On Friday, we’d expect to hear news that Canadian-based Amaya Gaming will be purchasing the parent company of PokerStarsand Full Tilt Poker, the Isle of Man-based Rational Group. Blackstone, a US-based private equity firm, is reportedly raising $1 billion for the acquisition. All of this is according to Online Poker Report, Bloomberg, and our own […]

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 […]