This summer’s Euro 2016 Championships has seen a glut of new sportsbook announcements, but few are as intriguing as the plans between The Sun newspaper and Australian operator Tabcorp to launch Sun Bets. The UK market is no stranger to attempts by octogenarian media mogul Rupert Murdoch to leverage the pre-eminent position of his business interests in the UK media …
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Amaya Inc has confirmed that it will migrate players from subsidiary brand Full Tilt onto a shared poker network with its leader product PokerStars. The player migration which will be actioned on 17 May, will see Full Tilt and PokerStars merge their ‘poker player liquidity’. In February, Amaya governance detailed that it would create a shared network for its online …
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PokerStars have announced the launch of PokerStars Knockout Poker, a tournament format exclusively available online at PokerStars which will be supported through a global marketing campaign featuring football superstar Neymar. The tournament prize money in PokerStars Knockout Poker will be split 50/50, with 50% going to the ‘normal’ prize pool and the other 50% being awarded for ‘knockouts’, with players …
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US law firms Wolf Haldenstein Adler Freeman & Herz LLP (New York) and Block & Leviton (Boston) have filed investor-led class action lawsuits against Amaya Inc. The lawsuits filed yesterday within US district courts, focus on the alleged investor misrepresentation of Amaya governance following the allegations of insider trading made against CEO and Founder David Baazov by Quebec securities regulator, Autorite …
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Updating the market, Toronto TSX listed operator Amaya Inc has informed that it has been granted approval by the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement (DGE) for the renewal of state igaming services for its PokerStars and Full Tilt brands. Amaya renews its New Jersey licensing, which was first granted on 30 September 2015, for the state provisions of PokerStars …
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Gaming giant Amaya has said it expects its Chairman & CEO David Baazov to be ‘fully exonerated’ after the Quebec securities regulatory authority (AMF) charged him with a number of trading violations as part of a long-running investigation. The AMF has charged Baazov for aiding with trades while in possession of privileged information, influencing or attempting to influence the market price …
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Updating the market on its 2015 Q4 and full-year results, Toronto-listed operator Amaya Inc would declare 2015 group net losses of CAD $25.9 million (£14 million). The operator which is currently subject to a management takeover bid by Chief Executive David Baazov, reported that its corporate earnings performance had been impacted by the decline of the Canadian $ against core …
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Online gaming solutions provider NetEnt has signed a license agreement with global interactive entertainment and technology company Amaya, the owner of the world’s most renowned poker brand, PokerStars. The agreement will see NetEnt supply desktop and mobile games to the PokerStars brand in New Jersey, USA. Amaya is an existing customer of NetEnt in Europe. NetEnt has signed yet another important …
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Amaya Inc has earmarked 21 March as the date it will finally launch its PokerStars brand in New Jersey. The launch quickly follows the September 2015 authorisation by the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement (DGE) to operate the PokerStars and Full Tilt brands in the State. Amaya currently expects to conduct an interim testing period with the DGE and a …
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Amaya have announced that Full Tilt will join the PokerStars platform this spring to form one market-leading poker product. Following the merger, each site will retain its own look with a few unique promotions. As reported in Casino News, the two biggest names in poker industry are coming together to form a gaming powerhouse on the biggest online platform in …
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