PokerStars in merger talks with William Hill

[The Buzz]

Amaya said it’s in talks on an all-stock merger with bookmaker William Hill to create a company with a wide range of online betting options.

According to Bloomberg:

Amaya has been reviewing its strategic options since February, and William Hill has been looking for ways to move beyond bookmaking into digital and international businesses, the companies said Friday in a statement . . . A merger would conclude a roller-coaster ride for both companies this year. William Hill got a takeover offer in July from 888 Holdings Plc and Rank Group Plc, but talks fell apart. Amaya Chief Executive Officer David Baazov stepped down earlier this year amid an insider trading probe and pledged to try and take the company private himself.

Here is the article from Bloomberg: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/artic...l-stock-merger

Here's a link to the announcement from Amaya: http://www.nasdaq.com/press-release/...20161007-00534

[bfb2016]

Not sure if this is a good thing or not.

[celena]

I find that PokerStars is very well alone!

[gratisbingo]

i dont like pokerstars , i do like williamhill so i think this is really bad , william hill is great , pokerstars sucks , use to be a affiliate to pokerstars then suddenly they shut down my account for the lack of not reg. players for 3 months , and all of my money and players where deleted.
pokerstars affiliate program are not recommended .

[MrBinaryAff]

i dont like pokerstars , i do like williamhill so i think this is really bad , william hill is great , pokerstars sucks , use to be a affiliate to pokerstars then suddenly they shut down my account for the lack of not reg. players for 3 months , and all of my money and players where deleted.
pokerstars affiliate program are not recommended .

I completely agree with you. Wouldn't like this merge as PokerStars is the monopolist in online poker, that won't work well in sports betting for sure.

[bradz21]

I find that PokerStars is very well alone!

I couldn't agree with you more!

[pokeraussie]

Terrible news for Aussies if true. I am pretty sure that would mean Australians could no longer play on the site.