Canadian newspaper probes Amaya insidre dealing allegations

The Canadian newspaper Globe and Mail has been conducting its own probe into the insider trading allegations surrounding Amaya Gaming’s acquisition of Pokerstars parent Rational Group last year, and appears to have developed an in-depth knowledge of the individuals involved and the investigative progress of the Quebec financial regulator running the official investigation, the Autorite des marches financiers.

Among other allegations the newspaper is probing a report that two as yet unidentified whistle-blowers are assisting the official investigation into a massive rise in Amaya share transactions just before the Rational deal was unveiled.

The Globe and Mail report makes for interesting reading here:

http://www.pressreader.com/canada/the-globe-and-mail-metro-ontario-edition/20150613/281797102621037/TextView