The Stars Group

The Stars Group Inc.
Company typePublic
Nasdaq: TSG
TSX: TSGI
IndustryOnline gambling
PredecessorAmaya Inc.
Founded2001 (2001)
DefunctMay 5, 2020 (2020-05-05)
FateAcquired by Flutter Entertainment
Headquarters,
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
  • Rafael Ashkenazi (CEO)
  • Divyesh Gadhia (Chairman)
RevenueIncrease US$ 2.0 billion (2018)[1]
Decrease US$ -0.1 billion (2018)[1]
Total assetsIncrease US$ 11.3 billion (2018)[1]
Total equityIncrease US$ 4.2 billion (2018)[1]
Number of employees
4,500 (2019)
Websitewww.starsgroup.com

The Stars Group Inc. (formerly known as Amaya Inc., Amaya Gaming Group Inc. and Rational Group) was a Canadian gaming and online gambling company headquartered in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Its shares were traded on Nasdaq and the Toronto Stock Exchange. It primarily operated poker, casino, and sports betting products under the PokerStars, Full Tilt Poker, BetStars, and Fox Bet brands.

Stars Interactive, the online gaming division of The Stars Group, was headquartered in Onchan, Isle of Man where PokerStars had an office since 2005, almost five years after its inception.[2] It held licences or related approvals to operate from 17 jurisdictions and offers its products and services in Europe, North America and elsewhere.[3] In the jurisdictions where it operates, it either maintained a local licence or approval, or used multi-jurisdictional licences issued by the Isle of Man or Malta.

On May 5, 2020, the company was sold to Irish gaming conglomerate Flutter Entertainment.

  1. ^ a b c d "The Stars Group" (PDF). The Stars Group. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
  2. ^ "PokerStars History". 3 Oct 2019. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
  3. ^ SEC.gov: United States Securities and Exchange Commission Form-10 Registration Statement

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