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PartyGaming, the world’s leading listed online gaming company,
today announces a five-year agreement to license a number of branded
slot games from WagerWorks Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of International
Game Technology Inc. (“IGT”), a leading global provider
of land-based and online gaming solutions. The games to be added
under the agreement are Cleopatra®, Monopoly with Pass "Go"
Bonus, Cluedo and Wheel of Fortune® Hollywood Edition.
Online versions of each of these games will be added to PartyCasino.com
and PartyBingo.com as well as a number of PartyGaming’s other
gaming sites over the coming months.
Commenting on today’s announcement, Jim Ryan, Chief Executive
Officer of PartyGaming said:
“We are delighted to have secured these market-leading games
from WagerWorks for our product suite. Having already established
their appeal and performance with players around the world, we hope
that through our gaming platform these new games will prove to be
popular additions to our games portfolio. The games will complement
our other market-leading branded slots, such as The Godfather, Saturday
Night Fever, Top Gun, Mission:Impossible and The Terminator that
each form part of our ongoing strategy to offer unique and exclusive
themed content and provide our players with the best entertainment
experience online.”
Paul Mathews, President of WagerWorks, added:
“PartyGaming is one of the world’s leading online gaming
companies with a broad product suite. We are pleased to have been
selected to provide a number of top performing games to help PartyGaming
deliver its long-term strategy. This agreement shows that we have
quality games to suit the biggest players in the market. PartyGaming
has identified that our games fit well within their portfolio and
support the continuing evolution of their product strategy.”
Contacts:
PartyGaming Plc +44 207 337 0100
Peter Reynolds, Director of Investor Relations
John Shepherd, Director of Corporate Communications
Editor’s Notes
About PartyGaming:
PartyGaming Plc is the world’s leading listed online gaming
company. Founded in 1997, the Group is a constituent of the FTSE
250 share index and the FTSE4Good Index Series, which measures the
performance of companies that meet globally recognised corporate
responsibility standards. PartyGaming’s shares are listed
on The London Stock Exchange under the ticker: PRTY. In the year
to 31 December 2007, PartyGaming’s continuing operations generated
revenues of $476.0m and Clean EBITDA of $111.7m. PartyGaming’s
principal brands are PartyPoker.com, one of the world’s largest
online poker rooms, EmpirePoker.com, PartyCasino.com, the world’s
largest online casino, PartyBingo.com, PartyGammon.com, PartyBets.com,
PartyMarkets.com and Gamebookers.com. None of the Group’s
sites accept real money customers located in the US.
PartyGaming is regulated and licensed by the Government of Gibraltar
and by the Alderney Gambling Control Commission and is certified
by GamCare as a responsible gaming operator. For more information,
please visit www.partygaming.com.
About WagerWorks:
WagerWorks, the online subsidiary of International Game Technology,
is the premier provider of regulatory-compliant online casino and
game content solutions.
With a reputation for exclusively licensing the largest library
of popular brands, WagerWorks continues to deliver successful online
gaming websites that are both entertaining, legally compliant and
unparalleled in the industry. For more information, please visit
www.wagerworks.com.
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