Amaya Gaming, parent company of PokerStars, probed in Quebec

Quebec's financial regulator has raided the world's largest online gambling company.

Montreal-based AmayaGaming Group said the raids were related to the company's $4.9-billion purchase of PokerStars and FullTilt Poker last summer.

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The company said in a statement it's co-operating with Autorit des marches financiers (AMF), the Quebec agency that oversees the province's securities industry.

The AMFcarried out raids at three major companies in Montreal this week Amaya, Manulife Financial and Canaccord Genuity.

TheAMF'sSylvainThbergewould only confirm the raids, and said no arrests were made.The RCMP assisted in the operation.

Amaya's offices inPointe-Claire on Montreal's West Island were raided onWednesday.

Amaya said that, to its knowledge, the investigation doesn't involve allegations of wrongdoing by the corporation.

Manulife Financialand Canaccord Genuityaisosaid they were aware of the investigation and were co-operating, but declined to provide details.

"All questions should be directed to the AMF,"Manulife said in an email.