NBA: The Stars Group (BetStars, PokerStars), 2^nd sports betting partner of the league in the USA.

The Stars Group (formerly Amaya Gaming), a Quebec online gaming, casino and sports betting operator, has become an official partner of the National Basketball Association as part of a "multiyear" agreement, on 11/12/2018. This is The Stars Group's first partnership with a professional sports league in the United States.

The Quebec operator becomes the league's second partner specialised in sports betting, online gaming and casinos, in the United States, after MGM Resorts (American chain of hotels and casinos, partner of the NBA since 31/07/2018).

"During the partnership, The Stars Group will be promoted across the NBA's digital assets including NBA TV, NBA.com, the NBA App and NBA social media platforms. Additionally, the NBA will be promoted across The Stars Group's gaming platforms including PokerStars which operates the world's most popular online poker sites," said the two entities.

Since the US Supreme Court abolished the sports betting ban in 46 of the country's 50 states (Nevada, Oregon, Delaware and Montana already allowed sports betting) on 14/05/2018, the NBA has…