The merger makes perfect sense for the company from a business point of view making it easier to run as a single entity sharing the same games and promotions.
Full Tilt Poker and PokerStars will still be separate software downloads but they will share the same network, poker games, players and promos. Players signed up on both sites will benefit from the merging of the software. Full Tilt Poker recently dropped out of the list of top 10 poker sites in the World.
Amaya Gaming have agreed to purchase Rational Group which includes Full Tilt Poker and PokerStars for $4.9 billion.
This would mean the company would no longer have any ties with Isai Scheinberg. Scheinberg was the stumbling block that has been preventing PokerStars from entering the US regulated poker market.
Amaya Gaming have already been approved for a license to offer legal online poker in New Jersey, the company currently supplies gambling machines and accessories in Canada.
Amaya Gaming buying PokerStars will be the largest deal in the history of online gambling and offers positive outlook for the future of online poker worldwide. US poker players will no doubt rejoice at the news of PokerStars returning to the USA with new owners and a clean slate.
Amaya Network have responded to the recent 30% increase of trading shares and potential merger with PokerStars.
The merger would see PokerStars entering the regulated US market under a new name or company as a loophole around the bad actor clause. PokerStars have failed to receive approval to operate in New Jersey, Nevada, Delaware and California.
The largest online poker site was suspended for up to 2 years for operating after the 2006 UIGEA came into law, preventing PokerStars from getting any US poker player action since Black Friday.
