The securities-related trial of former Amaya CEO David Baazov and others accused of insider trading is underway at the Montreal courthouse.
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It is opening with a request by the defence to have the case tossed due to unreasonable delays in getting evidence.
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Baazov has pleaded not guilty to securities-related charges following an investigation into allegations of insider trading by Quebec’s stock market regulator.
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He is charged with five counts, including influencing or attempting to influence the market price of Amaya’s securities.
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Two other people, Yoel Altman and Benjamin Ahdoot, and three companies face 18 additional charges stemming from the regulator’s investigation.
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The alleged privileged information comes from acquisitions that include the 2014 deal for PokerStars that transformed the former Montreal firm into the world’s largest online poker company.
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