Tag Archives: Full Tilt Poker
UK – Evolution launches Live Casino for Full Tilt
Evolution Gaming has launched a dedicated live casino environment for Full Tilt. Full Tilt is best known as one of the world’s leading poker brands and is now expanding its offering of casino games. The Full Tilt dedicated environment, created within Evolution’s Riga studios, includes three live blackjack tables and one live roulette table. All…
Canada – Amaya completes Rational purchase
Amaya Gaming has now completed its previously announced acquisition of Oldford Group Limited, the parent company of Isle of Man-headquartered Rational Group, the owner and operator of the PokerStars and Full Tilt Poker brands, for US$4.9bn. “We are extremely pleased to have completed this Acquisition,” said David Baazov, Chairman and CEO of Amaya. “Through PokerStars,…
Canada – Amaya receives gaming regulatory approvals for Rational Group acquisition
Amaya Gaming Group has received all required approvals from the gaming regulatory authorities that currently license Rational Group, owner and operator of the PokerStars and Full Tilt Poker brands, in connection with Amaya’s previously announced acquisition of Rational Group. Amaya also announced that it has received conditional approval from the TSX regarding the Proposed Transaction…
Canada – Amaya increases offer of shares to fund Rational takeover
Amaya Gaming is upsizing a previously announced offer of convertible preferred shares with the net profits being used to help finance the $4.9bn buy out of the Rational Group, owner of PokerStars and Full Tilt Poker, announced earlier this month. The size of the offering was increased by $50m to approximately $180m from the previously…
Isle of Man – Full Tilt Poker appoints Dominic Mansour
The Rational Group has appointed Dominic Mansour as Managing Director of Full Tilt Poker, responsible for the day-to-day operations of the Full Tilt brand and business. Mansour is an experienced gaming industry executive who most recently served as CEO of the UK-based Health Lottery. He previously held senior positions at GTECH G2, NetPlay TV and…
UK – Leander Games to move Full Tilt poker into casinos
The Rational Group has selected Leander Games to provide a casino gaming platform and exciting game content for Full Tilt Poker as that site expands into casino gaming. The companies have already begun the technical integration to leverage Leander’s “LeGa” gaming platform to launch unique games as well as a selection of games from the…
Bulgaria – Leading brands added to Bulgarian blacklist
As it moves towards regulating an online gaming industry, the Bulgarian government has published a blacklist of unlicensed operators including leading brands such as bet365, Full Tilt Poker, PokerStars, PartyPoker and William Hill. The Bulgaria’s State Gambling Commission, who hopes regulating the market could generate 100m Lev (€50m) in taxation, published its first blacklist of…
