PokerStars Considers Listing on London Exchange

David Baazov (l.), CEO of Amaya Gaming—which is in the process of buying PokerStars—says the company is considering a dual listing on the Toronto and London stock exchanges. A New York exchange listing is also being considered.

David Baazov, chief executive and chairman of Canadian-traded Amaya Gaming, said the company is considering plotting a second listing on the London stock exchange.

Baazov told reporters he was considering either the London Stock Exchange or an exchange in New York, although no decision had been taken.

“There will be a dual listing,” he confirmed in an interview with the Sunday Times.

Amaya is listed on the Toronto stock exchange and joined the exchange four years ago.

The company is in the process of buying online poker sites PokerStars and Full Tilt in a $4.9 billion deal, which would make it the biggest online gambling site in the world.

Meanwhile, a report states that Amaya and Loto Quebec—which offers online gambling in the company’s home province of Quebec—are exploring whether they can enter into a license agreement to bring Poker Stars to the province. Those talks are said to be very preliminary.

Amaya is also continuing to meet with New Jersey online regulators in a bid to bring PokerStars and Full Tilt Poker to the New Jersey online market.