bet365 move poker to Playtech

Playtech Limited 09 October 2007 Playtech Ltd ('Playtech' or 'the Company') bet365 move poker to Playtech Platform Playtech (AIM: PTEC), the designer, developer and licensor of software to the international online and land-based gaming industry, today announces it has successfully integrated and migrated the online poker gaming activities of Hillside (Gibraltar) Ltd ('bet365') to the Playtech iPoker platform. bet365, a valued client of Playtech, recognised as one of the world's leading online gambling operators, is migrating its poker operations, after having migrated its casino products to Playtech in 2005. The long term contract with Playtech is for an initial term of 3 years and will also cover the integration of all of bet365's poker, mobile and Asian P2P games in order to maximise the cross-selling opportunities available to the company. The migration follows bet365 extending its existing casino contract for a further 3 years. iPoker is the world's largest independent poker network. bet365 is planning to utilise the iPoker network to target both European and Asian markets with a range of customised language and culture specific games. Mor Weizer, Chief Executive of Playtech, said: 'We are delighted that bet365 has extended its relationship with Playtech to include its Poker operations. bet365 is a highly respected operator in the market and we have very much enjoyed working with them on their casino offering since 2005. The fact that it has today migrated its poker operations is a testament to the strength and success of our relationship and we look forward to similar successes going forward. Steve Ibberson Managing Director of Hillside (Gibraltar) Limited, added: 'We are very pleased with the smooth and successful migration of our poker product to the iPoker network. After careful consideration of our options, we selected Playtech as our preferred exclusive software provider for our combined casino, poker, mobile and Asian P2P activities. Playtech's expertise in penetrating global market places was of particular interest to us.' - ends - For Further Information: Mor Weizer, CEO, Playtech Ltd c/o Bell Pottinger Tel: +44(0)20 7861 3232 www.playtech.com David Rydell / Peter Otero / Helen Tarbet Bell Pottinger Corporate & Financial Tel. +44(0)20 7861 3232 About Playtech Playtech develops unified software platforms for the online gambling industry, primarily targeting existing online operators wanting to upgrade their system; sportsbooks looking to diversify and land-based operators making their online debut. Playtech gaming applications - online casino, poker, bingo, mobile gaming, live gaming, land-based kiosk networks and fixed-odds games - are fully intercompatible and can be freely incorporated as stand-alone applications, accessed and funded by players through the same user account and managed by the operator by means of a single powerful management interface. Founded in 1999, Playtech has over 550 personnel distributed globally, around eighty percent of whom are engaged in research and development of current and future gaming technologies. About bet365 Group Ltd Hillside (Gibraltar) Limited, owned by bet365 Group Limited, is one of the world's leading online gambling companies, providing its range of products to over 1.5 million customers in 140 different countries. The Group is the UK's 32nd largest private company. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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