CEO David Baazov (2006–) | Headquarters Montreal, Canada | |
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Stock price AYA (TSE) CA$ 19.29 +0.11 (+0.57%)27 Feb, 11:50 AM GMT-5 - Disclaimer | ||
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 The takeover makes Amaya the world's biggest publicly listed online gambling company. The deal was closed on August 1, 2014.
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.
In March 2016, the company's CEO, David Baazov, was charged by Canadian regulators with multiple securities fraud charges. Baazov took an indefinite leave of absence shortely thereafter, and resigned in August. On December 20, 2016, Baazov dropped a bid to buy the company with a "virtually unknown" group of outside investors, one of whom denied being involved.