Its share price has risen since it announced that was undergoing a strategic review

Amaya interested in CryptoLogic

2011-04-12
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(Canada).- The share price for CryptoLogic has risen dramatically since the online casino games developer announced two weeks ago that it was undergoing a strategic review and rumours are now circulating that Canadian firm Amaya Gaming Group could be about to swoop.

CryptoLogic appointed Deloitte Corporate Finance as its financial adviser late last month following a 35 % year-on-year drop in total revenues to US$ 26 million and is now facing a number of options including the possible sale of part or all of the business.

“This review is at an early stage and will consider a number of strategic options including the possibility of an offer being made for the company or a disposal of part of the business,” read a statement from CryptoLogic. “The board wishes to stress that there can be no certainty that any offer will be forthcoming.”

Despite this initial pessimism, server and network-based gaming specialist Amaya is now alleged to hold close to 5 % of CryptoLogic’s shares and could very well be lining up a takeover.

The Montreal-based firm recently secured the first online gaming licence ever issued by the Dominican Republic and has plans to premiere a new domain during the third quarter offering slots and table titles including blackjack, roulette, craps and baccarat in addition to peer-to-peer games such as online poker.

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