14-08-2007 Playtech to supply online casino to 3D poker operator PKR

"PKR.com is a highly respected operator in the online poker market with a unique offering to both the 3D and gaming console markets. As such this opens up a whole new demographic for Playtech which will now be able to enjoy our market leading casino gaming platform married seamlessly with the high quality 3D poker experience that PKR.com's customers have come to expect," commented Mor Weizer, CEO of Playtech.

"PKR is very pleased to have entered into this partnership with Playtech, and we look forward to working with the Playtech team to develop an online casino which reflects PKR's core values of unrivalled customer experience and deep technical skills. PKR chose Playtech as its online casino partner because they have an incredible track record of technical innovation and we know their team can deliver a product which we will both be very proud of," added Malcolm Graham, Chief Executive of PKR.

In other news, ATE Online reported that European Gaming is currently exploring a sale of Talarius subsidiary Cyberslotz after receiving several approaches for the UK-focused online gaming site.

Elsewhere, GigaMedia, owner of Evererest Poker, had another record quarter with a 265 per cent increase in poker revenues up to $21.8 million and approximately 54,000 new depositing real-money poker players added during the period. "Second-quarter was another record for GigaMedia, with outstanding performance in every business unit. More important, we expect even stronger growth in the second half and excellent momentum into 2008," said CEO Arthur Wang.