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text-align: center;"> <br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-upZIt4sbCMc/TmQ2J5a9_9I/AAAAAAAAAU0/T3dKp5H5eVc/s1600/bwinparty.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="179" width="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-upZIt4sbCMc/TmQ2J5a9_9I/AAAAAAAAAU0/T3dKp5H5eVc/s320/bwinparty.jpg" /></a></div> <br /> <br />The Co-Chief Executive of <a href="http://www.mediamanint.com/profiles/bwinparty.html">Bwin.Party Digital Entertainment</a>, <a href="http://www.mediamanint.com/profiles/ryan.html">Jim Ryan</a> confirmed this past week that the group is close to finalizing a number of deals with US based <a href="http://www.mediamanint.com/profiles/gambling.html">gambling</a> companies, in a bid to enter the US market when legislation passes in this sector on a federal level. <br /> <br />Ryan said that the recently merged <a href="http://www.mediamanint.com/profiles/bwin.html">Bwin</a> and <a href="http://www.mediamanint.com/profiles/partygaming.html">PartyGaming</a> were negotiating with companies who reached across the country, and particularly those in states where the likelihood of online gambling reaching them in the near future was higher than other states. <br /> <br />Ryan said that Bwin.Party Digital Entertainment was "in contract negotiations with a partner from New Jersey." In addition, the group was lining up partners in California and Florida. <br /> <br />These states had the greatest potential to see online gambling legislation passed, he said. <br /> <br />Ryan stressed that the current negotiations were not for acquisitions, but for partnerships only. <br /> <br />Above Consensus Market Expectations... <br /> <br />The announcement by Ryan was made as Bwin.Party released its first half earnings, showing that they had fallen by more than a fifth. This was put down in part to increases in gaming taxes across Europe. <br /> <br />The group said, however, that its numbers were still above consensus market expectations, which boosted its share prices somewhat. <br /> <br />While European gambling regulation continued to be encouraging, there was still uncertainty coming from the German market, which makes up for 22% of Bwin.Party's revenues. <br /> <br />Analysts believe that it may be two to three years before Germany's stand on regulation becomes clear. <br /> <br />An analyst with Peel Hunt, Nick Batram said: "While the current trading may reflect a worst case German scenario, it is frustrating that the company does not quantify the potential impact from an effective shutout and what plan B might be." <br /> <br />Troubles facing Full Tilt Poker also worked to Bwin.Party's advantage as players sought new poker sites and migrated to its brands. <br /> <br />First half earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization fell 21% to €81.8 million. <br /> <br />Ryan said that the group's strategy was "to be a pan-European operator and it looks like we are the only organization that has the strategy and capability to do that." <br /> <br /> <br /><b>REG - bwin.party digital - Dividend Declaration...</b> <br /> <br />RNS Number : 2933N <br />bwin.party digital entertainment <br />31 August 2011 <br /> <br />bwin.party digital entertainment plc <br /> <br />('bwin.party' or the 'Company') <br /> <br />Interim Dividend <br /> <br />The Board of bwin.party has today declared an interim dividend of 1.56 pence per ordinary share in respect of the six month period ended 30 June 2011. This dividend will be paid by the Company in accordance with the timetable set out below. <br /> <br />Shareholders and depositary interest holders may elect to receive the dividend payment in Euros by submitting currency elections to the Company's registrar (Capita Registrars) no later than 23 September 2011. Currency election forms are in the process of being dispatched to registered shareholders and the form will be available on the Company's website, www.bwin.party.com. Depositary interest holders wishing to receive the dividend in Euros may submit a currency election via CREST. The foreign exchange rate used for converting the pounds sterling dividend payment into Euros will be the rate quoted by the Company at or about 11.00 a.m. (BST) on 26 September 2011. <br /> <br />31 August 2011 Interim dividend declared <br /> <br />7 September 2011 Ex-dividend date <br /> <br />9 September 2011 Record date <br /> <br />23 September 2011 Deadline for receipt of currency elections <br /> <br />26 September 2011 Pounds sterling/Euros foreign exchange rate struck for Euro dividend currency elections <br /> <br />7 October 2011 Interim dividend paid <br /> <br /> <br /><b>Bwin.Party Digital Entertainment Financial Heads Up...</b> <br /> <br />Wednesday could be one for the gamblers with online gaming operators Bwin.Party Digital Entertainment and 888 Holdings both reporting. <br /> <br />888 has already revealed its revenue figure for the first half – it made $153.m, an improvement of 18.1% on a year earlier. Panmure Gordon thinks earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) will be up 52% from last year at $19.1m, giving earnings per share of 4.5 cents. <br /> <br />“With the strong start to Q3 and, despite the planned increased investment, we believe the risk to our forecasts is on the upside,” the broker added. <br /> <br />As for Bwin.Party, UBS thinks the company will report a drab set of figures, with first half revenues of €425m. Even that is better than Panmure Gordon is expecting; the latter is predicting revenue of €410m. <br /> <br /> <br /><b>Bwin.Party And 888 Update - 31st August 2011...</b> <br /> <br />888’s rival bwin.party digital saw its shares rally 15.3p to 125.3p, as investors warmed to its first set of results since it was created by the merger of PartyGaming and Austria’s bwin earlier this year. <br /> <br />The numbers revealed cost savings from the deal would be £8.9m more than expected and recent trading had been strong. <br /> <br />But it plunged to a half-year loss of £27m from profits of £53m after a £54.4m accounting charge. <br /> <br />The half-year dividend is 1.56p. Bwin.party said it was benefiting from the suspension of rival Full Tilt Poker’s license. <br /> <br />It hopes the US may one day reopen its doors. In the meantime, it is grappling with increased regulation in some European markets and the higher taxes this brings. <br /> <br /> <br /><b>Bwin blames poker for drop in profits...</b> <br /> <br />Online gaming firm Bwin.party revealed a drop in profits after it was dealt a blow from greater competition in poker markets. <br /> <br />The owner of <a href="http://www.partycasino.com/index.htm?wm=3221754">PartyCasino,</a> <a href="http://www.mediamanint.com/profiles/foxy_bingo.html">Foxy Bingo</a> and <a href="http://www.partypoker.com/index.htm?wm=3113135">PartyPoker</a> said like-for-like revenues dropped three per cent to 398 million euros (£352.2 million) in the six months to June 30. <br /> <br />In its first set of results since the merger of Bwin and PartyGaming in March, the group said it came up against stronger comparatives with the previous year, which was boosted by the World Cup. <br /> <br />Revenues at its poker business declined 10 per cent to 104.9 million euros (£92.8 million) amid greater competition, including a campaign from rival 888 fronted by former Australian cricketer Shane Warne. <br /> <br />Underlying profits fell 21 per cent to 72.4 million euros (£64.1 million) after the group, which generates a quarter of its income in Germany, was hit by increased gaming duties as it launched in newly regulated markets. <br /> <br />Bwin said the number of new poker players signing up to its brands increased six per cent to 373,700 in the period, but active player days were down 11 per cent. <br /> <br />Revenues at its bingo arm were down eight per cent to 33 million euros (£29.2 million) amid intense competition in the UK, while sports betting revenues were down two per cent. But its casino and poker division saw revenues increase two per cent to 124.3 million euros. <br /> <br />*The writer has conducted b2 with <a href="http://www.mediamanint.com/profiles/bwinparty.html">Bwin.Party Digital Entertainment</a> <br /> <br />Website Network <br /> <br /><a href="http://www.mediamanint.com">Media Man Int <br /></a> <br /><a href="http://www.mediaman.com.au">Media Man <br /></a> <br /><a href="http://www.mediamannews.com">Media Man News <br /></a> <br /><a href="http://www.mediamanent.com">Media Man Entertainment <br /></a> <br /><a href="http://www.casinonewsmedia.com">Casino News Media</a> <br /> <br /><a href="http://www.pokernewsmedia.com">Poker News Media</a> <br /> <br /><a href="http://www.globalgamingdirectory.com">Global Gaming Directory</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/14328618-2598801721840223442?l=wptnews.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Media Manhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00973357845409014276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14328618.post-36896946819206954332011-09-01T04:00:00.001-07:002011-09-01T04:00:29.502-07:00Profiles <br /> <br /><a href="http://www.mediamanint.com/profiles/bwinparty.html">Bwin.Party Digital Entertainment</a> <a href="http://www.mediamanint.com/profiles/partycasino.html">PartyCasino.com</a> <a href="http://www.mediamanint.com/profiles/partypoker.html">PartyPoker.com</a> <a href="http://www.mediamanint.com/profiles/playtech.html">Playtech</a> <a href="http://www.mediamanint.com/profiles/caesars_entertainment.html">Caesars Entertainment</a> <a href="http://www.mediamanint.com/profiles/ign.html">IGN</a> <a href="http://www.mediamanint.com/profiles/world_poker.html">World Poker Tour</a> <a href="http://www.mediamanint.com/profiles/united_states.html">United States</a> <a href="http://www.mediamanint.com/profiles/casinos.html">Casinos</a> <a href="http://www.mediamanint.com/profiles/gaming.html">Gaming</a> <a href="http://www.mediamanint.com/profiles/world.html">World Directory</a> <a href="http://www.mediamanint.com/profiles/brands.html">Brands</a> <a href="http://www.mediamanint.com/profiles/media_man.html">Media Man <br /></a> <br /> <br /><b>Media Man 'Online Casino Of The Month Award'...</b> <br /> <br /><a href="http://www.partycasino.com/index.htm?wm=3221754">PartyCasino.com</a> has once again won the Media Man 'Online Casino Of The Month' Award. 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At federal level, we are finalising agreements with a couple of parties positioned nicely to operate in that market. In California, we are well advanced with a particular party. The same in New Jersey, consistent with where we are at a federal level.” <br /> <br />California’s legislator announced it will not be pursuing the issue until the start of next year, quite possibly after federal legislation is enacted. <br /> <br />New Jersey State Senator Raymond Lesniak introduced new draft legislation earlier month. His previous proposal made it all the way to Governor Chris Christie’s desk before Christie announced he would not be signing off in the final minutes of a deadline. The Governor cited specifics in the bill that Lesniak believes the latest incarnation addresses. <br /> <br />Media Man is following up the situation. <br /> <br /> <br /><b>Bwin.Party Digital Entertainment Talk Of The Town...