One of the funders listed in David Baazov's SEC filing, KBC Aldini, claims that it has no knowledge whatsoever of the deal for Amaya.
Amaya releases Q3 results and announces that David Baazov has put a real, albeit non-binding bid, to take the company private. But will Amaya accept?
A report from Swedish consultancy firm Copenhagen Economics recommends an online gambling tax rate that may prove sub-optimal for online poker.
Hopes that shared liquidity agreements will transform Europe's segregated online poker markets are overly optimistic. Too little, too late.
Once sold for $570 million, the Ongame Poker Network has become a shadow of its former self, and will officially close up shop on October...
EU regulators may agree that segregated online poker player pools are a bad idea, but the path toward unification stands to be rife with challenges....
The EU has accepted new laws from Finland and Sweden despite EU treaty provisions against monopolies. It may also accept Poland's online poker monopoly.
Upcoming VIP Club changes at PokerStars are bound to have a massive impact -- on both online poker players and the company itself.
Phil Galfond's announcement that he is launching a new online poker room provides an opportunity to examine the difficulties posed by today's market.
Despite improvements to the model, online poker continues to struggle for Playtech. Its other verticals, particularly online casino, are doing anything but.
Poland's new gambling laws may restrict online poker to a state monopoly, hurting online poker revenues for big operators such as Amaya, 888 and GVC.
Caesars Entertainment Q2 results show weak casino growth, a $2 bn loss from CEOC's bankruptcy, and WSOP now looks out of place in the corporate...
The sale of Playtika to Giant for $4.4 billion leaves the WSOP in need of a new corporate home, and CIE CEO Mitch Garber in...
Amaya job losses after merging Full Tilt are not a restructuring. A deal with Playtech for online slots does not mean a full bid for...
Last year William Hill bid for 888, now, 888 is bidding for William Hill. In the intervening period, 888 has soared while William Hill has...
Cash game volume on PokerStars is declining at an increasingly faster clip. Is this something Amaya anticipated or are alarm bells sounding?
The CJEU has opened EU gambling legislation to legal challenge by expanding the definition of proportionality. Segregated poker rooms may be illegal.
The world's most expensive online poker tournament, Big One For One Drop, is undergoing a bevy of changes, including a move from Las Vegas to...
The Dutch Parliament has approved online gambling but imposed a 29 percent tax, a rate that will send players to the gray market and cut...
Gambling regulators in the UK and New Jersey have come to an agreement in principle on sharing online poker player pools, but numerous questions remain.
Legislation that requires PokerStars and other online poker operators to exit markets until licences are issued leaves them susceptible to black market.
The board of Amaya, parent company of PokerStars, is quiet on the identity of a new bidder, which emerged at the company's shareholder meeting on...
If Britain decides to exit the EU, there will be reverberations in the online gambling world for operators and players, but the changes won't be...
The removal of nanostakes games by PokerStars in Belgium may prompt similar changes in the New Jersey online poker market, pending player reaction.
The dominance of PokerStars will be put to the test should 888 Poker debut its upcoming lottery sit and go game in the New Jersey...