21 May 2012
Worldlink signs MOU with potential Gaming Partner
Worldlink Group Plc, the UK listed Company with gatekeeper patents on providing changing data in real-time for mobile devices, announces that it has signed a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding with Partouche Interactive Gibraltar Limited ("Partouche"), under which the parties intend to agree final terms to appoint Partouche as Worldlink's Gaming Partner.
Partouche Interactive is a subsidiary of Groupe Partouche, one of the largest casino operators in Europe. The poker and casino platform will be offered alongside Worldlink's 'best price' bookmaking service. The service is part of the unique offering Worldlink is rolling out across the UK with sports clubs and leagues where they receive a percentage of revenue earned.
Partouche Interactive develops, manages and markets a variety of gaming products for the Web, TV and Mobile devices using its own proprietary technology, providing a variety of games and betting products. In order to conduct this business licences have been granted in Malta, Gibraltar, Belgium and France.
Groupe PartouchePartouche Interactive et ses filiales disposent des technologies propriétaires les plus évoluées du marché pour une satisfaction optimale de ses clients.L'éventail des jeux disponibles est large puisqu'il va des jeux de Casinos au Poker en passant par le Betting, le Backgammon, les Skill et Scratch Games, etc…Partouche Interactive propose aux internautes son offre de services via ses propres plateformes de jeu en ligne.Groupe PartoucheGroupe Partouche has 49 casinos in Europe, since purchasing its first in 1973. In addition to its gaming activities, the Group has 19 hotels, 130 restaurants and 2 golf courses.
Within the Worldlink service;
· the betting fan will get a vast array of poker and casino games to play
· the portals are dedicated and styled to the Club - with name, logo, and colours
Neil Riches, MD of Worldlink stated: "I am absolutely delighted to announce this development with Partouche. The fact that one of the largest casino operators in Europe is interested in providing their gaming platform with us just shows where we have taken this unique offering in such a short space of time. The games are second to none and provide great variety."
Graham Martin, Director of Partouche Interactive said: " We will be pleased to provide Worldlink with our proprietary state-of-the-art gaming platforms. We hope to agree final terms shortly and look forward to a long-term mutually beneficial relationship".
We will notify the market further once a final agreement is signed.
For further information please contact:
Neil Riches 01737 221 078
Managing Director
Worldlink Group Plc
Jon Belliss 020 7101 7070
XCAP Securities plc.
Broker
Justin Rigby/Verity Hosken 020 7148 6224
Polaris Media
Notes to Editors
About Worldlink
Worldlink is one of the UK's leading real-time mobile applications companies with patented technology that allows information held on the mobile device to be updated automatically without the need for a manual refresh. Information is delivered via a mobile telecommunications network in real time, whilst intelligently minimising the bandwidth required to transmit the data. The technology is patent protected in the US and UK and is patent pending in Europe.
Worldlink has already licensed its patents to leading institutions in the financial and technology sectors and is furthering this process in the UK, US and Europe.
For more information about Worldlink and its businesses please visit www.worldlink-data.com.