</b> <br /> <br />Earlier this year, PartyGaming and bwin merged to create <a href="http://www.mediamanint.com/profiles/bwinparty.html">Bwin.Party Digital Entertainment,</a> which is traded on the London Stock Exchange under the symbol BPTY. In an news article that appeared in The Independent last Tuesday, it was noted that since the two online gaming giants merged, the combined company’s share price has dipped by nearly half. While part of the drop might be due to a slowing economic environment worldwide and so no action might be needed, other entities felt that an infusion could be in the offing. The news outlet cautioned, however, that investors might wait for the gaming environment in the United States to be sorted out first: "Not everyone agreed with the chatter, however, with one trader saying acquisitions in the sector were unlikely until there was further clarification over the potential regulation of online gambling in the U.S." <br /> <br />Despite the merger, <a href="http://www.partypoker.com/index.htm?wm=3113135">PartyPoker.com</a> remains the flagship site of its own network, while bwin makes its home on the Ongame Network alongside rooms such as Betfair. <br /> <br /><a href="http://www.mediamanint.com/profiles/caesars_entertainment.html">Caesars Entertainment,</a> one of the principal competitors of Wynn Resorts, has partnered with 888, also a publicly traded company in London. Prior to Black Friday, Full Tilt Poker teamed up with Fertitta Interactive, whose ownership group has strong ties to <a href="http://www.mediamanint.com/profiles/station_casinos.html">Station Casinos.</a> Along with the PokerStars - Wynn deal, the latter fell by the wayside once the U.S. Department of Justice took action in April. Other members of TwoPlusTwo continued to cast doubt on the validity of The Independent’s report. One player wrote, "Party has never had any interest in selling. This feels like an absolute recycle of the previous such rumor that they were going to be bought out by Harrah’s. Unsurprisingly, it turns out there was never such a thing on the table and the only connection was former Party CEO Mitch Garber moving to Caesars Interactive." Rumors have also persisted that the Ongame Network could be sold outright. To that end, Sharecast.com noted in a recent article, "Bwin.Party, the world's largest online gaming group, already has its poker network, Ongame, on the auction block. The sale is expected to generate between 20M and 30M Euros ($28.5m to $42.7m), a modest figure reflecting the loss of players the network will incur through the sale." But could a deal between Wynn and Bwin.Party be finalized before online poker is legalized in the United States? And will it matter? This week, the New York Post published an article stating that online poker legislation could be coming sooner rather than later. One source told the Post, "I think there is becoming a feeling in Congress that this is something that needs to be regulated and be done. 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Dublin will be a fantastic tour stop and we think the combination of high quality poker and the Irish spirit of fun will draw players from all over the world.”<br /><br />Online qualifiers get underway on <a href="http://www.pkr.com/?CampaignId=7698">PKR.com</a> later this month. <br /><br />The most recent stop on the World Poker Tour, WPT Slovenia, presented by Goldbet.com, was won by Slovenia’s Miha Travnik, a 20-year old playing in his first major live tournament, who took down $144,399, including a $25,500 entry to the 2012 WPT World Championship at the Bellagio. Next month the highly anticipated Legends of Poker kicks off WPT Season X in the US on August 25 at the Bicycle Casino outside Los Angeles. 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In the United States, GCA Savvian specialises in technology investment banking and is recognised as having a leading franchise in digital media, including social and mobile gaming, internet advertising and ecommerce. Mr Baldwin currently serves on the board of directors of GCA Savvian's listed parent company (GCA Savvian Group Corp.) and its European subsidiary, is a member of the firm's global executive committee and is head of the firm's M&A advisory practice in the United States. Prior to founding GCA Savvian, Mr Baldwin was a Managing Director in Morgan Stanley's mergers and acquisitions group.<br /><br />Commenting on today's announcement, Simon Duffy, Chairman of <a href="http://www.mediamanint.com/profiles/bwinparty.html">bwin.party</a> said:<br /><br />"We are delighted to welcome Geoff to the Board. 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A leader in digital entertainment, they are also the world’s largest listed online gaming business with millions of customers worldwide and pro forma net revenue in 2009 of €696.2 million and Clean EBITDA of €193.7 million. Regulated and licensed in multiple territories including Gibraltar, Alderney, France and Italy, they have around 3,100 employees in offices worldwide.<br /><br />Online Casino...<br /><br />Excluding the US, the global online casino market was estimated at $5.1 billion of GGY in 2010 and is forecast by H2GC to reach $8.0 billion by 2015, implying a compound annual growth rate of 9.3%.<br /><br />Source: H2 Gambling Capital, February 2011<br /><br />How online casino works...<br /><br />Casino players play against the house and so player liquidity is not as important for delivering an enjoyable player experience as it is in peer-to-peer games such as poker. 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The Company has formally re-registered its name as 'bwin.party digital entertainment plc'.<br /><br />The Company's ordinary shares of 0.015 pence each ("Shares") have today been de-listed and re-admitted to the premium segment of the official list and commenced dealing on the London Stock Exchange's main market. A total of 439,209,325 new Shares have today been issued in the form of dematerialised depositary interests and credited in CREST for onward transfer to the relevant securities accounts of former bwin shareholders no later than 1 April 2011. As a result of this issue of new Shares, the Company now has 852,271,026 Shares in issue.<br /><br />The new London Stock Exchange 'ticker' for the Shares is 'BPTY'. The ISIN number for the Shares remains G1000A0MV757, whilst the SEDOL number has changed to B53TNH6. The London Stock Exchange will show the Company's new name of 'bwin.party digital entertainment plc' on its trading system from 1 April 2011.<br /><br />As a result of the merger completing, the following appointments to the Company's board of directors have taken effect from today:<br /><br />Simon Duffy, Non-Executive Chairman of the Board<br />Norbert Teufelberger, Co-Chief Executive Officer<br />Joachim Baca, Chief Operating Officer<br />Per Afrell, Independent Non-Executive Director<br />Manfred Bodner, Non-Executive Director<br />Helmut Kern, Independent Non-Executive Director<br />Georg Riedl, Non-Executive Director<br /><br />Biographies for each of these directors are set out in the Company's prospectus and circular published on 23 December 2010 and available on bwin.party's website, www.bwinparty.com. There are no disclosures to be made under Listing Rule 9.6.13 in respect of any of the new directors other than those set out in the Company's prospectus and circular to shareholders published on 23 December 2010.<br /><br />Commenting on the completion of the merger, Jim Ryan and Norbert Teufelberger, the Co-CEOs, said:<br /><br />"We are delighted that our merger is now complete so that we can start with the integration of our businesses and capturing the synergies we have already identified. As we make the transition from unregulated to regulated markets we have an excellent opportunity to capitalise on our market-leading positions in sports betting, poker, casino and games as well as bingo."<br /><br />Simon Duffy, the newly appointed Chairman of the Board, commented:<br /><br />"Congratulations to bwin.party's directors and employees on managing the merger through to completion. 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Manhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00973357845409014276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14328618.post-69209746884622877452011-03-24T06:34:00.001-07:002011-03-24T06:34:44.762-07:00<a href="http://www.mediamanint.com/profiles/partygaming.html">PartyGaming</a> News:<br /><br />Announcement by <a href="http://www.mediamanint.com/profiles/bwin.html">bwin Interactive Entertainment AG ("bwin")</a><br /><br />Below is the text of an announcement issued today by bwin.<br /><br />Wednesday, 23 March 2011<br /><br />Development of business in Q4 2010 defined by forthcoming merger<br /><br />bwin established as one of the leading poker providers in France and a top three player in Italy ahead of further product expansion in 2011<br /><br />Preparations for forthcoming regulation in a number of European markets resulted in one-off expenditure for consulting and system development<br /><br />Continuing increase in turnover and customer volume in sports betting segment<br /><br />Gross gaming revenues slightly down year-on-year due to lower sports betting margin and intense competition in poker, but significant increase versus Q3 2010<br /><br />EBITDA impacted by IT-related expenditure in preparation for merger with PartyGaming and forthcoming regulation in Europe<br /><br />Reorganisation by product segments in preparation for the merger with PartyGaming successfully completed<br /><br />Conclusion of merger scheduled for 31 March 2011<br /><br />Current development of business above expectations coupled with reduction of costs<br /><br />Average daily gross gaming revenues (1 January – 17 March 2011) up 10.5% compared to Q4 2010 and up 6.2% compared to Q1 2010 to EUR 1.57 million<br /><br />Average daily net gaming revenues (1 January – 28 February 2011) up 5.2% compared to Q4 2010 to EUR 1.18 million<br /><br />Expenses for services received (e.g. external software writing and maintenance, consulting) for January and February 2011 down by approximately 15% compared to the monthly average of Q4 2010<br /><br />Q4 2010 (pro forma consolidated)<br /><br />Gross gaming revenues of EUR 130.8 million (Q4 2009: EUR 132.9 million)<br /><br />Record sports betting turnover of EUR 917.0 million (Q4 2009: EUR 786.4 million)<br /><br />Sports betting margin of 7.1% (Q4 2009: 8.5%)<br /><br />Net gaming revenues of EUR 103.1 million (Q4 2009: EUR 109.8 million)<br /><br />Active customers: 1,213,000 active and 305,000 new active real-money customers (minus 2.5% and plus 2.4% respectively)<br /><br />EBITDA (adjusted*) of EUR 20.9 million (Q4 2009: EUR 34.3 million)<br /><br />Result after tax of EUR 5.2 million (Q4 2009: EUR 19.3 million)<br /><br />Financial year 2010 (pro forma consolidated, including bwin e.K.)<br /><br />Gross gaming revenues up 15.2% to EUR 514.6 million (2009: EUR 446.6 million)<br /><br />Net gaming revenues up 9.4% to EUR 408.0 million (2009: EUR 373.0 million)<br /><br />Active customers: 2,606,000 active and 1,283,000 new 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This court order comes into full effect on 31 March 2011 (the “Effective Date”). <br />Today’s development follows the announcement by bwin on 15 March 2011 that the Merger had formally been entered into the companies’ registry in Vienna, Austria by the Vienna Commercial Court. <br /><br />Following the above developments, the approval of the Merger by <a href="http://www.mediamanint.com/profiles/partygaming.html">PartyGaming</a> and <a href="http://www.mediamanint.com/profiles/bwin.html">bwin</a> shareholders on 28 January 2011 and the approval of the Merger by various national anti-trust and gaming regulatory authorities, there are no further conditions precedent remaining to be satisfied as part of the Merger process save for the matters set out below which will be effected on completion.<br /><br />Completion of the Merger is now expected to take place on the Effective Date, when the Company’s name will change to ‘bwin.party digital entertainment plc’. The Company’s ordinary shares of 0.015 pence each (“Shares”) are expected to be de-listed and then re-admitted to the premium segment of the official list and commence dealing on the London Stock Exchange’s main market at 8.00 a.m. (London time) on the Effective Date. 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Subject to the formal approval from the supreme court in Gibraltar, the merger is expected to complete on 31 March 2011.