NetEnt, a leading provider of online gaming solutions, has signed a license
agreement with global interactive entertainment and technology company Amaya,
owner of the world’s most popular online poker brand, PokerStars. The agreement
will see NetEnt supply desktop and mobile games to the PokerStars brand in New
Jersey, USA. Amaya is an existing customer of NetEnt in Europe.
NetEnt has signed yet another important customer agreement for the regulated
online casino market in New Jersey. The Company will be applying for a
transactional waiver from the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement to
launch operations with Amaya’s online poker brand, PokerStars, while its
application for a full license is still under review. PokerStars recently
announced that PokerStarsNJ.com will be open to the New Jersey public for real
money action from March 21.
NetEnt has previously announced partnerships in New Jersey with
Borgata/bwin.party, Golden Nugget, Resorts Casino, Tropicana/Gamesys and Caesars
Interactive Entertainment.
“I am very pleased that we have been able to extend our successful partnership
with Amaya’s extremely popular gaming brand PokerStars to also include the
regulated online casino market in New Jersey. PokerStars is one of the biggest
online gaming power houses in the world, and the agreement is yet more proof of
the trust and confidence that exist in NetEnt’s operational and portfolio
capabilities. I am confident that PokerStars’ US player community will enjoy the
enhanced player experience offered through our game portfolio,” says Björn
Krantz, Managing Director of NetEnt Americas LLC.
“We’re pleased to extend our successful global partnership with NetEnt to the
New Jersey market,” said Sam Hobcraft, Director of Casino at Amaya. “Integrating
NetEnt’s top tier games will be an important part of developing into one of the
leaders in online casino in New Jersey.”
For additional information please contact:
Björn Krantz, Managing Director of NetEnt Americas LLC
Phone +1 646 647 5670
bjorn.krantz@netent.com
Roland Glasfors, Investor Relations, NetEnt AB (publ)
Phone +46 760 024 863
roland.glasfors@netent.com
The information contained in this press release is such that NetEnt AB (publ) is
required to disclose pursuant to the Swedish Financial Instruments Trading Act
and/or the Swedish Securities Markets Act. The information was submitted for
publication on March 10, 2016 at 13.30 a.m. CET.
About NetEnt
NetEnt Americas LLC is a US subsidiary of NetEnt AB (publ), a leading digital
entertainment company, providing premium gaming solutions to the world’s most
successful online casino operators. Since its inception in 1996, NetEnt has been
a true pioneer in driving the market with thrilling games powered by a cutting
-edge platform. NetEnt is committed to helping customers stay ahead of the
competition, is listed on NASDAQ Stockholm (NET–B) and employs 700 people in
Stockholm, Malta, Kiev, Gothenburg, Gibraltar and New Jersey. www.netent.com
About PokerStars
PokerStars operates the world’s most popular online poker sites, serving the
global poker community. Since it launched in 2001, PokerStars has become the
first choice of players all over the world, with more daily tournaments than
anywhere else and with the best online security. More than 145 billion hands
have been dealt on PokerStars, which is more than any other site.
PokerStars.com and PokerStars.eu operate globally under licenses from the Isle
of Man and Malta governments, respectively. PokerStars also holds local licenses
or approvals to offer services to players in many jurisdictions, including
Italy, France, Estonia, Belgium, Denmark, Spain, Bulgaria, Greece, United
Kingdom, Schleswig-Holstein in Germany, Ireland, Romania and New Jersey in the
United States of America.
PokerStars is the flagship brand of Rational Group, which operates gaming
-related businesses and brands, including PokerStars, Full Tilt and the European
Poker Tour. In 2012, 2013 and 2014, Rational Group companies in the UK and Isle
of Man was recognised as one of the top 25 best places to work by the Great
Place to Work Institute’s Best Workplaces – Large category ranking. Rational
Group entities in Costa Rica and Dublin also achieved the same accolade in their
respective local rankings in 2014. PokerStars is owned by Amaya Inc. (Nasdaq:
AYA; TSX: AYA).
