Is the trial still on?
Sept 2016 article but pretty good. I recco the lawsuit & crime section of the below link, lots of interesting stuff the US media buries.
http://jewishbusinessnews.com/2016/0...watchdog-says/
Former Amaya Gaming CEO David Baazov Involve In Kickback Scheme, Watchdog Says
In what is called “the biggest insider trading investigation in Canadian history”, Quebec’s securities watchdog, Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF) said it has uncovered a system of insider trading involving former Canadian Amaya Gaming Inc. CEO David Baazov, La Presse reports on Wednesday.
https://www.casino.org/news/ex-amaya...-alleged-fraud
Shocking Forged Signature Allegations
LOL WTF!Baazov announced his intention to take Amaya private at the beginning of 2016, before a string of insider trader charges forced him to resign from his executive roles in the company, which is now known as The Stars Group.
The charges appeared to have buried the bid, too, until Baazov resurfaced in November of last year with a $6.7 billion proposal that included financing from Dubai-based KBC Aldini Capital Ltd., according to documents filed to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
Forged Signature
But just days later, an angry Kalani Lal, chief executive of KBC, told the UK’s Globe and Mail that he had never heard of Amaya, and that there had been no negotiations with Baazov whatsoever.
https://www.highstakesdb.com/8178-da...regulator.aspx
DAVID BAAZOV NEVER AMAYA MAJORITY SHAREHOLDER SAYS FINANCIAL REGULATOR
According to the latest revelations in the ongoing court case against Amaya CEO David Baazov, the Canadian entrepreneur was merely a puppet at the helm for his older brother Joshua and was never the true majority shareholder of the business.
FTR I've been a critic of Pokerstars before it was cool. I felt the Scheinbergs got a free pass for the billions of dollars they permanently siphoned from the poker economy while the Scott Tom's and Howard Lederer's of the world got crucified. Some say it was good business, I felt is was excessive greed but that's another story.
Predictions? Whether he accepts a plea or goes to trial I predict the max he'll receive is a slap on the wrist. You know, pay back some of the ill gotten gains and don't do it again, zero jail.