<br /><br />Share trading on the stock exchange<br /><br />bwin shares (ISIN AT0000767553) will cease trading on the Vienna Stock Exchange at close of business on 25 March 2011. For administrative reasons, trading in bwin shares on the Vienna Stock Exchange must be suspended for three days prior to completion and also on the day of completion itself (31 March 2011). On 1 April 2011, existing bwin shareholders will receive 12.23 bwin.party depositary interests (ISIN GI000A0MV757) for each bwin share free of charge. These depository interests can then be traded on the London Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol BPTY.L.<br /><br />The exchange ratio of 12.23 bwin.party depositary interests for each bwin share will result in so-called 'fractional entitlements', rights to fractions of bwin.party depositary interests that cannot be traded on the London Stock Exchange. 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While poker was impacted by the football World Cup and remained difficult from a competitive perspective, our other verticals continued to perform strongly. Total revenue was up 30% and Clean EBITDA from Continuing Operations was up 14% versus the prior year. As previously announced, Clean EBITDA margins in the first half were slightly lower than expected due to the delayed launch of cash game poker in Italy but we retain our previous full year guidance of approximately 28%, subject to the returns achieved on planned marketing spend in both France and Italy where we are continuing to expand the share of our respective poker networks.<br /><br />‘‘Our proposed merger with bwin is a transformational opportunity for the Group and we expect that it will provide significant strategic, operational and financial benefits for the shareholders of both companies. Whilst there is much work to do ahead of completion in early 2011, we are excited about the prospects for what will then be the clear market leader in online gaming with strong positions in all key product verticals and territories.”<br /><br />On current trading and outlook Jim Ryan added:<br /><br />“Since 30 June 2010, the Group has continued to perform in-line with the Board’s expectations. Seizing a strong position in newly regulated markets is a key focus for us. Our strategy of combining a strong B2C franchise with significant local brands is already proving to be a powerful force as evidenced by our network’s position in French poker. As other markets follow Italy and France, we expect that a limited number of large networks and brands will emerge to become market leaders – we are determined that together PartyGaming/bwin will be one of them. This natural consolidation of the marketplace will accelerate through corporate mergers and acquisitions and as one of the largest players in the sector we remain committed to continue playing an active role. Whilst the macroeconomic and competitive environments remain challenging, we remain confident about the Group’s prospects for the rest of the year and beyond.”<br /><br />Contacts:<br />PartyGaming Plc +44 (0) 207 337 0100<br />Peter Reynolds, Director of Corporate Affairs<br />John Shepherd, Director of Corporate Communications<br /><br />Interview with Jim Ryan and Martin Weigold<br />An interview with Jim Ryan, Chief Executive Officer, and Martin Weigold, Group Finance Director, in video/audio and text will be available from 7.00am BST on 6 August 2010 on: http://www.partygaming.com and on http://www.cantos.com.<br /><br />Analyst meeting, webcast, dial-in and conference call details: 6 August 2010<br />There will be an analyst meeting for invited UK-based analysts at Numis Securities, The London Stock Exchange Building, 10 Paternoster Square, London, EC4M 7LT starting at 9.30am BST. There will be a simultaneous webcast and dial-in broadcast of the meeting. To register for the live webcast, please pre-register for access by visiting the Group website (www.partygaming.com). Details for the dial-in facility are given below. A copy of the webcast and slide presentation given at the meeting will be available on the Group’s website later today.<br /><br />Dial-in details to listen to the analyst presentation: 6 August 2010<br />9.20 am Please call +44 (0) 20 3003 2666<br />Title PartyGaming Interim Results <br />9.30 am Meeting starts<br />A recording of the meeting will be available for a period of seven days from 6 August 2010. To access the recording please dial the following replay telephone number:<br />Replay telephone number +44 (0) 208 196 1988<br />Replay passcode: 9050397#<br /><br />About PartyGaming Plc<br /><br />The Group is a constituent of the FTSE 250 share index with its shares listed on The London Stock Exchange under the ticker: PRTY. In the year ended 31 December 2009, PartyGaming’s Continuing operations generated revenue of €310.1m and Clean EBITDA of €93.8m.<br /><br />PartyGaming is regulated and licensed by the Governments of Gibraltar, Italy and France and by the Alderney Gambling Control Commission. The Group is also certified as a responsible gaming operator by GamCare, the leading UK authority on the provision of advice, practical help, support and counselling in addressing the social impact of gambling. 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"We are pleased with the relatively robust performance of our business compared to many other consumer facing businesses in what remains a challenging economic environment," Chief Executive Jim Ryan said in a statement.<br /><br />The group said its board "remains committed to playing an active role in consolidation and is confident about future prospects", while retaining its previous guidance for a margin on earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization of 28% for the full year.<br /><br />It has previously declined to comment on speculation that the company is in consolidation talks with Vienna-listed online gaming group Bwin Interactive Entertainment AG, one of Europe's largest sports book operators.<br /><br />Casino revenue is expected to grow 6% quarter-on-quarter, boosted by higher yields and favorable currency effects, but with daily average player numbers down 5% due to seasonal factors.<br /><br />However, the company said that while revenue in the second quarter, now reported in euros, is expected to be up 28% year on year, it will be approximately 2% down from the previous quarter and that the soccer World Cup has had a worse than expected impact on poker.<br /><br />Poker revenue is expected to fall between 11% and 13%, with the daily average number of players falling between 8% and 9%. Compared with the prior quarter, casino revenue rose and bingo and sports betting revenue was "steady," the company said.<br /><br />The company also said it is "encouraged" by the performance to date of its recently-launched poker operations in France.<br /><br />At 0715 GMT, PartyGaming shares were up 9 pence, or 4.2%, at 230 pence, valuing the company at GBP939 million. Numis Securities analyst Wyn Ellis, with a buy rating, said the trading update was better than expected and the company's commitment to sector consolidation will go down well with investors.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.mediamanint.com/profiles/partygaming.html">PartyGaming,</a> which derives most of its revenue from online poker and casino games and has a smaller sports book and bingo business, didn't provide revenue figures in its trading statement Tuesday.<br /><br />In May, <a href="http://www.partycasino.com/index.htm?wm=3221754">PartyGaming</a> posted a 27% rise in first-quarter revenue to $127.1 million from $100.1 million a year earlier, but lower casino revenue and adverse foreign currency movements meant yield per active player fell 8% to $15.1 compared with last year.<br /><br />In July last year it announced the takeover of <a href="http://www.mediamanint.com/profiles/cashcade.html">Cashcade,</a> the owner of <a href="http://www.mediamanint.com/profiles/foxy_bingo.html">Foxy Bingo,</a> for up to GBP96 million, and in November it acquired <a href="http://www.mediamanint.com/profiles/world_poker.html">WPT Enterprises,</a> owner of the <a href="http://www.wpt.com/poker/index.htm?wm=3226865">World Poker Tour,</a> for $15.3 million.<br /><br />Shares in PartyGaming, the world's biggest listed online gaming group by market capitalization, closed at 221 pence Monday, valuing the company at GBP901 million.<br /><br />PartyGaming's principle brands include <a href="http://www.partypoker.com/index.htm?wm=3113135">PartyPoker.com,</a> <a href="http://www.partycasino.com/index.htm?wm=3221754">PartyCasino.com</a> and <a href="http://www.wpt.com/casino/index.htm?wm=3226864">World Poker Tour</a><br /><br />Profiles<br /><br /><a href="http://www.mediamanint.com/profiles/partycasino.html">PartyCasino.com</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.mediamanint.com/profiles/partypoker.html">PartyPoker.com</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.mediamanint.com/profiles/world_poker.html">World Poker Tour</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.mediamanint.com/profiles/partypoints.html">PartyPoints</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.mediamanint.com/profiles/partybingo.html">PartyBingo.com</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.mediamanint.com/profiles/partygaming.html">PartyGaming</a><br /><br />Website Network<br /><br /><a href="http://www.mediamanint.com">Media Man International</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.mediaman.com.au">Media Man</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.mediamanaustralia.com">Media Man Australia</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.mediaman.asia">Media Man Asia</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.mediamancanada.com">Media Man Canada</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.mediamangames.com">Media Man Games</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.mediamancasino.com">Media Man Casino</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.mediamanpoker.com">Media Man Poker</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.casinonewsmedia.com">Casino News Media</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.casinotravelmedia.com">Casino Travel Media</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.globalgamingdirectory.com">Global Gaming Directory</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.pokernewsmedia.com">Poker News Media</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.partycasinonews.net">Party Casino News</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.partygamingmedia.net">Party Gaming Media</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.australiansportsentertainment.com">Australian Sports Entertainment</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/14328618-5954798917811268322?l=wptnews.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Media Manhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00973357845409014276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14328618.post-87083199432848065642010-07-02T05:09:00.001-07:002010-07-02T05:09:44.249-07:00<div>PartyPoker Sponsors TV show</div><div><br /></div><div>GIBRALTAR - (PRESS RELEASE) - 28th June 2010 - <a href="http://www.partypoker.com/index.htm?wm=3113135">PartyPoker</a> is proud to sponsor the new season of 'The Poker Show with Jesse May,' with the first one hour show being broadcast on Wednesday 30th June and available to download from 12pm. The Matchroom Sport produced show is available to download on the <a href="http://www.partypoker.com/index.htm?wm=3113135">PartyPoker.com</a> blog and through ITunes every Wednesday and Sunday throughout July. To mark the new sponsorship the guests for the opening show will be Team <a href="http://www.partypoker.com/index.htm?wm=3113135">PartyPoker.com's</a> Mike Sexton, Tony G and Kara Scott.