DEAL MAKERS
GameAccount will be supplying white-label software to
Players Gaming & Leisure, a United States-based firm, through an agreement announced Tuesday.
According to the software provider, the deal marks its first white-label agreement in two years due to a prior decision to focus on European networks.
The software will include skill games for Players Gaming & Leisure's Casino World and Domino World Web sites. The company said these skill games like dominoes, multiplayer blackjack and backgammon will target Asian and South American markets.
Also announced today: an agreement between Probability, the mobile gaming specialist, and Mfuse Ltd. , the mobile betting solutions provider, to give Probability access to an extensive client listing, which includes Betsson, Bet365, Gala Coral Group and Ladbrokes to name just a few.
"For third parties this removes the risk from their entry to the market as we provide them with both a technology and commercial framework to gain access to arguably the biggest network of gamblers in the U.K.," said Marcus Wareham, Mfuse's chief executive, in a company statement.
According to the Guardian, Probability will be the first to use Mfuse's mobile gambling platform.
SELLING
Casagaming Ltd. plans to sell its gaming sites to iGame Ltd., the company announced on Tuesday.
Entraction Holding A.B. said its subsidiary has signed a letter of intent to sell its sites 24hPoker.com and Martinspoker.com.
According to Entraction, the assets are valued at 4.5 million euros, and Entraction's share is 2.5 million euros. The company expects to receive a 285,000 euros payout on July 31.
Upon completion of the sale, Entraction plans to focus 100 percent on its supplier operation.
NSW LOTTO CRITICS
New South Wales' treasurer Eric Roozendaal's decision Thursday to offer an exclusive long-term license for the distribution of NSW lottery products has brought out some critics.
According to the Daily Telegraph, Mike Baird, Opposition Treasury spokesperson, called Mr. Roozendaal "stark raving mad" for trying to sell now.
Additionally, the newspaper cited an anonymous gaming analyst who said that the government could potentially lose $200 million if it sold the lottery license now instead of in 2006.
On Thursday, Mr. Roozendaal said the license sale would mean public funds could "better be directed to priorities such as health, transport and education."
The NSW government said it intends to retain full ownership of NSW Lotteries' key brands and intellectual property while licensing out lottery distribution for 30 years or longer. The license, however, would exclude keno.
Responding to the announcement, Nick Nichles, NSW Lotteries' chief executive, said the lottery will continue "business as usual" during the transition.
SERVICE WITH A SMILE
Customer wait time for e-mail replies from Paddy Power should be at less than an hour, the Irish bookmaker said on Tuesday.
After implementing "nGen Email" from nGenera Customer Interaction Management in February 2008, Paddy Power has been able to speed up its customer service response time.
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Paddy Power said it has also installed live chat assistance on its Web site for all online customers. The live chat technology is being used to replace telephone assistance, the company said.