Revenue for Montreal-based online gaming group Amaya for the three-month period to June 30, 2014, was up 14 per cent year on year, to $42.5m from $37.3m for the same period in 2013.

Amaya Gaming

Revenue for the six-month period to June 30 was $83.7m compared to $75.3m for the first half of 2013, a rise of 11 per cent.

CEO David Baazov said: "The second quarter was a transformative period for Amaya as we announced and completed well ahead of schedule our acquisition of PokerStars and Full Tilt Poker, which collectively hold a healthy majority of the market share in online poker.

"Led by its highly experienced management team, [PokerStars and Full Tilt parent] Rational Group provides Amaya with a strong platform for growth in revenues and profitability and will be significantly accretive to our earnings.”

“We expect growth in 2014,” continued Baazov, “notably in online casino, as the company continues to develop its technology platforms up to its high standards and works with various regulators to certify its solution.

“The company is continuing to see growth in its core poker business and the outlook for its entry into new verticals and geographies is strong. We look forward to updating this outlook in our third quarter financial results, the first quarter for which Rational will report under Amaya.”