Amaya Inc.

Amaya Inc. (also known as Amaya Gaming and Amaya Gaming Group) is a Canadian gaming and online gambling company traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange (symbol TSX: AYA) and headquartered in suburban Montreal, Quebec. In June 2014, Amaya agreed to buy the parent company of PokerStars and Full Tilt Poker, owned by Isai and Mark Scheinberg, for $4.9 billion[1][2] The takeover makes Amaya the world's biggest publicly listed online gambling company.[3] The deal was closed on August 1, 2014.[4]

The company produces gaming products and services including online casino, poker, sportsbook, platform, lotteries and slot machines software. It claims some of the world’s largest gaming operators and casinos are powered by its online, mobile, and land-based products. The company has offices in North America, Latin America, Europe and Asia.[5]

The company is currently in a state of flux (late 2016) with various talks of merger and privatisations.

References

  1. ↑ "Amaya Agrees to Acquire Rational Group for $4.9B". Amaya Gaming. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
  2. ↑ "Amaya Gaming In Deal To Buy PokerStars For $4.9 Billion". Forbes. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
  3. ↑ "Canada's Amaya acquiring PokerStars owner Rational Group for $4.9bn". Montreal News.Net. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
  4. ↑ Wall Street Journal: Amaya Completes Acquisition of Pokerstars and Full Tilt Poker
  5. ↑ According to its website.

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