The Stars Group

The Stars Group is a leading Canadian provider of technological-based services and products in the interactive and global gaming entertainment industries. It focuses on operating, developing, and acquiring technology-based assets offering high-growth potential in both new and existing markets.

Stars Group currently offers mobile and online casino games, poker, sports betting, and fantasy sports. The company seeks to utilize technology to offer entertainment and gaming to large networks. Stars Group was originally Amaya Gaming, established in 2004. Since then it has achieved unbelievable success. Originally the developer operated from Canada but later expanded to several North and South American destinations as well as Europe.

The Stars Group became the largest online gambling company in August 2014 through the acquisition of Full Tilt Poker and PokerStars which they acquired for just under USD $5 billion. Due to its heavy investment in producing high-quality gaming products, the company’s success came as no surprise.

Stars Group owns: Full Tilt, PokerStars, BetStars, PokerStars Casino, StarsDraft, and the PokerStars Championship as well as the PokerStars Festival incorporating the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure, European Poker Tour, Asia Pacific Poker Tour and Latin American Poker Tour. The mentioned brands currently have a cumulative registered base consisting globally of 105 million players and includes online poker, tournaments, branded poker rooms, competitions and apart from being found in all the major city casinos, its poker program is also created for online and television audiences.

Stars Group also offers gaming products that are non-poker related and is licensed to offer products in various jurisdictions around the globe including America and Europe. PokerStars is currently the most licensed online gaming brand in the world and holds licenses to operate in 16 jurisdictions.

Stars’s three pillars are:  (business to business), and entertainment, with each delivering services globally. The former Chartwell and Cryptologic companies purchased by Amaya Gaming a few years back now comprise of server-based casino games such as table games, live dealer games, multiplayer blackjack, slots and fixed odd games. Stars works in close conjunction with premier developers and has exclusive arrangements with Aristocrat to provide its online games. Games including Wild Panda, Pompeii and Let’s Go Fish’n.

The wide variety of slot games available ensure graphical and audio quality is always a given, and player preferences are well catered to whether you enjoy action-packed superhero branded slots or the more classical style games. Online slots include 3 to 5 reels and the number of paylines ranges from 1 to 100. Although, players can also enjoy video slots offering up to 1,024 ways to win. Special features include free spins, wilds, scatters and bonus rounds.

A great range of progressive titles are available and can be found under the Cryptologic brand provided under the Stars umbrella. The Millionaires Club Progressive jackpot is considered to be the king of jackpots offered by Cryptologic and starts at €100,000.00, with the jackpot often exceeding €1 million. The biggest win to date occurred on the 17th of May 2007, when a UK player walked away with a win worth €5,898,352.

Rags To Riches is another progressive slot by Stars Group, a 3 reel jackpot slot guaranteeing a minimum progressive win worth €100,000.00, its jackpot’s highest payout to date has reached €403,252. The Triple Olives progressive slot is a true favorite for classic players and never rewards below €5,000, while Silent Screen has awarded up to €30,000. Apart from progressive jackpot slots, Stars also offers Casino Stud Poker Progressive guaranteeing a minimum of €60,000.00.

Branded slots with Stars Group are popular and feature themes related to movies, superheroes, comic book heroes and television shows. Stars extended its licensing agreement with Warner Bros in February 2013, allowing the company to continue creating DC branded slots and granting Stars the exclusive rights to develop online slots inspired by DC Superheroes like Wonder Woman, The Flash, and Batman.

Recent announcements have revealed future plans to add titles such as Catwoman, Poison Ivy, Harley Quinn, Bane, and The Joker. Other branded titles also include Call of Duty and Conan the Barbarian created in cooperation with Paramount and Activision as well as Forest Gump, Ferris Bueller’s Day off and King Kong.

Apart from adding new games regularly through its Rapid Game Deployment technology, Stars Group’s online software products also include iGaming platforms that power numerous games. In addition, the company also offers popular SMS and national lottery solutions, mobile-based gaming, and a variety of land-based solutions such as electronic horse racing and Mosino.

Stars’s Mosino is an all-in-one, in-room TV entertainment system, created with the casino’s revenue and client satisfaction and in mind that enables guests to enjoy their favorite casino games from within the comfort of their rooms on a secure gaming platform. It allows guests to watch the latest movies via video on demand, check email, browse the net or order room service. Stars licenses include Malta, Gibraltar, Alderney, Isle of Man and UK. While the eCOGRA seal of approval certifies games that are also TST certified as fair and random.

Stars Group games can be enjoyed in both download and flash versions, and selected games are also available on mobile devices. The company also released a real money poker app for smartphones that is compatible with Android and Apple iOS devices.

Online casinos that are part of the Stars Group network feature an excellent choice of premium titles available in instant play, downloadable software, mobile apps, all of which are offered in languages and a wide variety of multi-currency options. Stars’s range offers high-quality software featuring incredible audio effects, and flawlessly animated action that appeals to a large online player base. The software developer also offers a variety of games from other superior online developers such as Bally, Leander Games, IGT, Aristocrat, Bally Technologies and BetSoft Gaming, which are all strong recognized brands.