Nov 14 (Reuters) - David Baazov, the former chief executive of Amaya Inc AYA.TO , offered to buy the Canadian online gambling company in a deal valued at about C$3.48 billion ($2.56 billion).
The offer price of C$24 per share represents a premium of 30.9 percent to Amaya's Friday close of C$18.34.
Baazov, who already owns about 17.2 percent of Amaya, including options, made the offer on behalf of a to-be-formed entity led by him, he said on Monday. ($1 = 1.3574 Canadian dollars)