</div><div><br /></div><div>After each of the first eight scheduled shows there will be an exclusive $5+1 tournament on <a href="http://www.partypoker.com/index.htm?wm=3113135">PartyPoker.com</a> every Thursday and Monday (under the specials tab). Winners of each of the eight tournaments go into a final freeroll on Sunday 1st August where the winner will get a seat for the televised Main Event of the WPT London Poker Classic, which runs from 30th August – 4th September (value of £5,000). The tournaments are password protected and the passwords will be available through listening to the show and joining the mailing list. There are also exclusive great value bonuses for new and existing <a href="http://www.partypoker.com/index.htm?wm=3113135">PartyPoker.com</a> customers available through the show.</div><div><br /></div><div>Jesse May said: "I'm very excited about the new format. The last three seasons have been trial and error but I think we have cracked the formula. The key words are big names and fast paced – the strength of the show has always been all the great contacts we have in the poker world but now we think we are coming to something that the listeners will love hearing rather than just the people we interview."</div><div><br /></div><div>Shortly after the opening show Jesse flies out to Las Vegas to join the thick of the action at the WSOP and the second instalment of the series will be online on Sunday 4th July. Further shows with exclusive content from Vegas will be available on the 7th, 11th, 14th, 18th, 21st and 25th July before the show takes a brief break for Jesse to get his breath back. The show returns on Sunday August 29 to build up to the WPT and WSOPE coming to London. The one hour episodes then continue to be posted online every Wednesday and Sunday until the final show of the series on Wednesday September 29.</div><div><br /></div><div>The Poker Show with Jesse May has run for three series - beginning in April 2009 and finishing in May this year.</div><div><br /></div><div>PartyGaming's principle brands include <a href="http://www.partypoker.com/index.htm?wm=3113135">PartyPoker.com,</a> <a href="http://www.partycasino.com/index.htm?wm=3221754">PartyCasino.com</a> and <a href="http://www.wpt.com/casino/index.htm?wm=3226864">World Poker Tour</a></div><div><br /></div><div>Profiles</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.mediamanint.com/profiles/partypoker.html">PartyPoker.com</a></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.mediamanint.com/profiles/partycasino.html">PartyCasino.com</a></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.mediamanint.com/profiles/world_poker.html">World Poker Tour</a></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.mediamanint.com/profiles/partypoints.html">PartyPoints</a></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.mediamanint.com/profiles/partygaming.html">PartyGaming</a></div><div><br /></div><div>Website Network</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.mediamanint.com">Media Man International</a></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.mediaman.com.au">Media Man</a></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.mediamanaustralia.com">Media Man Australia</a></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.mediaman.asia">Media Man Asia</a></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.mediamancanada.com">Media Man Canada</a></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.mediamangames.com">Media Man Games</a></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.mediamancasino.com">Media Man Casino</a></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.mediamanpoker.com">Media Man Poker</a></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.casinonewsmedia.com">Casino News Media</a></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.casinotravelmedia.com">Casino Travel Media</a></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.globalgamingdirectory.com">Global Gaming Directory</a></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.pokernewsmedia.com">Poker News Media</a></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.australiansportsentertainment.com">Australian Sports Entertainment</a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/14328618-8708319943284806564?l=wptnews.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Media Manhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00973357845409014276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14328618.post-7204135251800825442010-06-29T01:15:00.001-07:002010-06-29T01:15:23.605-07:00<div>PartyGaming News: <a href="http://www.wpt.com/poker/index.htm?wm=3226865">World Poker Tour®</a> Announces Matt Savage As WPT Executive Tour Director</div><div><br /></div><div>Websites</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.wpt.com/poker/index.htm?wm=3226865">World Poker Tour</a></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.wpt.com/casino/index.htm?wm=3226864">WPTCasino.com</a></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://fr.partypoker.com/td/interactive/om_fr.htm?wm=3237992">PartyPoker.fr </a><a href="http://www.partypoker.com/index.htm?wm=3113135">PartyPoker.com</a> <a href="http://www.partycasino.com/index.htm?wm=3221754">PartyCasino.com</a> <a href="http://www.partybets.com/cgi-bin/intro.cgi?wm=3113140">PartyBets.com</a> <a href="http://www.partybingo.com/index.htm?wm=3113142">PartyBingo.com</a> <a href="http://www.wpt.com/poker/index.htm?wm=3226865">World Poker Tour</a></div><div><br /></div><div>LOS ANGELES (June 16, 2010) – <a href="http://www.wpt.com/poker/index.htm?wm=3226865">World Poker Tour®</a> (WPT) announced today renowned tournament director Matt Savage will join their team as Executive Tour Director. In his new role, Savage lends his years of experience and vast knowledge base to WPT committing himself to improving player communication, tournament offerings, tour cohesiveness, and event growth.</div><div><br /></div><div>“Matt is one of the world’s foremost experts on poker tournaments,” said Steve Heller, World Poker Tour CEO. “Matt’s expertise and relationships in the poker community will greatly enhance our upcoming ninth season.”</div><div><br /></div><div>“I am excited about this opportunity to work with WPT as their Executive Tour Director,” said Savage. “WPT is one of the most respected and recognizable brands in poker and I am happy to be a part of its efforts to improve tournament poker for players, fans and casinos.”</div><div><br /></div><div>Savage has appeared on more than 300 televised poker shows on Fox Sports Net, Travel Channel, GSN, ESPN, and numerous others. He was also the host of a nationally televised show called “Inside Poker” and is an actor in the Warner Brothers movie “Lucky You.” A founder of the Tournament Directors Association and recipient of the inaugural Benny Binion award for outstanding service in the poker industry, Savage has directed some of the most successful poker tournaments including WPT’s Bay 101 Shooting Star and Los Angeles Poker Classic.</div><div><br /></div><div>Players may contact Savage directly at msavage@worldpokertour.com to discuss tournament ideas, concerns, or pose questions. </div><div><br /></div><div>ABOUT WORLD POKER TOUR</div><div>World Poker Tour (WPT) is one of the most recognized names in internationally televised gaming and entertainment with brand presence in land-based tournaments, television, online and mobile. Leading innovation in the sport of poker since 2002, WPT ignited the global poker boom with the creation of a unique television show based on a series of high stakes poker tournaments. WPT has aired globally in 150+ countries, currently airs in the United Sates on Fox Sports Net and is preparing for its all-new ninth season. WPT also offers a unique online subscription and sweepstakes-based poker club, <a href="http://www.clubwpt.com/?cmpgn_id=6488">ClubWPT.com,</a> which operates in 38 states across the U.S. WPT also participates in strategic brand license, partnership and sponsorship opportunities. WPT is a subsidiary of PartyGaming Plc. For more information, see visit <a href="http://www.wpt.com/poker/index.htm?wm=3226865">www.worldpokertour.com</a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>About PartyGaming:</div><div><br /></div><div>PartyGaming Plc is the world’s leading listed online gaming company. The Group is a constituent of the FTSE 250 share index with its shares listed on The London Stock Exchange under the ticker: PRTY. In the year to 31 December 2009, PartyGaming’s Continuing operations generated revenue of $446.2m and Clean EBITDA of $135.0m. PartyGaming’s principal brands are</div><div><a href="http://www.partypoker.com/index.htm?wm=3113135">PartyPoker.com,</a> one of the world’s largest online poker rooms, <a href="http://www.partycasino.com/index.htm?wm=3221754">PartyCasino.com,</a> the world’s largest online casino, <a href="http://www.partybingo.com/index.htm?wm=3113142">PartyBingo.com,</a> <a href="http://www.partygammon.com/index.htm?wm=3113141">PartyGammon.com,</a> <a href="http://www.partybets.com/cgi-bin/intro.cgi?wm=3113140">PartyBets.com,</a> InterTrader.com, <a href="http://www.foxybingo.com/main.php?a=1880.0">FoxyBingo.com,</a> <a href="http://ads.cashcade.co.uk/redirect.aspx?pid=36077&amp;bid=1772">GetMinted.com,</a> <a href="http://www.gamebookers.com/cgi-bin/intro.cgi?wm=3179583">GameBookers.com</a> and <a href="http://www.wpt.com/poker/index.htm?wm=3226865">WorldPokerTour.com.</a> None of the Group’s sites accept real money customers located in the US. PartyGaming is regulated and licensed by the Government of Gibraltar and by the Alderney Gambling Control Commission and it is also certified as a responsible gaming operator by GamCare, the leading UK authority on the provision of advice, practical help, support and counselling in addressing the social impact of gambling. PartyGaming’s shares are also a constituent member of the FTSE4Good Index Series, which enables investors to identify companies that meet globally recognised corporate responsibility standards. 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The Group can offer sports betting immediately and will offer poker on <a href="http://fr.partypoker.com/td/interactive/om_fr.htm?wm=3237992">http://www.partypoker.fr</a> when the market is opened, which is expected to be later this month.</div><div><br /></div><div>As previously announced, the Group has signed three exclusive B2B deals this year to form a significant French poker network with PMU, the country’s largest pari-mutuel horse racing company, AB Groupe, a leading TV broadcaster, and Aviation Club de France, one of France’s most prestigious card rooms and private members clubs. This network will now benefit from pooled poker player liquidity that will be provided by <a href="http://fr.partypoker.com/td/interactive/om_fr.htm?wm=3237992">PartyPoker.fr</a></div><div><br /></div><div>About PartyGaming:</div><div><br /></div><div>PartyGaming Plc is the world’s leading listed online gaming company. 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In our opinion it is among the most professionally managed businesses we have encountered in hundreds of eCOGRA reviews and audits at major Internet companies.”</div><div><br /></div><div>GamCare:</div><div><br /></div><div>For the sixth year in succession, PartyGaming has been certificated as a responsible operator by GamCare, a registered charity which is a leading authority on the provision of counselling, advice and practical help in addressing the social impact of gambling in the UK.</div><div><br /></div><div>Andy McLellan, Chief Executive of GamCare, said:</div><div>“I am delighted to be able to renew PartyGaming’s GamCare Certification in public recognition of their longstanding commitment to player protection. 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There are now eight players left, while 27 players in total make the money. First place scoops €633,902, a $25,000 seat to the WPT World Championship, and the coveted title of WPT Champion, while every final table participant is guaranteed at least €70,000.