MONTREAL, Nov. 23, 2015 /CNW/ - Amaya Inc. (Nasdaq: AYA,
TSX: AYA) ("Amaya") the world's largest publicly traded real money
online gaming company, is pleased to announce that it has ranked
3rd on the Deloitte Technology Fast 50TM and
23rd on the Deloitte Technology Fast 500TM,
its first appearance on either list.
"Amaya is pleased to be among the 13 Quebec-based companies that
figure on the Deloitte Technology Fast 50 and I share this
recognition with all of my colleagues—around the world. I am
confident that the online gaming and technology industry has a
bright future in Quebec and
Canada. We are proud and excited
to be a part of it and to be growing a dynamic global business from
here," said David Baazov, President
and Chief Executive Officer of Amaya.
The Deloitte Technology Fast 50TM celebrates
leadership, innovation and excellence in the technology sector. Now
in its 18th year, the award recognizes the 50 fastest
growing Canadian technology companies in Canada as measured by revenue growth.
Combining technological innovation, entrepreneurship and rapid
growth, Technology Fast 50TM companies – small, large,
public, private – span a variety of industry sectors and are
leaders in hardware, software, digital media, telecom and emerging
areas such as clean technology.
The Deloitte Technology Fast 500TM is an annual
ranking of the 500 fastest-growing technology, media, and
telecommunications companies in the
United States and Canada.
About Amaya
Amaya is a leading provider of
technology-based solutions, products and services in the global
gaming and interactive entertainment industries. Amaya owns gaming
and related consumer businesses and brands including PokerStars,
Full Tilt, StarsDraft, the European Poker Tour, PokerStars
Caribbean Adventure, Latin American Poker Tour and the Asia Pacific
Poker Tour. These brands have more than 95 million cumulative
registered customers globally and collectively form the largest
poker business in the world, comprising online poker games and
tournaments, live poker competitions, branded poker rooms in
popular casinos in major cities around the world, and poker
programming created for television and online audiences. Amaya,
through certain of these brands, also offers non-poker gaming
products, including casino, sportsbook and daily fantasy sports.
Amaya has various gaming and gaming-related licenses or approvals
throughout the world, including from the United Kingdom, Italy, France, Spain, Estonia, Belgium, Denmark, Bulgaria, Greece, Ireland, Romania, the Isle of
Man, Malta, the state of
Schleswig-Holstein in Germany, the province of Quebec in Canada, and the State of New Jersey in the United States.
SOURCE Amaya Inc.