Amaya’s New UK Gambling Licenses Confirm its Regulatory Approach
Key Takeaways
  • Amaya has announced that the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) has awarded the company licenses for PokerStars, Full Tilt and its B2B online casino business.
  • Perhaps most significant is that Amaya has passed the UKGC’s analysis of its operations in jurisdictions where it does not have a specific national license.
  • Amaya’s operations in major markets such as Russia, Mexico, Canada, Japan and Germany—as well as the pre-Black Friday operations of PokerStars in the US—have passed the UKGC’s “integrity” test.

Amaya has announced that the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) has awarded the company licenses for PokerStars, Full Tilt and its B2B online casino business.

Until now, the company has been operating under the continuation license transitional arrangements implemented by the UKGC.