According to Bloomberg, the price tag for Amaya Gaming’s rumored purchase of PokerStars’ parent companycould be more than $1 billion. The news outlet, which released a series of articles on Thursday about the potential acquisition, said, “Blackstone Group LP’s credit business, GSO Capital Partners LP, is among the backers of Amaya’s bid, arranging more than […]

There’s more news about the rumor that Amaya Gaming is in talks to acquire PokerStars. According to Bloomberg, trading of Amaya’s stock on the Toronto Stock Exchange was halted on Tuesday “following a 28% surge in the past two days.” What the stoppage means regarding a potential acquisition, if anything, is not yet known, but […]

Recently, an article published by CalvinAyre set the poker industry abuzz with rumors that the Canadian firm Amaya Gaming would purchase the online poker behemoth PokerStars. But this week, perhaps hoping to quell the gossip, Amaya decided to release a statement that was seen as a tacit denial of the surprising report.