First birthday celebrations ramp up with guarantees galore including the Big Sunday $100,000 on April 2nd

ONCHAN, Isle of Man – March 2017 – The schedule for the month-long birthday celebrations for PokerStars NJ has just nudged past the half way point, yet it still is gifting fun and cash and giving players even more opportunities to win, and to win big, at PokerStarsNJ.com, an Amaya Inc. (Nasdaq: AYA; TSX: AYA) brand. Today is officially one year since launch and celebrations are in full swing with a range of innovative promotions on offer to suit all.

For new players, there is a $50 in free play offer, while current players who deposit during this period could enjoy an instant windfall of up to $10,000 with the Mega Cash Bonus. There are enhanced poker prize pools galore, including the $100,000 guaranteed Big Sunday on April 2, and pedal-to-the metal tournaments such as The NJ City Series that delivers a choice of poker games to play, culminating on March 26 in an online Atlantic City NLHE Main Event with a $50,000 guarantee.

The last 12 months have seen many highlights for PokerStars New Jersey with a massive 32 great player promotions up to now, partnering with the New Jersey chapter of Autism Speaks, the largest tournament series New Jersey had ever seen – the New Jersey Championship of Online Poker (NJCOOP) paying out an enormous $1,405,276, PokerStars sponsored live and ‘onlive’ events, all sorts of online Festivals and Series, and mega winning moments such as when ‘VaderWolf’ hit the $100,000 Spin and Go Jackpot in January. His excitement was so infectious that his video has already been shared across social media more than 30,000 times. These are just a few of so many amazingly feel good moments that PokerStars NJ has delivered, and is committed to delivering many more over the next year.