence against former Amaya boss David Baazov questioned

Adam Morgan

September 15, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Canada, Financial Fraud

In Canada, the former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer for online gaming firm Amaya has reiterated his innocence on charges of insider trading following an admission by Quebec’s securities watchdog that it ...

Evidence mounts against former Amaya boss David Baazov

Adam Morgan

September 8, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Canada, Online Gambling News, Conspiracy

In Canada, one of the financial watchdogs looking into allegations of insider trading involving David Baazov, the former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer for online gaming firm Amaya, has reportedly identif...

Plan for $2.8-billion bid by CEO Baazov to buy out Amaya, PokerStars

K Morrison

February 2, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Industry News, Poker, Online Gambling News, Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships

In a press release on Monday, David Baazov, chairman and chief executive officer of Montreal-based Amaya Inc, announced a plan for a takeover proposal of the company that owns Full Tilt Poker and Poker Stars. ...

Amaya Inc is preparing to launch a dedicated sports betting site?

Alex Lanter

November 10, 2015

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Sports betting

According to GamblingInvest.com, Amaya Inc is preparing to launch a dedicated sports betting site featuring the brand BetStars. The publication claims having exclusive knowledge that The Rational Group, an Amay...

Amaya Gaming Receives UKGC Approval, Licenses for Poker, B2B Casino Games

Sadonna Price

March 22, 2015

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Online Poker, Online Gambling News

Last Friday, Amaya Gaming announced that it has received approval from the United Kingdom Gambling Commission to offer online poker and other gaming in the UK, with their brands Full Tilt Poker and PokerStars. ...

Amaya receives regulatory approvals for Rational Group acquisition

July 31, 2014

Latest Casino and Gambling News, World Casino News, Online gambling regulation, Online Gambling News

Amaya Gaming Group Inc. (TSX: AYA) (“Amaya” or the “Corporation“) announced today that it has received all required approvals from the gaming regulatory authorities that currently license Rational Group Ltd. (“...