Amaya Investors Are Living in Interesting Times: Who Will Own PokerStars Next Year? Amaya Investors Are Living in Interesting Times: Who Will Own PokerStars Next Year?
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Key Takeaways
  • When Amaya announced that David Baazov was taking a voluntary leave of absence from the company, it also explained that the company was talking to third parties about a possible bid for the company.
  • The current share price on NASDAQ lists Amaya at $12.45, far below the price Baazov suggested paying. At the current price, the company is valued at just $1.65 billion. When GVC closed its deal to buy bwin.party on February 1, just over two months ago, it paid a mixture of cash and shares that valued bwin.party at $1.7 billion.
  • 888, Playtech and several other companies may now be taking a serious look at a bid for Amaya.

When Amaya announced that David Baazov was taking a voluntary leave of absence from the company, it also explained that the company was talking to third parties about a possible bid for the company.