TORONTO, Aug. 1, 2017 /PRNewswire/ - Amaya Inc.
(Nasdaq: AYA; TSX: AYA) today announced that it has completed the
previously announced change of its corporate name to The Stars
Group Inc., continuance under the Business Corporations
Act (Ontario) pursuant to
which it has become an Ontario
corporation, and move of its head office from Montreal to Toronto. The Stars Group's common shares will
begin trading under the ticker symbol "TSG" on the Nasdaq Global
Select Market and "TSGI" on the Toronto Stock Exchange at market
open today. In connection with the name change, The Stars Group
also adopted a new corporate logo and will launch a new website
at www.starsgroup.com.
Outstanding stock certificates will not be affected by the name
change and will not need to be exchanged. All securities
trading, filings and market-related information will be reported
under the new corporate name and trading symbols.
The Stars Group also announced today that it will release its
financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2017 prior to the start of trading on
Wednesday, August 9, 2017 and will host a conference call and
webcast at 8:30 a.m. ET to discuss
the same.
- To access via tele-conference, please dial 1-877-407-0789 or
1-201-689-8562 ten minutes prior to the scheduled start of the
call.
- The playback will be made available two hours after the event
at 1-844-512-2921 or 1-412-317-6671. The Conference ID number is
13666480.
- To access the webcast please use the following link:
http://public.viavid.com/index.php?id=125442
About The Stars Group
The Stars Group is a leading provider of technology-based
products and services in the global gaming and interactive
entertainment industries. Through its Stars Interactive division,
The Stars Group ultimately owns gaming and related consumer
businesses and brands, including PokerStars, PokerStars Casino,
BetStars, Full Tilt, StarsDraft, and the PokerStars Championship,
PokerStars Festival and PokerStars Megastack live poker tour brands
(incorporating aspects of the European Poker Tour, PokerStars
Caribbean Adventure, Latin American Poker Tour and the Asia Pacific
Poker Tour). These brands together have more than 111 million
registered customers globally and collectively form the largest
poker business in the world, comprising online poker games and
tournaments, sponsored live poker competitions, marketing
arrangements for branded poker rooms in popular casinos in major
cities around the world, and poker programming and content created
for television and online audiences. The Stars Group, through
certain of these brands, also offers non-poker gaming products,
including casino, sportsbook and daily fantasy sports. The Stars
Group, through certain of its subsidiaries, is licensed or approved
to offer, or offers under third party licenses or approvals, its
products and services in various jurisdictions throughout the
world, including in Europe, both
within and outside of the European Union, the Americas and
elsewhere. In particular, PokerStars is the world's most licensed
online gaming brand, holding licenses or related operating
approvals in 17 jurisdictions.
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward Looking Statements and
Other Information
This news release contains forward-looking statements and
information within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation
Reform Act of 1995 and applicable securities laws. Forward-looking
statements can, but may not always, be identified by the use of
words such as "anticipate", "plan", "continue", "estimate",
"expect", "may", "will", "intend", "could", "might", "would",
"should", "believe", and similar references to future periods or
the negatives of these words and expressions. These statements are
based on management's current expectations and are subject to a
number of risks, uncertainties, and assumptions, including market
and economic conditions, business prospects or opportunities,
future plans and strategies, projections, technological
developments, anticipated events and trends and regulatory changes
that affect The Stars Group, its customers and its industries.
Although The Stars Group and management believe the expectations
reflected in such forward-looking statements are reasonable and are
based on reasonable assumptions and estimates, there can be no
assurance that these assumptions or estimates are accurate or that
actual results will not differ materially from those expressed or
implied in forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements
are inherently subject to significant business, regulatory,
economic and competitive risks, uncertainties and contingencies
that could cause actual events to differ materially from those
expressed or implied in such statements. Specific risks and
uncertainties include, but are not limited to, certain expectations
regarding matters related to the completion of the corporate name
change and expected ticker symbol change, and those identified
under the heading "Risk Factors and Uncertainties" in The Stars
Group's Annual Information Form for the year ended
December 31, 2016 and "Risk Factors and Uncertainties",
"Limitations of Key Metrics and Other Data" and "Key Metrics" in
its Management's Discussion & Analysis for the three
months ended March 31, 2017, each available on SEDAR at
www.sedar.com, EDGAR at www.sec.gov and The Stars Group's website
at www.starsgroup.com, and in other filings that The Stars Group
has made and may make with applicable securities authorities in the
future. Investors are cautioned not to put undue reliance on
forward-looking statements. Each forward-looking statement speaks
only as of the date hereof, and The Stars Group undertakes no
obligation to correct or update any forward-looking statement,
whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise,
except as required by applicable law.
SOURCE Amaya Inc.