Sky Bet Sale to The Stars Group Reshapes Corporate Side of UK Sports Betting Scene Go back to Blog The mergers-and-acquisitions wave that’s marked the global gambling and sports betting scene notched another important development this week with the sale…
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BetStars Parent Amaya Stays Public as Former CEO Baazov Drops Bid Go back to Blog Amaya, Inc., the parent company of BetStars, one of the newer options for online sports-betting fans, will remain publicly traded after the company’s former CEO,…
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Talks Continue in Complicated William Hill, Amaya Merger Situation Go back to Blog Consolidation continues in the online gambling and sports-betting markets with the latest batch of speculation surrounding the on-again-off-again “merger of equals” William Hill and Amaya Gaming. The…
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BetStars Parent Amaya, Lead Exec David Baazov Face Insider-Trading Charges Go back to Blog The plans for global online-poker leader PokerStars to continue to expand its new BetStars sports-betting brand throughout the European market after securities regulators in the Canadian…
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PokerStars’ “BetStars” Brand Debuts Lottery Style Sports Betting Go back to Blog Will casual sports bettors have interest in wagering on sporting events where a traditional bet also includes a lottery-style multiplier that, triggered at random, can increase the payout…
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Amaya Gaming Acquires DFS, Prepares for DFS Market Entry Go back to Blog Online-poker corporate giant Amaya Gaming has continued its current push to become an all-services online gambling platform by announcing today its acquisition of Victiv, an up-and-coming daily…
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Ireland Grants Online Sports Betting Approval to PokerStars Go back to Blog The ongoing efforts of Canada’s Amaya Gaming to leverage its popular PokerStars online-poker brand into Europe’s online sports betting market have picked up pace this week. In the…
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PokerStars Sports Betting Beta Goes Live; DFS Plans Also Announced Go back to Blog Global online-poker market leader PokerStars, owned by Canada’s Amaya Gaming, has announced the launch of the beta version of its real-money sports betting application. Live sports…
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PokerStars to Add Sports Betting, Casino Games Go back to Blog Expect a significant market shift across all of Europe in the wake of the announcement by online-poker giant PokerStars that the company will be rolling out sports betting and…
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