Playtech Limited
('Playtech' or the 'Company')
Playtech Limited (the "Company") announces that the Company's Nominated Adviser and Broker, Collins Stewart Europe Limited, has changed its name to Canaccord Genuity Limited with immediate effect. This follows the completion of the acquisition of Collins Stewart Hawkpoint plc by Canaccord Financial Inc.
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Playtech Limited
Mor Weizer, Chief Executive +44 (0) 20 7861 3232
David Mathewson, Chief Financial Officer
c/o Pelham Bell Pottinger
Ross Hawley, Director of Investor Relations +44 (0) 20 3287 9900
Canaccord Genuity Limited
Piers Coombs / Bruce Garrow +44 (0) 20 7523 8000
Pelham Bell Pottinger
David Rydell / Olly Scott / Guy Scarborough +44 (0) 20 7861 3232
About Playtech
Playtech develops unified software platforms and content for the online and land-based gaming industry, together with providing a range of ancillary services such as marketing, hosting and CRM services.
Leading gaming applications include casino, poker, bingo, sports betting, live gaming, casual and fixed odds games. Playtech provides licensees with the tools to maximise cross-selling opportunities, player loyalty and yield, all through the powerful management interface - the IMS. The Group's capabilities enable the delivery of an integrated software or turnkey solution, with players accessing online, broadcast, mobile and server-based gaming terminals through a single account.
New licensees include existing online operators upgrading or diversifying their offering, land-based casino groups, government sponsored entities such as lotteries, and new entrants making their online gaming debut, particularly in newly-regulated markets.
Founded in 1999, Playtech has some 1,000 employees located in development centres in five countries, the majority of whom are engaged in research and development of current and future gaming technologies, together with 900 employees providing ancillary services.