Amaya Gets NASDAQ Listing

Canadian-based Amaya Gaming has been approved for a listing on NASDAQ. The company is waiting for approval to offer its PokerStars platform in New Jersey.

Amaya Gaming will begin trading on the NASDAQ Global Select Market on June 8.

Amaya Inc. is the world’s largest publicly traded online gaming company and owner of the PokerStars and Full Tilt brands. It will trade under the symbol “AYA”. The Corporation’s common shares will also continue trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol AYA.

“Our listing on the NASDAQ is an important milestone for Amaya and a testament to the tremendous progress we have made over our five years as a public company,” said Amaya’s chairman and CEO, David Baazov, in a press release. “We anticipate that the NASDAQ listing will provide greater visibility and better liquidity for our stock and help broaden our shareholder base.”