Baazov, who founded Amaya in the mid-2000s, has helped Amaya into becoming the world’s largest publicly traded online gaming business through organic growth and strategic acquisitions. The company was founded in August of 2014. Amaya has completed the transformational acquisition of Oldford Group, the world’s largest business in poker, comprised of online games and tournaments, live poker tours and occasions, live poker rooms in major casinos, and poker-related programming for television as well as online viewers. This B2C business operates PokerStarsand Full Tilt® brands. David Baazov The two brands make up the bulk of the world’s online poker liquidity part. It is the largest producer of poker live events around the globe. David Baazov The brands it produces comprise the European Poker Tour (EPT), PokerStars Caribbean Adventure (PCAS), Latin American Poker Tour (LAPT) and the Asia Pacific Poker Tour.

Amaya was listed via the TSX Venture Exchange in July in 2010, and then moved to the TSX in October, 2013. In September of 2014, Amaya was included in the Component Index of S&P/TSX. As of October 31 of 2014, the business was the second-largest TSX listed company for technology in Quebec by market capital.

The business and industry are aware of Amaya’s success and have recognized Amaya. Baazov with numerous awards, including Ernst & Young’s 2013 Quebec EY Entrepreneur of the Year award for The Information Technology category and the recognition of Mr. David Baazov http://www.cardplayer.com/poker-news/23754-former-pokerstars-ceo-sues-canadian-financial-regulators Baazov on Gaming Intelligence’s Hot 50 list in 2012 for the most talented, ingenuous and creative people in the field of online gaming. Amaya, an TSX Tech Company and its CEO Mr. David Baazov Baazov received awards in 2013 from Cantech Letter. Baazov was awarded Cantech Letter’s TSX Venture Tech Company Executive of the Month award for 2012. Amaya earned the title of TSX Tech Company of Year.

Mr. Baazov, 34, was born in Montreal in Canada, where he still stay with his wife, and four children. David Baazov