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Licensing talks for PokerStars buyer

By Wayne Parry
Published June 19, 2014 2:09am ET
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Licensing talks for PokerStars buyer
FILE- This Dec. 11, 2013 file photo shows a computer screen in Atlantic City N.J. displaying the hom page of the PokerStars web site. The Canadian company that's buying PokerStars will begin talks on Thursday June 19, 2014 with New Jersey casino regulators about getting PokerStars licensed in New Jersey. The world's largest poker web site had been suspended in New Jersey due to an unresolved indictment against its founder, who is resigning as part of the sale. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry) | Wayne Parry

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — A Canadian company buying the PokerStars website will begin licensing talks with New Jersey casino regulators aimed at letting the world’s largest Internet poker site operate legally in the state, the state’s top casino regulator said.

The state Division of Gaming Enforcement will begin the talks Thursday with Amaya Gaming Group, which is buying PokerStars and Full Tilt Poker for $4.9 billion, division director David Rebuck told The Associated Press.

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