<br /> <br />The second televised event, the ACF’s €20,000 No Limit Hold ‘em High Roller Freeze Out tournament is also getting underway shortly and can be followed on live updates. Amongst those set to lock horns are Bertrand ‘Elky’ Grospellier, Bruno Fitoussi, Sorel Mizzi, Freddy Deeb and Andrew Feldman. The televised final table takes place on Sunday.<br /> <br />In a first in World Poker Tour history, there was a very special event on Friday evening for the participants of the final table of the World Poker Tour Grand Prix de Paris Main Event. Le PMU et le Cheval Français and ACF generously invited the players for a very special night of trotting at the superb state of the art Vincennes horse racing track. The main race, the ‘Finale du WPT Grand Prix de Paris’, took place at 8:48pm CET. At 10.30pm, however, the real fun started – all eight final table players took part in their very own televised horse and cart race!! <br /> <br />The winner on the night was France’s Antoine Amourette, who dramatically passed Bruno Fitoussi, who joined the final table participants in the race, on the line. ‘This was a brilliant experience, I hope it bodes well for the final table,’ said the hot to trot Frenchman. All round Danish action man and chipleader Theo Jorgensen played a key part in rounding up the players for the challenge. ‘What a brilliant race and what a way to to welcome PMU to the world of poker ! I am glad I beat Arnaud Mattern. He may have been voted the sexiest poker player in France but all that face saw was the back of my horse!’<br /> <br />Coverage of the race will be released on the internet soon. On a fantastic night, courtesy of Le PMU et le Cheval Français, there were a fair share of winners and losers. Swedish final table participants Jimmy Ostensson and Per Linde saw their gamble on ‘Swedishman’ fail, while the rivalries and banter between the final table participants were taken to a whole new level.<br /> <br />WPT Grand Prix de Paris – presented by <a href="http://fr.partypoker.com/td/interactive/om_fr.htm?wm=3237992">PartyPoker.fr</a> – final table<br /> <br />Seat 1: Mickael Guenni -- 538,000<br />Seat 2: Theo Jorgensen -- 2,693,000<br />Seat 3: Antoine Amourette -- 489,000<br />Seat 4: Per Linde -- 584,000<br />Seat 5: Jimmy Ostensson -- 436,000<br />Seat 6: Nourredine Aïtaleb -- 810,000<br />Seat 7: Fabrice Touil -- 1,183,000<br />Seat 8: Arnaud Mattern -- 678,000<br /> <br />Theo Jorgensen has cashed twice before on the World Poker Tour for a total of $33,000. Both cashes were way back in season three, with a best finish of 22nd at the 2005 World Poker Open. The remaining seven have not cashed on the World Poker Tour before. France has a strong contingent at the final table, with Arnaud Mattern fifth in chips. In a dramatic day four there were large swings for the majority of players but Jorgensen’s stack was consistent throughout. The bubble for the final table stretched late into the night, lasting six hours, with the unfortunate bubble boy being Ilan Boujeneh.<br /> <br />World Poker Tour announcer Mike Sexton said: ‘I would like to wish all the players the very best of luck for Saturday’s final table. With a significant chip lead, Theo has to start as favourite but there is a long way to go. I have played in Paris enough times and know you don’t underestimate the French contingent. The racing event sounds brilliant, I would like to thank Le PMU et le Cheval Français and ACF on behalf of everybody at the World Poker Tour.’<br /> <br />Amongst those who made the money included French actor and poker Patrick Bruel, Antony Lellouche and Russia’s Alexander Kravchenko. Bruel had a large supporting contingent on the rail and they were visibly deflated when he departed. Those who have hit the rail in this WPT 2010-2011 season kick-off event before the money included WPT Champions Bertrand ‘Elky’ Grospellier, Guillaume Darcourt, Tommy Vedes, Freddy Deeb, Thomas Bichon, and Surinder Sunar (who took down this event in 2004), as well as other top names such as, John Juanda, Men ‘The Master’ Nguyen, Aussie Millions champion Tyron Krost, Sorel Mizzi, Isabelle Mercier, Ludovic Lacay, Roger Hairabredian, David Steicke, Casey Kastle, Roberto Romanello, Andrew Feldman and Remy Biechel. Coverage of the event is produced by Matchroom Sport.<br /> <br />For more information and the complete WPT tour schedule, visit <a href="http://www.wpt.com/poker/index.htm?wm=3226865">World Poker Tour</a><br /> <br />ABOUT AVIATION CLUB DE FRANCE<br />Home of the best cash games in Europe, Aviation Club de France is located in the heart of Paris on the Champs-Elysées, known as ‘the Most Beautiful Avenue in the World.’ The Aviation Club de France was created in 1907 by a group of aviators whose achievements conjure the most remarkable moments in aviation history. In addition to elegance and sophistication, the Club offers a variety of table games including Baccarat, Poker Black Jack (Parisian Style), Punto Banco, Caribbean Stud Poker and more. <br /> <br />ABOUT WORLD POKER TOUR<br />World Poker Tour (WPT) is one of the most recognized names in internationally televised gaming and entertainment with brand presence in land-based tournaments, television, online and mobile. 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Jorgensen, who once defeated Full Tilt Poker pro Gus Hansen in a boxing match, banked €633,000 from the €10,000 buy-in tournament. Jorgensen entered the final table as the chip leader.<br /><br />A total of 247 players turned out for the Grand Prix de Paris and, when the smoke cleared, eight reached this weekend’s final table. Among those who sought poker glory in Paris and coughed up the €10,000 entry fee were November Nine member and Everest Poker pro Antoine Saout, Andrew Feldman, Aussie Millions Main Event winner Tyron Krost, Men “The Master” Nguyen, and PokerStars pro Bertrand “Elky” Grospellier.<br /><br />Jimmy Ostensson was the final table’s first casualty, bowing out when his wired pair of nines could not hold up against the A-6 of Fabrice Touil. The flop came J-4-K, but a running A-6 sent Ostensson out of the Aviation Club and looking for a taxi on the world-famous Champs-Elysées.<br /><br />Seventh place at the Grand Prix de Paris went to Arnaud Mattern, who picked an inopportune time to shove with A-Q, as Antoine Amourette picked up pocket rockets. Mattern, who won the 2007 European Poker Tour (EPT) Prague stop, picked up €82,000. Nourredine Aïtaleb was the next to go. Aïtaleb shoved with A-J, but ran into Per Linde’s pocket queens. Linde, who finished 13th in April’s EPT San Remo Main Event, was once one out away from elimination in Paris.<br /><br />In the defining pot of the Grand Prix de Paris, Jorgensen doubled up at the expense of Amourette with pocket kings against pocket sevens. The board ran out 5-4-5-10-3 and Jorgensen scooped a 3.3 million chip pot, the largest of the tournament at the time. Amourette quickly doubled up to stave off being the Grand Prix de Paris’ fifth place finisher, a distinction that went to Touil, who committed his chips pre-flop with A-8. Jorgensen called with J-8, but spiked a jack on the turn to shrink the field even further.<br /><br />Mikhael Guenni woke up with pocket fives when his stack amounted to just five big blinds, but ran into Jorgensen’s pocket nines and could not improve. Linde was the next to go. Short-stacked, he pushed all-in with a paltry 7-5 and failed to draw out on Jorgensen’s K-J. Jorgensen flopped a straight and never looked back, sending Linde home €234,000 richer for his wear.<br /><br />Heads-up play spanned all of three hands. In the final pot, Amourette was all-in with K-6 and up against Jorgensen’s A-K. The board ran out 6-J-4-A-5 and Jorgensen claimed his first WPT title. The tournament marked Jorgensen’s first top 20 finish in a WPT event. His bracelet came in 2008 during the WSOP Europe festivities, where he outlasted a field of 165 players in a £5,000 Pot Limit Omaha event for £218,000. Jorgensen defeated Titan Poker pro Sorel “Imper1um” Mizzi heads-up for his WSOP title in a final table that also included Erik Friberg, Max Pescatori, Chris Ferguson, and Jason Mercier.<br /><br />Here were the final table results from the WPT Grand Prix de Paris:<br /><br />1. Theo Jorgensen – 633,902<br />2. Antoine Amourette – 328,690<br />3. Per Linde – 234,780<br />4. Mickael Guenni – 187,825<br />5. Fabrice Touil – 140,870<br />6. Nourredine Aïtaleb – 93,910<br />7. Arnaud Mattern – 82,175<br />8. Jimmy Ostensson – 70,435<br /><br />Kicking off on Wednesday is the WPT Spanish Championship, which will emanate from Casino Barcelona. The €3,500 tournament crowns a winner on May 23rd and preliminary events begin on Monday. 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"We are seeing increased momentum towards regulating online poker. It's possible that it could happen this year and we're prepared if it does," Ryan said on a conference call.<br /><br />Ryan said PartyGaming had set up an operation in Los Angeles with 38 staff and was in talks over possible business-to-business deals with U.S. operators.<br /><br />"We've got any number of U.S. operators who we're talking to right now about providing them with online gaming services and software. That gives us good reason to think that regulation isn't that far way," he said.<br /><br />Rival 888's Chief Executive Gigi Levy said last month he expected changes to online gaming laws in the U.S. to be implemented in the coming months.<br /><br />Analysts say the online gaming industry is ready for consolidation and PartyGaming is reported to have held talks with Austria's bwin over a potential combination - collaboration.<br /><br />"We are actively working on various opportunities. Discussions are at a preliminary stage with those that we are talking to," said Ryan, who declined to confirm whether the company was in talks with bwin.<br /><br />PartyGaming reported first-quarter gross revenue of $127.1 million, benefiting from growth in its casino, bingo and sports betting divisions. However, revenue from the firms poker offering declined because of competition from websites continuing to take bets from U.S.-based gamblers, some press and insider say... illegally.<br /><br />Laws governing gaming, igaming, online gambling and the like have caused great confusion in the U.S in recent years. PartyGaming is one of many gaming companies seeking clarity.<br /><br />Numbers<br /><br />PartyGaming said its average daily revenue had slowed in the second quarter which is traditionally a quieter period for the industry and were down between 6 and 7 percent on the average for the previous quarter.<br /><br />The company also said it had signed a business-to-business deal with Aviation Club de France which will join its French poker network. France made certain kinds of online gambling legal in April.<br /><br />Shares in PartyGaming were down 1.6 percent to 280.4 pence at 1023 GMT. The shares have lost 15 percent of their value over the last month reflecting disappointment over the lack of developments on the M&A front and the read-across from a weak trading statement from rival 888.<br /><br />"None of these factors detract from the long-term attractions of PartyGaming as a leading player in a global growth market. Therefore, we view the recent share price weakness as a buying opportunity," said KBC Peel Hunt analyst Nick Batram.<br /><br />PartyGaming claims to be the world's leading igaming company... a claim few will argue with. The firm was established in 1997 and is listed on the London Stock Exchange.<br /><br />Website Network<br /><br /><a href="http://www.mediamanint.com">Media Man International</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.mediamanaustralia.com">Media Man Australia</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.mediaman.com.au">Media Man</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.mediamancanada.com">Media Man Canada</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.mediamancasino.com">Media Man Casino</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.mediamanpoker.com">Media Man Poker</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.globalgamingdirectory.com">Global Gaming Directory</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/14328618-7618348405019490761?l=wptnews.