A selection of NetEnt’s award-winning desktop and mobile games is now available
through PokerStars in New Jersey, USA. Recently NetEnt signed a license
agreement with Amaya - owner of PokerStars - to supply desktop and mobile games
to the PokerStars brand in New Jersey, USA.
NetEnt has received a transactional waiver from the New Jersey Division of
Gaming Enforcement to launch online games with PokerStars in New Jersey. The
customer integration has been completed and a range of NetEnt’s games is now
live through PokerStarsNJ.com.
“We are really thrilled to be live with a selection of our award-winning desktop
and mobile games through PokerStars in New Jersey. I am confident that our
portfolio offering will support their strategy to build sustainable long-term
digital casino growth in New Jersey,” says Björn Krantz, Managing Director of
NetEnt Americas LLC.
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 22, 2016 at 08.30 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).
