New Additions to Playtech Games Portfolio

Monday August 07, 2006

Playtech recently announced its July release of new games with the addition of another four games to its games portfolio, expanding the number to over 90. This game release is the latest effort by Playtech's product development team, well-known throughout the online gaming industry for its top-quality graphics, advanced performance and an overall entertaining gaming experience.

video poker, 20-line Lotto Madness video slots and Dollar Ball - which introduces a brand new concept to online gaming and is an exclusive Playtech offering- shall be released to all Playtech licensees in the coming days.

The Ugga Bugga game is a new, 10 row multi spin video slot game based on an African tribal concept. 50 lines Jacks or Better takes the Jacks or Better concept to a whole new level by increasing the number of rows, thereby allowing for a wide range of bet options for any player, regardless of budget constraints. Lotto Madness, a 20 line video slot game featuring a bonus round in which free spins with a win multiplier can be won, has been highly anticipated by Playtech licensees following the success of previous 20 line video slot games. Additionally a new progressive game called Dollar Ball, an exclusive Playtech offering available only to its licensees, has been added to the game portfolio. Dollar Ball, a side game embedded within the new Lotto Madness video slot, introduces a new feature in which players may opt to bet one additional dollar as a progressive side bet before spinning the reels of the Lotto Madness game. Running as a progressive lottery type game, Dollar Ball runs in conjunction with the main video slot game effectively allowing players to play two different games simultaneously.

According to Avigur Zmora, Playtech CEO, "The latest editions to Playtech's game portfolio have been created in-step with the traditional Playtech policy of product development based on the needs and requests of Playtech licensees and their clients. Not only have we created games with a proven success record among players, but we've also brought a whole new concept to online gaming, the progressive side bet developed exclusively for Playtech licensees. These games have been released in answer to demands from both operators and players and are part of Playtech's efforts to release more games in greater frequency."

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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, 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 250 personnel distributed globally, around eighty percent of whom are engaged in research and development of current and future gaming technologies.