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Media Manhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00973357845409014276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14328618.post-7468187275418308022010-05-06T00:49:00.001-07:002010-05-06T00:49:27.665-07:006th May 2010<br /><br />Websites<br /><br /><a href="http://www.partypoker.com/index.htm?wm=3113135">PartyPoker.com</a> <a href="http://www.partycasino.com/index.htm?wm=3221754">PartyCasino.com</a> <a href="http://www.partypoker.it/index.htm?wm=3237244">PartyPoker.it</a> <a href="http://www.wpt.com/poker/index.htm?wm=3226865">WPTPoker.com</a> <a href="http://www.wpt.com/casino/index.htm?wm=3226864">WPTCasino.com</a> <a href="http://www.partybets.com/cgi-bin/intro.cgi?wm=3113140">PartyBets.com</a><br /><a href="http://www.partybingo.com/index.htm?wm=3113142">PartyBingo.com</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.partycasino.com/index.htm?wm=3221754">PartyGaming,</a> the world’s leading listed online gaming company, today announces its third B2B deal in France with an exclusive multi-year agreement to provide a white label online poker service for Aviation Club de France (“ACF”), one of the country’s most prestigious card rooms and private members clubs.<br /><br />The new service, branded ‘ACFPoker’, will join PartyGaming’s expanding French poker network which will also include www.partypoker.fr. Once PartyGaming obtains the required licence and is operational, players on the network will benefit from a shared pool of player liquidity and operate on a single platform.<br /><br />Founded in 1907 by four pioneering French aviators, today ACF has 100,000 members and is the leading card room in France. The club is a regular host of <a href="http://www.wpt.com/poker/index.htm?wm=3226865">World Poker Tour’s</a> events including the forthcoming Grand Prix de Paris to be held on 8-16 May 2010. The new online poker service will be promoted through a variety of channels to ACF’s extensive customer base.<br /><br />Commenting on today’s announcement, Jim Ryan, Chief Executive Officer of PartyGaming, said:<br /><br />“ACF is a great addition to our French poker network and allows us to directly connect with France’s offline poker players. 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The Main Event will be filmed for television broadcast.<br /><br />“The Palm Beach Casino is delighted to welcome the World Poker Tour 2010 in London,” said Genting Casinos London Poker Manager Simon Tomsett. “We anticipate players from all over the world, playing for the prestigious title.”<br /><br />The Main Event will feature two starting days and a total player cap of 400. The winner of the WPT London Poker Classic will receive the first place cash prize, a WPT title, WPT Champions bracelet and a seat to play in the 2011 WPT Championship in Las Vegas.<br /><br />In addition to online qualifiers on <a href="http://www.partypoker.com/index.htm?wm=3113135">PartyPoker.com,</a> a land-based satellite series is set to kick off this summer in poker clubs and Casinos across London. More information will be announced soon.<br /><br />The Palm Beach Casino is located in The May Fair Hotel's former Grand Art Deco Ballroom and features one of the largest gaming rooms in London. The casino is part of Genting Casinos UK, Britain’s largest casino operator. For more information, visit www.thepalmbeach.co.uk or www.themayfairhotel.co.uk/home.<br /><br />“London is a great poker destination and has always been a major target in our ongoing expansion,” said WPT President Adam Pliska. “We’re thrilled to have found amazing partners in The Palm Beach Casino, Genting UK and The May Fair Hotel London. With the added power of <a href="http://www.partypoker.com/index.htm?wm=3113135">PartyPoker.com,</a> this is sure to be a highly anticipated WPT event on the international schedule.”<br /><br />For more information and the complete WPT tour schedule, visit <a href="http://www.wpt.com/poker/index.htm?wm=3226865">World Poker Tour.</a><br /><br />*Dates are subject to change.<br /><br />ABOUT WORLD POKER TOUR<br /><br />World Poker Tour (WPT) is one of the most recognized names in internationally televised gaming and entertainment with brand presence in land-based tournaments, television, online and mobile. Leading innovation in the sport of poker since 2002, WPT ignited the global poker boom with the creation of a unique television show based on a series of high stakes poker tournaments. WPT is now broadcast globally in 150 countries and is currently filming its all-new eighth season for broadcast on Fox Sports Net’s national sports network in the United States. 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David Williams now has a good excuse to argue in defense of the latter.<br /><br />Williams, who found international fame with his runner-up finish in the 2004 World Series of Poker main event, took down the second-largest score of his career this weekend with his $1,530,537 win in the Bellagio's <a href="http://www.wpt.com/poker/index.htm?wm=3226865">World Poker Tour</a> Championship. Long considered one of the crown jewels of the poker calendar, the Championship suffered massive losses in attendance for the third year running, with just 195 players putting up the $25,000 entry fee.<br /><br />Williams triumphed over a star-studded final table that was almost as noteworthy for who was missing as it was for who was there. Deep runs by former WSOP world champions Phil Hellmuth and Scotty Nguyen had onlookers talking about either player joining Carlos Mortensen as the only players with both the WSOP and <a href="http://www.wpt.com/poker/index.htm?wm=3226865">WPT</a> crowns, but their twin ousters at seventh and eighth, respectively, left the focus on five remaining stars and one relative newcomer.<br /><br />Williams defeated reigning Card Player Magazine Player of the Year Eric Baldwin (who won $1,034,715) in a final that saw Williams enter with and maintain a vast chip lead throughout. Baldwin's elimination was the last on a day that saw former WPT winner Shawn Buchanan ($587,906) finish third, 2009 WSOP bracelet winner David Benyamine ($329,228) finish fourth, poker Hall of Famer and seven-time bracelet winner Billy Baxter finish fifth and Irish online pro John O'Shea finish sixth as the first player eliminated at the final table.<br /><br />For Williams, the tough lineup brought a surprising measure of comfort. "The lineup of name players who I've played before calmed me down," Williams said. "I knew what to expect from them because I'd played with all of them before. With new players, I don't know what's coming and there's a lot of pressure with the expectation to win. There was no pressure to win because if I lost, I mean, hey, I lost to a great player."<br /><br />For Williams, the victory ended a drought of almost two years in which he failed to score a six-figure win. "It definitely boosts my confidence. I haven't had anything big going on for the last couple of years, so it makes me feel like I'm doing things right now. I've made a lot of changes. I'm very happy."<br /><br />Among those changes was working with Sam Chauhan, the mindset coach who gained attention by working with Antonio Esfandiari prior to his deep WSOP main event run last year. "He taught me a lot about being positive, focusing, meditating and being thankful for what you have," Williams said. "It's amazing what that positive energy can do for you. I never went on tilt in the tournament. Frustration never affected me. I was able to stay calm and focus on my game."<br /><br />In addition to the money, the victory ensures Williams a continued run in the spotlight that brought him his Bodog sponsorship. He doesn't seem too interested in the changes in lifestyle $1.5 million can bring.<br /><br />"I'll just keep doing what I'm doing," Williams said. "It'll get me on NBC heads-up and all that. Poker's not as publicized as it was a few years ago, so having a televised win helps. Any publicity to me isn't bad. I enjoy the limelight. As long as I'm in the headlines I'm happy about that."<br /><br />For runner-up Baldwin, the high finish serves as validation for his Player of the Year title. "It's a real big deal," Baldwin said, enthused. "With all the success I had last year, none of it was in super high-profile tournaments. I always have friends and family asking, 'When will I see you on TV?' and it'll be nice to finally have an answer for them. I also realize it's tough to make a name for yourself in poker nowadays because the market's really saturated with stars. The original generation is still playing. This helps, though, and I picked a great tournament to finally break through on TV."<br /><br />Buchanan's elimination in third place put an end to the WPT's most wide-open Player of the Year race to date. While Faraz Jaka (the Player of the Year leader coming into the event) seemed poised to take the title when he held a chip lead with 18 players remaining, his 14th-place ouster left the door open for Buchanan, Hellmuth and Nguyen, each of whom needed to win the tournament to take the title.<br /><br />"I think by day two, there were still several dozen people who had a shot had they made final table," said WPT live reporting team member BJ Nemeth. "Faraz was the point leader with 1,300 points. You need to finish seventh or higher to get points. There was like a 16-way tie at 1,000 between all of the season's champions and anyone who finished fifth or higher at a final table this year could have also caught him. It was pretty crazy.<br /><br />"For Scotty, it would have moved him close to the top of the standings," Nemeth said. "Hellmuth would have won his first WPT title, a WPT championship and WPT Player of the Year in one shot. He called it a dream of his on Twitter. I think his ego would have found a whole other level. WPT would have loved it because he's so high-profile. Fans would have loved or hated it, but they'd definitely have noticed either way."<br /><br />While it was a triumphant day for Williams, Baldwin and Jaka, this was not a triumphant moment for the WPT or the Bellagio. The 195 registrants were down from 338 a year ago, 545 in 2008 and 639 in 2007. While the world and poker economies, one large cloud of volcanic ash and the timing of EPT San Remo were all partially to blame, the Bellagio's unpopular decision to make preliminary tournaments at the annual Five Star World Poker Classic all rebuy events caused a sharp downturn in registration throughout the month. With so little action in-house, there was little incentive for players to attempt a parlay. 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"The objective is to have the largest poker liquidity pool in France," he said.<br /><br />PartyGaming declined to disclose terms of the deal. PMU, which has signed up Paddy Power as its partner in sports betting, last year made turnover of €9.3bn and has 6.5m customers.<br /><br />Wyn Ellis, analyst with Numis, advised the deal could add £5m to 2011 earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation. "Party has a scale that has allowed it put people and resources into multiple markets to allow it to exploit the changing regulatory environment," Mr Ellis said.<br /><br />Burt Paul Leyland of Collins Stewart said while the deal would give Party a leading place in the French market, it would not obviously drive revenue.<br /><br />PartyGaming would have to absorb the loss of revenues coming out of France in the unregulated market, he said, adding that, given the proposed tax rates in the new regime, "Party could easily still be a net loser".<br /><br />Ryan remains upbeat and positive, emphasising revenues coming out of France were small and that the opportunity for PartyGaming to advertise in France was crucial. "I don’t share the view that we can expect ebit margins to shrink," he said.