June 22, 2017
An Amaya Inc. 2017 annual and special meeting of shareholders Wednesday approved the company’s planned re-brand to The Stars Group Inc., expected to take effect by the end of August 2017 along with the relocation of its headquarters to Ontario. In addition, Amaya Inc. revealed its imminent entry into the largely untapped Indian market through […]
May 9, 2016
Amaya Inc. will retire the Full Tilt platform on Tuesday, 17 May 2016, migrating players to its PokerStars platform to increase liquidity and achieve cost saving measures with the operation of a combined platform. Players who have both Full Tilt and PokerStars accounts will see their accounts merged with Full Tilt Points converted to Starscoin […]
February 17, 2016
A press release from Amaya Inc late Tuesday advised the world that it plans to merge subsidiaries Full Tilt and Pokerstars into “one market-leading poker product.” “This platform migration will allow Amaya’s development and technology teams to focus on improving one market-leading platform rather than two, leading to a better gaming experience for all; improvements […]
January 25, 2016
The title of the 2+2 forum briefing by a player delegation following a grievance meeting with Amaya execs says it all: “We Deeply Regret That we Are Not Bringing Back Any Good News.” The meeting earlier this month saw Pokerstars players Dani Stern, Isaac Haxton and Daniel Dvoress travelling to Montreal to face Amaya execs […]
December 17, 2015
A county level case in Kentucky that had its genesis in a failed 2008 attempt to seize the international domains of online gambling companies (see previous reports) is back in the headlines this week with the news that Franklin Circuit Court Judge Thomas Wingate recently awarded a $290 million judgment against defendants Pokerstars and its […]
October 1, 2015
The news late Wednesday that Amaya Inc. has at last been given the green light to operate in the New Jersey online gambling market by the Division of Gaming Enforcement has observers speculating on how soon the company’s Pokerstars and Full Tilt brands, partnered by local Atlantic City land operator Resorts Casino Hotel, will be […]
September 12, 2015
Norwegian poker fans are rejoicing this week at the news that Amaya Gaming, parent of the Pokerstars online poker enterprise, is organising a home-ground poker tournament after years of holding the tournament “in exile” around the world. Global Poker Tours Ltd, an Amaya Inc. brand, announced the first legal live poker event to be held […]
September 3, 2015
Amaya Gaming, the parent group of the Pokerstars and Full Tilt online poker brands, is pulling out all the stops this (September) month, with each brand running separate online tournaments over similar timeframes. The major action will be over at Pokerstars, where $45 million in prize pools guarantees over 70 events will be on offer […]
July 28, 2015
Pokerstars, an Amaya Inc. brand, and UK men’s health charity Prostate Cancer announced Monday that the organisations are to join forces for a special one-night event in a bid to raise money to fight prostate cancer. Titled “Lads Night In”, the first event will take place on September 25, 2015, with the objective of encouraging […]
May 14, 2015
Amaya Gaming Group’s Full Tilt business has been licensed to operate in the Danish market, joining sister-group PokerStars with the launch of online poker and casino games. The company holds licensing in the United Kingdom, Malta, Isle of Man and Denmark following its relaunch in 2012.