{"id":5057,"date":"2018-04-24T12:53:03","date_gmt":"2018-04-24T12:53:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pokerscout.com\/?p=5057"},"modified":"2018-04-24T17:41:39","modified_gmt":"2018-04-24T17:41:39","slug":"the-stars-group-to-become-worlds-largest-public-online-gaming-company","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pokerscout.com\/the-stars-group-to-become-worlds-largest-public-online-gaming-company\/","title":{"rendered":"The Stars Group To Become World\u2019s Largest Public Online Gaming Company"},"content":{"rendered":"
The Canadian company that owns the world\u2019s largest online poker site is about to become the world\u2019s largest publicly listed online gaming company.\u00a0The Stars Group Inc.<\/strong>, which owns PokerStars<\/strong> and is listed on the Nasdaq<\/strong> and the Toronto Stock Exchange<\/strong>, announced on Saturday it will acquire Sky Betting & Gaming (SBG)<\/strong> from CVC Capital Partners<\/strong> and Sky plc<\/strong> in a cash and stock deal worth $4.7 billion<\/a>.<\/p>\n