<br /><br />France plans to open the new market in time for the start of the World Cup in June. Under the new regime, the PMU is protected by regulations that require bets on horse racing to be pari-mutuel, but fixed-odds betting is allowed on sports.<br /><br />PartyGaming's global strategy continues to take shape. A return to the United States this year, or next, would likely be the firms jackpot, however they continue to make progress in many regions. Other countries that Party are keen to expand into include Australia, India and South America.<br /><br />The company's amicable settlement with the U.S Government last year, exceeding $100m, is tangible proof of financial stability and willingness to go the extra mile as to adapt to the market, while satisfying crucial legal requirements. Party's financial strength and positive result for the United States coffers has not gone unnoticed by Government bean counters across the globe. Clearly Party have far greater resources and experience than most of their would be competitors. 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So how would you characterise 2009 performance?<br /><br />Q. 2009 was a challenging year. It was a pretty tough economic backdrop for the sector. In fact, the sector has not worked through, or lived through a recession before that. That being said, I think PartyGaming's performance as well as the sector's was resilient but not immune. In 2009, we focused on operations and improving our operations. <br /><br />In doing so, we actually returned the business to growth. And if you take a look at our fourth quarter, all four product verticals grew in that quarter, and grew dramatically. It was a 17% quarter-over-quarter growth. <br /><br />So, if I take a look at the year as a whole, I would say our trading was robust, slightly ahead of analysts' consensus, so we feel good about that, and we're positioned very nicely moving into 2010.<br /><br />Q. You mentioned Q4. How much of that was down to seasonality? And how much is sustainable growth?<br />A. Well, it's interesting. Q4, Q1 are typically the two strongest quarters in a year. That being said, focusing on our core operations, focusing on the customer, making a number of product, pricing, promotional-based improvements have actually improved the trading of the company. We saw the growth, as I mentioned, 17% quarter-over-quarter growth in Q4. We've seen that growth continue into the first quarter. So we're moving into the year very optimistic about our prospects.<br /><br />Q. And what's behind the decline in new player signups in the Americas and in Asia-Pacific?<br />A. There are two factors. First and foremost, you have operators who have continued to operate in the United States, taking their profits and investing into countries like Canada. So that has made those environments far more competitive. That being said, PartyGaming is principally a European business. That's where our focus is. That's where we see our growth in the ensuing years. New, regulated markets coming - Italy, France, Denmark, hopefully Spain in the not-too-distant future. So that's where we're directing our attention at this point.<br />Business performance and development<br />Q. Looking first at Poker, you lost third place last year, but have regained it since. What was behind this, and how will you retain your position?<br />A. Interestingly enough, it was fairly simple - focusing on core Poker operations. What does that involve? It involved rewriting our products, soup to nuts. We actually re-launched Poker in September of 2008, but on the back of that re-launch, we did some very, very important things. We focused on the consumer. We changed our VIP and loyalty points programme in July of 2009. Since we've done that, we've experienced month-over-month growth in our Poker product. <br /><br />In addition to that, we modified our pricing. The market has become more competitive and we've changed our pricing policy to ensure that we were as competitively priced as the other leaders in the sector. <br /><br />In addition to that, promotions. There is always a reason to come and play at Party, 24/7. We have month-long promotions that stimulate VIPs, novices and mid-level players. <br /><br />And last but not least, increasing the size and the capabilities of our Poker management team. I have been with four online gaming companies now, four different Poker networks, and I've never seen a team who is more passionate about the Poker product, worked as hard to make sure that we are a leader in the sector. And yes, we're number three today, but if you take out the US operators, we're actually number one.<br /><br />Q. We also saw you buy World Poker Tour Enterprises. What's your strategy for that business? And have there been any regulatory issues with the US?<br />A. I'm going to answer the question in reverse order. First and foremost, there have been no regulatory issues. The World Poker Tour and its business is legal within the United States, and within the European community. The strategy for the World Poker Tour is fairly simple. If you take a look at the US as a case in point, and take a look at the most popular Poker brands in the United States, certainly Party would be top five. And also, World Poker Tour would be top five. <br /><br />The World Poker Tour has 12 land-based events in the US. We will continue to operate those land-based events. They'll be standalone, branded World Poker Tour and their sponsors only. You will not see PartyPoker all over them. We're quite proud to have probably the best land-based tour events in the world, and we want to preserve that and grow it. We'll be growing it into Europe, with the addition of 10 land-based events. <br /><br />Now, some of the European events will be sponsored by PartyPoker, and again, our focus is growing our Poker network throughout Europe. But we will also have third parties, online operators sponsor some of those events. So we are embracing our competition. We want them to participate in the land-based sponsorship, the TV sponsorship of the World Poker Tour events. So it is going to be, in one respect, business as usual for the World Poker Tour. <br /><br />There is an online element that we're quite keen about in the United States, and that is the second aspect of the strategy. Subscription Poker is legal in 37 states in the US. The World Poker Tour operates in those states under the Club WPT brand. PartyPoker has a database of 12 million registered users. Our desire is to cross-pollinate the World Poker Tour subscription product into our 12 million person database. And remind those 12 million consumers that PartyPoker still exists, hopefully get them educated and interested in Poker again by getting them playing a legal subscription model, and positioning the brand for the long term - hopefully the short term, when the US market reopens.<br /><br />Q. And you launched 80 games in Casino last year, which have shown strong growth. But what's your strategy there to ensure that level of growth?<br />A. We're excited about our Casino business. What did we have? 12% year-over-year growth and we had quarter-over-quarter growth all the way through the year. The strategy is threefold. <br /><br />New content. 80 new games last year. We'll have 50 new games this year. The content will be exciting. It will be branded content. Some of the branded content will be those trusted Hollywood brands that you saw come from us last year - Terminator, Sinatra, Rambo to name a few. There will also be some internally developed brands from the PartyGaming game studio. <br /><br />The second aspect of the strategy is focused on having life-changing events. It's a jackpot-based strategy. Last year, we had one of the largest jackpot wins in online gaming history. The jackpot was just shy of US$5 million. Today we have the largest reset value in our Melon Madness Jackpot. It resets or starts at US$1.5 million. Nobody else can match that in the sector. So we will continue to bring those life-changing events to the consumer. <br /><br />And the last aspect of the strategy - and this is what excites me most - is dedicated Casino marketing. Now, here is why this is important. Historically, we've acquired all of our Casino players from our Poker database. That's been great, because our cost of acquisitions hasn't been particularly high, but it hasn't been particularly good for our Poker liquidity in a challenged competitive environment where we need to grow that liquidity. What we've now started to do is go and acquire pure-play Casino players. The magic of a pure-play Casino player? Their lifetime value is twice that of a Poker consumer who moves over to Casino. <br /><br />So our Casino offering will grow in 2010 and beyond.<br /><br />Q. Bingo performance has been transformed by the acquisition of Cashcade, but how international is Bingo? And what's the growth opportunity there?<br />A. Very exciting acquisition for us. We're now a market leader in the online Bingo space. We're arguably the largest network in the United Kingdom. The UK market is probably about US$400m in 2009. Now, what's fascinating about this: the worldwide online Bingo market is US$1.7bn. <br /><br />So strategically, where are we going with this business? Well, we definitely want to capture more share in the United Kingdom, and we will this year. But we're going to take that business into other European markets, so you'll likely see us go into the Nordic territories and perhaps Spain in 2010.<br /><br />Q. You've talked a lot about expanding your position in Sports Betting, and last year speculation was rife about a possible merger with bwin. What happened on that?<br />A. In fact, we've talked to a number of participants in the marketplace and continue to do so. There have been rumours about bwin and many others. The reality of it is where we stand today we have a number of discussions that are ongoing. Everything is at a preliminary stage. So, M&A continues to be a material part of our strategy moving forward, but we need the right set of circumstances for a deal to happen. So stay tuned.<br />B2B and B2G<br />Q. You say you’ve done five B2B deals in 2009, excluding those that came with the acquisition of Cashcade. How significant are they?<br />A. If I may, just for a moment, just state that we’re particularly proud of our B2B business vertical. Why? Because it was part of our new strategy that we announced in August of 2008. And here we are, a year and a half later, and we set that strategy up by saying we wanted to do five meaningful deals in the first year. And we did them. <br /><br />You’ll never see us do double digits in terms of the number of new partners we’re bringing into our B2B business. The objective in 2009 was five deals, and that’s exactly what we did. The objective in 2010 is five deals. Our mission is to find five B2B partners who are ready and willing to invest in their online brand and drive a successful business. It is a situation where, in fact, less is more. <br /><br />All of this, the five that we have, the five that we’ll do in 2010, will contribute as a foundation to our plan to achieve in excess of US$30m revenue from our B2B business in 2012.<br /><br />Q. Turning to your B2G vertical, some commentators believe signing agreements with governments is restricting your potential earnings in a free market, and restricting your liquidity pool. What’s your view on this? And do you intend to continue a strategy of B2G as your preferred entry into a market?