David Baazov steps down from Amaya duties but could still buy the company

David Baazov is to take a voluntary indefinite paid leave of absence from Amaya while he prepares an offer to acquire the company and to avoid distraction while he faces charges related to insider trading. Baazov has vacated his positions as chairman and CEO, with the CEO role being filled on an interim basis by Rafi Ashkenazi, CEO of the Rational Group, which operates the PokerStars and Full Tilt brands and is owned by Amaya. Dave Ghadia, who ha...