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Amaya makes final $47.5m payment to former PokerStars owners

1st June 2017 9:14 am GMT

Toronto-listed gaming operator Amaya has made its final deferred purchase price payment to the former owners of Rational Group for its acquisition of PokerStars.

Amaya used cash flow from operations to make the final USD$47.5m payment, as well as around $870,000 in associated fees.

The final payment completes Amaya's $400m deferred payment obligation under its $4.9bn deal to acquire Rational Group, agreed in August 2014.

This was originally due to be paid in full by February 1st this year [...]

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