A financial analyst in Ontario, Canada and a group of his friends are feeling the heat from fraud investigators over their actions in the days leading up to Amaya Gaming's purchase of PokerStars back in 2014. The men join former Amaya Gaming CEO David Baazov in the cloud of suspicion that's resulted from alleged insider…
A judge in Quebec has ordered that the trial of former Amaya Gaming CEO David Baazov be pushed back to April 16. It's the latest twist in an ongoing legal saga involving the ex-chief of one of the best known online poker companies on the planet. Baazov, who is facing a litany of charges centered…
Former Amaya Gaming CEO David Baazov, along with several other former company executives, has been accused of embezzling cash from the Lion’s Heart Self Help Group, Amaya's Kenya-based African charity. The suite, which was filed last week in the US District Court in Manhattan, alleges that Baazov, along with Daniel Sebag and Benjamin Ahdoot, grabbed…
David Baazov is looking at using the right to a speedy trial to dodge charges of insider trading in a Canadian courtroom. Last week, word broke that the former CEO of Amaya Gaming's attorneys asked a judge in Quebec to dismiss all charges against him be dismissed due to continued delays in getting the trial…
Was David Baazov the real power behind Amaya Gaming during his days as CEO of the massive gaming corporation? Or was it his brother Ofer "Josh" Baazov and his business partner Jason Craig Levett? That answer to that question is likely to take center stage when David Baazov's trial for insider trading begins in November.…
Amaya Gaming's efforts to rebrand into the Stars Group, Inc. won the approval of the company's shareholders at a recent general meeting. The name change is just one piece of a major effort by the online gambling giant to shed the impact of recent scandals and refocus its branding. That shareholders were so quick to…
Amaya Gaming, one of the best known brands in the gaming business, is re-branding itself as The Stars Group, Inc. Company officials say the name change is part of a greater mission to change the company's image. The Stars Group's efforts to shed Amaya Gaming's recent legal troubles and disappointing profits is certainly well warranted.…
Financial regulators in Ontario are sharing new information regarding allegations of insider trading related to the 2014 sale of Amaya Gaming. This latest information focuses mostly on the dealings of employees at an investment firm called Aston Hill Financial. Aston Hill Financial was one of the companies that Amaya Gaming chose to help finance Amaya…
A little known Hong Kong investment firm recently bought up 11.2 percent of all the shares issued for online poker giant Amaya Gaming. Though purchase was made in a discreet fashion, the deal could breath new life into the troubled online gambling giant. The little known investor shelled out somewhere in the neighborhood of $200,496,000…
Former Amaya Gaming CEO David Baazov has divested himself of $99 million (USD) worth of his old company's stock. The surprise move leaves Baazov with plenty of cash to fund his ongoing legal defense and was also applauded by Toronto Stock Exchange investors. Baazov's big deal, as it turns out, offers a lot more than…
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