Industry Insight
Key Takeaways
  • 888 was hit hard by gaming taxes and the EU VAT directive according to its 2015 results.
  • Andy McCue, former CEO of Paddy Power, has decided to exit his position as COO the newly merged Paddy Power Betfair.
  • Partypoker´s new owner, GVC, has appointed Liron Snir to the new role of Chief Product Officer.

Amaya

Amaya has not been able to enjoy this week even though PokerStars made it to the top of the cash game rankings in the New Jersey market. All attention has been focused on Chairman, President and CEO, David Baazov who was charged with “insider trading” offenses by the Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF) in Quebec.