PLAYTECH SIGNS DEAL FOR SHUFFLEMASTER GAMES

15 June 2007

Turnkey provider to offer Three Card Poker, Dragon Bonus, Let it Ride, Fortune Pai Gow Poker, Casino War and Ultimate Texas Hold 'EmTM to it's licensees

Turnkey provider and gaming software developer Playtech has secured an intellectual property sub-licence agreement with Guardian Gaming and Shuffle Master that will enable it to offer its software licensees the Shuffle Master games, Three Card Poker, Dragon Bonus, Let it Ridem Fortune Pai Gow Poker, Casino War and Ultimate Texas Hold’Em.

Guardian Gaming is a Malta corporate that owns the exclusive rights to license some Shuffle Master games for online use in certain jurisdictions outside the USA.

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 sub-license to the Shuffle Master Games for internet use and the agreement further enhances the turnkey provider's position in the market as a gaming software supplier for regulated entities and markets.

Mor Weizer, Chief Executive Officer of Playtech, commented: "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."

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