<br />A. I’m going to take you back to our strategy session in 2008. The executive team sat down and we took at look at the competitive environment and we said, “Let’s move five years out in trying to understand what this marketplace looks like.” The first thing we agreed on was the marketplace within Europe would regulate, and potentially within the United States and the rest of the world. In a regulated market, who are we going to have to compete against? We’re going to have to compete against media organisations, trusted brands like Google, Microsoft, Yahoo - and governments - including state lottery operators and government operators for online gaming services. <br /><br />So we won’t get to dictate what is the best way to enter into these markets. They’re going to regulate. And the regulations, as they are in Europe today, vary from country to country. Is it a preferred approach? Our preferred approach is in fact to operate in regulated marketplaces because there is certainty. But there’s something also more valuable in a regulated market – the ability to freely advertise. <br /><br />So our strategy right now is without question to focus on our B2B offering. So we’ll tackle those trusted brands and those media channels that want to get into the online sector. But also our B2G. It’s a natural. We’ve positioned our business beautifully for it for 2010. And what we will do, with both the B2B and the B2G, is marry them up with our liquidity pool that we generate from B2C. And hence, as we’re doing in Italy today, provide the consumer with the best possible experience.<br /><br />Regulation and industry consolidation<br />Q. How much time are you devoting to the US at the moment? You’ve got your non-prosecution deal now agreed. You’ve got the World Poker Tour deal under your belt. The Barney Frank bill is in motion, for instance. You’re well-placed for a comeback, aren’t you?<br />A. We are still very much a European-focused business. That is how we’ll pay the bills throughout 2010 and beyond. That being said, we can’t ignore the opportunity in the United States. Truth be told, if I take you back to 2006, on a run rate basis, our business would have done US$1.2b worth of revenue and generated three-quarters of a billion dollars (US$750m) of EBITDA. The PartyPoker brand is still one of the most popular – if not the most popular – Poker brand in that marketplace. <br /><br />So what have we done? We now have an office in Los Angeles. We have 38 employees. We’ve moved one of our executives, in fact an individual who used to run PartyPoker when we were in the US, over to our LA office. We’re propagating Poker through our subscription model right now in the WTP. We’re actively talking to land-based operators and others who are potentially interested in getting into this marketplace when it regulates. <br /><br />So we’re sowing the seeds, if you will, right now and planting trees, preparing ourselves for re-entry. If and when it regulates, we’ll be there.<br /><br />Q. And what further opportunities are you seeing in Europe?<br />A. Europe is an exciting place from a regulatory perspective right now. We have got Italy – and Italy is without question the fastest-growing poker market within the European Union. What you have to realise is, it is a regulated market now only for tournament poker. Tournament poker is 25 per cent of our core Poker business. Cash game poker makes up the balance. Cash game poker is in the process of being regulated, and hopefully will be so in the first half of 2010. Also with that, Casino games in the first half of 2010. And, hopefully in the second half, Bingo. So the Italian market is very exciting. We should expect to see some very nice growth coming from that country. <br /><br />France? Hopefully mid-year will regulate online poker and sports betting. And Denmark, beginning of 2011. We also have the Spanish government, at a federal level, considering how best to manage online poker and regulation. So we’re excited about some of the developments that we’re seeing in the European marketplace.<br /><br />Management focus and outlook<br />Q. You now have a COO, Per Widerström. So how are you focused to strategically develop the business in 2010?<br />A. It’s wonderful having Per. I was happy over 2009 to get actively involved in the operations, dig a little deeper and understand the business and perhaps put “Jim Ryan’s” thumbprint on the few areas that I felt I could contribute. Per, an experienced online gaming executive joining the team, taking over the day-to-day operations, will free me up to do a couple of important things. First and foremost, make sure that we monetise the synergies from the deals that we’ve done in 2009. Secondly, focus on new M&A opportunities. And lastly, contribute to the growth of our B2B and B2G efforts, not only in Europe but hopefully in the United States.<br /><br />Q. Are you happy with the way the year has started? And what’s your outlook for the business in 2010?<br />A. We have started this year very positively, and we’re quite confident and optimistic about our growth prospects for the balance of the year.<br /><br /><br />2009 Full Year Results<br /><br />Martin Weigold, Group Finance Director<br /><br /><br />Financial Performance<br />Q. You've reported above consensus for 2009, but isn't it all really down to cost-cutting? Talk me through the financials.<br />A. We're very pleased with our performance in 2009. Revenues dropped by 6% and clean EBITDA also dropped by 6%. Operating profit was up by 4%. But, given the economic climate, I think that that's a very solid result. Our Casino vertical had another outstanding year, driven by growth in new player sign-ups, the addition of 80 new games, which really saw the performance of that particular vertical take off. <br /><br />Bingo was obviously transformed by the acquisition of Cashcade. In Sports we made a lot of progress, mainly in the second half. We started to reap some of the benefits of operational changes that we made earlier in the year. Poker was more difficult. We saw player numbers go backwards until we made changes to the loyalty programme around the middle of the year. And since that point, Poker has returned to growth. So, as I say, overall we're very pleased with the result.<br /><br />Q. You've also reduced administrative expenses. What have you had to cut? And in order to grow, aren't you going to have to add some of that back in?<br />A. We're always looking to be more efficient on costs wherever we can, but around the middle part of 2008, we undertook a significant cost reduction programme in anticipation of a worsening economic climate. We looked to take out staff costs, overheads, trying not to touch any areas that were associated with revenue generation within the business. Obviously, with the benefit of hindsight, we're very glad that we did that now because we think that it set us up well in terms of the 2009 performance. Foreign exchange was also a factor I should note though. Foreign exchange actually reduced our costs by around US$17m in the period, so that shouldn't be overlooked either.<br /><br />Q. You mention foreign exchange. Take us through the currency fluctuations and how they affected the numbers that you are reporting today?<br />A. Well, around the end of 2008 we saw a substantial strengthening in the value of the dollar. It was almost 25% in the space of one quarter. Because we report our results in dollars that basically meant that the reported revenue figure was around US$30m lower than it would otherwise have been but, having said that, that wasn't the impact at the bottom line because, as I just mentioned, we had a corresponding benefit of the cost line which mitigated some of the impact.<br /><br />Q. Now in Q4 we saw an uplift in Poker revenue and the business also signalled a return to growth in each of its verticals, but isn't this mostly down to seasonality and one punter's big loss?<br />A. Certainly in the fourth quarter you would expect to see a seasonal pickup, and there's no doubt about that, but the pickup we saw was much stronger than just seasonality. If you look at the performance of each of the verticals in turn - in Poker, revenues were up by 9% which we're very pleased about, given that we had probably six or seven sequential quarters where Poker has actually gone backwards, so we felt that that was a very important turning point. <br /><br />Casino had a great performance - it was up by 17% on the third quarter. And even if you strip out the exceptional result that you refer to, where we had the mega jackpot win and part of that reinvested in December, Casino still grew by 13% quarter on quarter, which I think, you'll agree, is a reasonable result. Sports we were up by 69% Q4 over Q3, driven by operational improvements, reducing our bonus costs and taking steps to improve the margin, particularly on our live book, in line with what we said that we would do earlier in the year. And then, of course, we had huge growth in Bingo on the back of the Cashcade acquisition in July.<br /><br />Q. So where do you see margins going from here, given the likelihood of increased marketing support for Casino and the need to improve Poker liquidity?<br />A. Well, margins in the short term will be impacted by the Cashcade acquisition. At the time of the acquisition I did point out that distribution costs were likely to move from around the 40% level, where they were prior to the acquisition, by around 200 basis points to around 42% in 2009. Going forward into 2010, when you've got a full year of Cashcade on board, we would expect distribution expenses to move to the 43% to 45% mark of revenue with a corresponding impact on clean EBITDA margins. So clean EBITDA margins are likely to be around 28%, I would say, in 2010.<br /><br />Q. And, do you envisage, in order to compete with US-facing sites, having to offer higher bonuses for some time still?<br />A. Right now we think that our loyalty programme and our VIP incentives are competitive, even with the US-facing sites. I think that that's one of the reasons why we've seen player numbers and revenues pick up in Poker, not just in Q4, but it's continued into the current trading period in January and February. Are they going to increase from their current level? Right now we don't expect that to be the case, but I think it's we need to watch what the competition do and we need to ensure that we remain competitive.<br />M&A<br />Q. You made two major acquisitions in 2009 - Cashcade and World Poker Tour Enterprises. Are you happy with the ROI on these?<br />A. Yes, we're very happy. The acquisition of Cashcade will work out to be on a multiple of between 5 and 5.9 times EBITDA, which we think is a very good price for a business which is a market leader and is also a high growth business. It's contributed around US$15m to our EBITDA this year and, of course, we bought it part way through the year, in July. So, very, very pleased with that. <br /><br />World Poker Tour we acquired for strategic reasons. It's not really going to materially contribute to EBITDA, but we're using it to promote the Poker business very successfully at the moment and it's also coming in handy in discussions with US land-based operators. And we expect it to position us very well for a possible re-entry to the US market.<br /><br />Q. So are you comfortable you have the capacity to fund similar sized, or even larger acquisitions in 2010?<br />A. Yes, absolutely. The business is very cash generative. This year we generated over US$120m of operating cash flow. 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Current trading, we're very happy with that performance. It's in line with our expectations. At Poker we've seen further growth. Poker revenues are up around 3%. Player numbers are actually up by 9%. Casino is off a little from the fourth quarter, but that's because the fourth quarter last year was exceptionally strong, as we discussed. Bingo has continued to show strong growth - it's up 9% on the fourth quarter. And Sports Betting, even though the fourth quarter was very strong in its own right, has actually continued to grow and grow by further improvements in the margin. So, we're very happy with performance right now.<br /><br />Q. So what are your expectations for 2010?<br />A. For 2010 we expect to see growth across all verticals. Obviously Bingo will grow very strongly because of the acquisition of Cashcade part way through the year. Casino we expect to see strong growth. Poker we expect to grow again, but at more modest rates. 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