Agreement signed with Guardian Gaming and Shuffle Master
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."
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
More on 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 500 personnel distributed globally, around eighty percent of whom are engaged in research and development of current and future gaming technologies.
Website: www.playtech.com
More on Shufflemaster
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
More on Guardian Gaming
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
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."
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
More on 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 500 personnel distributed globally, around eighty percent of whom are engaged in research and development of current and future gaming technologies.
Website: www.playtech.com
More on Shufflemaster
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
More on Guardian Gaming
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
