23-01-2007 Orbis and Parlay Entertainment sign partnership deal

Under the deal, the internet bingo developer Parlay will gain access to Orbis’ portfolio of fixed-odds and casino games.

Peter Trinz, Senior Vice President of Parlay Entertainment, commented: "We know that online bingo players love variety. That’s why the Orbis portfolio of games is such a natural fit. The Orbis games are a great complement to Parlay’s existing portfolio of bingo, casino and lottery games. The real winners will be the players, since they will see more choice than ever before when playing at Parlay-powered bingo sites."

In separate news, WPT Enterprises, owner of the World Poker Tour television series, selected Orbis OpenBet to enhance its online gaming website, Worldpokertour.com. Jeremy Thompson-Hill, Deputy Managing Director of Orbis, said, "This is a really thrilling new contract for Orbis. The World Poker Tour has such a great reputation and established brand name within the industry. The opportunity to work with them and offer a wide choice of games content with ease of integration with their existing back-office makes this an ideal partnership."

Elsewhere, CryptoLogic has launched three new brands on its WagerLogic subsidiary's European-focused poker network: the eagerly anticipated PlayboyGaming.com, Parbet.com and Betsafe.com. "The launch of these sites demonstrates CryptoLogic's commitment to players in Europe and other key global markets outside the US to continue to build on a highly liquid platform through exciting, high-growth gaming brands," said AJ Slivinski, WagerLogic's Managing Director.

Playtech has announced that its fully owned land-based subsidiary, Videobet, has entered into a long-term licensing contract with leading Mexican casino operator, Entretenimiento De Mexico, (EMex). Under the terms of the three-year contract, EMex will add Videobet's server-based gaming products to its existing and future outlets. Avigur Zmora, CEO of Playtech, said: "This deal is the first significant step for our land-based offering, opening up a whole new market whilst complimenting and further strengthening our existing portfolio. This product provides a great opportunity for land based casino operators to diversify their offering and increase customer loyalty by cross selling to online and mobile products."

As a result of the merger between the Tain Poker Network and the Tribeca Tables Network, which was recently acquired by Playtech, current Tain Poker operators including Expekt.com will migrate to the iPoker/Playtech Network next month.