Agreement
Playtech Limited
12 June 2007
Playtech Ltd
('Playtech' or 'the Company')
Agreement signed with Guardian Gaming and Shuffle Master
Playtech (AIM: PTEC), the international designer, developer and licensor of
software for the online and land-based gaming industry, announces today that it
has signed an intellectual property sublicence agreement with Guardian Gaming
Limited ('GG') and Shuffle Master. GG is a Malta Corporation which has the
exclusive rights to sublicense certain Shuffle Master proprietary games for use
on the internet in certain jurisdictions.
This agreement will enable Playtech to offer to its software licensees, Shuffle
Master's highly popular and successful casino games, Three Card Poker(R), Dragon
Bonus(R), Let it Ride(R), Fortune Pai Gow Poker(R), Casino War(R), and Ultimate
Texas Hold 'EmTM (together the 'Shuffle Master Games') in certain jurisdictions.
In addition, Playtech has been chosen by GG to be the exclusive supplier of
online casino software utilising the Shuffle Master Games for the Shuffle Master
online casino site which is operated by GG.
Playtech is the first online gaming software provider to obtain a sublicense to
the Shuffle Master Games for internet use and further enhances Playtech's
position in the market as the gaming software supplier of choice for regulated
entities and markets.
These games will be offered to Playtech's gaming operators worldwide as part of
Playtech's portfolio for use outside of the US and such use will not in any way
contravene the Internet Gambling Enforcement Act 2006.
Mor Weizer, Chief Executive Officer of Playtech, commented today:
'We are delighted to have reached this agreement which places Playtech in the
unique position of being the online gaming software provider for the Shuffle
Master online casino, holding the sublicense rights to certain Shuffle Master
games for our operator licensees. The agreement reflects the quality of
Playtech's software platforms and the strength of our global licensing
portfolio.'
ENDS
For Further Information:
Mor Weizer, CEO, Playtech Ltd
c/o Bell Pottinger
Tel: 020 7861 3232
www.playtech.com
David Rydell / Helen Tarbet
Bell Pottinger Corporate & Financial Tel. 020 7861 3232
Notes to Editors
Shuffle Master, Inc. (NASDAQ Global Select Market: SHFL) is a gaming supply
company specialising in providing its casino customers Utility Products,
including automatic card shufflers, roulette chip sorters and intelligent table
system modules, to improve their profitability, productivity and security, and
Entertainment Products, including live proprietary table games, electronic
multi-player table game platforms, traditional video slot machines for select
markets, live table game tournaments and wireless gaming solutions to expand
their gaming entertainment content. The Company is included in the S&P Smallcap
600 Index. Information about the Company and its products can be found on the
Internet at www.shufflemaster.com.
Guardian Gaming, Ltd., a Maltese International Trading Company, commercialises
proprietary and specialty casino games into the online gaming industry, under
exclusive license from the owners of these games. Guardian Gaming will
launch its online casino at www.ShuffleMasterlive.com during June, 2007,
featuring certain proprietary games of ShuffleMaster, Inc., and the Playtech
operating system. The Shuffle Master Live portfolio will include four of the
top five authentic and proprietary casino table games in the world, including
Three Card PokerTM(c), Ultimate Texas Hold'emTM (c), Casino WarTM(c) and Let it
Ride TM(c). Guardian Gaming works closely with gaming regulatory entities to
ensure delivery of its products meet the necessary regulatory and legal
requirements surrounding the online gaming markets.
Guardian Gaming has the exclusive online rights to sublicense Shuffle Master
Games to third parties in jurisdictions where it is not illegal for players to
participate in one-line gaming. For more information regarding Guardian Gaming
and its products please contact Andrew McGreer, CEO via email at:
andrew@guardiangaming.com
This information is provided by RNS
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