Very legit point that's worth noting.

completely this. well see what the outcome is. seems like hes going to get the boot.

relax everyone

everything will be fine

we're talking about the Canadian judicial system

Judge: what'd you guys do eh?
Baazov: well yea like when the stock was $31 we had an idea to buy PS
Judge: what's the stock worth now eh?
Baazov: aboot a couple of Timmys Coffees and a box of Timbits
Judge: oh right on, gotta give the love to Timmys, i'll take a double double
Baazov: that's my favourite too yer honour
Judge: you sure there's a u in favourite and honour?
Baazov: well i was born in saskatoon
Judge: you're not a yank?
Baazov: no way eh
Judge: case dismissed, pay a fine to the mounties to clean up after those horses outside my courtroom.

lmao

lol as a canadian, well playedd

If insider trading is hard to prove... what are some examples of cases/people that did get in trouble?

What are the usual penalties.... and this being in canada are these penalties different?

5 years and 5 million fine is what he's facing I believe

yeah, isnt one of the main reasons that stars has kept alot of players is for the assumed security?

I really hope this can jumpstart a legitimate competitor with good software and a good vip scheme

yes, monopoly so bigger player pools etc but also they WERE a great site with most trustworthy security etc, best software and customer support. at least thy have the software...

where is the pic from senatorkevins post from?

anyone who has more than a few thousand in their account in jokerstars is an idiot..

Oh dear, another example of industry ecperts in the poker sector lacking professionalism. When will these guys learn. Year after year, its the same **** but different story.

Oh dear, oh dear.

Rakers gonna get raked and possibly even pay some cellmate rake?

This x13 actually, i would think.

All this for a measly 1.5mirron split 13 ways? obv 1 or 2 prob had a lion share and minions were just along for a new car and holiday or something. I kinda feel sorry for the minions who didn't know better.

Additionally, I would speculate that as the CEO he is accountable for anyone under his leadership who infringes... even if he did nothing wrong... as CEO the buck stops with him.

lastly, will be the con of the century if he walks away with a small fine and shareprice hits rock bottom and then amaya buyout with new invetsoars goes ahead.

I wonder if Baazov's defense will use the same strategy he employed for the SNE fiasco. "Your Honor, it's all a misunderstanding, a miscommunication if you will".

Also, goodbye credible board members imo, if they have any kind of decent reputation, take a pay packet and back these kind of shortcuts... i highly doubt there is any dudediligence going on behind the scenes. that said, please shut the **** up about the rng -- theres threads and porn for that kind of bs.

Also, also... Calling Negs.
-Given your position to post on important topics that affect the poker community, surely you have some comments to make on this? Someone start a thread for him please?

poker or rng being rigged is a different thread. I know one guy who won 1m as legit and a couple 100-200k too. Theres very big sample for the high volume players and it's pretty clear the higher tiers seem to be about right in a big sample combined.

not ruling completely out but I wouldn't go too far into conspiracies and stuff yet..

I'm assuming that's what the AMF thinks it can prove. The actual total amount of the alleged crime is probably vastly larger. There might be friends of friends of the defendant's who profited. Kind of a "get Capone on tax evasion" sort of thing, they only charge what they can prove. So it could turn out to be the kind of case where the judge/jury uses a seemingly minor charge that doesn't normally bring heavy penalties to throw the book at the defendants.

when you read about the history of amaya and associates, and look at their current legal situation......

it kind of lends credibility to the theory that this is a company run by people applying dip**** logic thats ruining the games in order to boost short term reports/share prices and relieve massive debt with little clue about the long term damage its doing

It's obvious to anyone that some insider trading took place prior to the acquisition of Pstars. I mean a run up like that just doesn't make any other sense considering its historical movement. Who was involved in the actual trading can get obscure as you can have agents and friends of agents to do your bidding.

The reality is this arrest today means very little in the grander scheme of things. Baazov is completely replaceable and if his ego wasn't so large he would have stepped down today as CEO for the sake of the company.

Why pretend you are a lawyer or know much about insider trading. You got the bolded part right, but everything else is nonsensical, sorry.

Sorry, edited your post only slightly , just to make a point about leveraged gaming companies in general

Amaya disagrees with you.

YESSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!

GO AFTER TROLLREISER NEXT!!!!

Enjoy jail u greedy ****ers

were being the operative word here.

It's about time for one of the big competitors to fix up their software, tighten up a good vip/rb scheme, become legitimate competition

I wouldn't hold my breath.

THIS is who you call "good people with a bit of dirt in their background ?

Paul Leggett, former head of AP/UB, hired thereafter by Amaya to head online gaming and squeezed out by NJ ?

http://www.cardplayer.com/poker-news...ett-steps-down

"Leggett was once the chief operating officer of Tokwiro Enterprises, which owned both UB and Absolute Poker, two sites that were targets of a federal investigation that eventually came to be known as Black Friday. Both sites are now defunct and left former players empty-handed."

.... a bit of dirt ?

Woah! Orange is the New Black ....

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