2 June 2008

MICROGAMING CELEBRATES UNPRECEDENTED TEN YEAR

Partnership with Intertops.Com Online Casino

ISLE OF MAN - Microgaming and IntertopsCasino.com are today celebrating an unprecedented ten-year partnership with the announcement that two lucky players will be getting a taste of the highlife, as they each enjoy an all expenses trip to one of the two most famous gaming capitals in the world - Las Vegas and Monte Carlo. The free prize draw – a celebration of the relationship between two pioneers of the iGaming industry, is just one of a series of promotions and activities being planned as part of the yearlong celebrations.

The ten year partnership between Microgaming, the world's first and foremost provider of online casino games, and Intertops.com, one of its very first licensees, has entertained thousands of players over the years and changed the lives of many big jackpot winners.

"A long, successful partnership like this is unprecedented in the iGaming business," said Michl Posch of Intertops.com. "Back in 1998, when we were preparing to launch one of the world's very first online casinos, Microgaming was about the only game in town. Nobody else could match them in terms of number or quality of games, and as far as we are concerned, ten years on, the same still stands."

"We are extremely proud of our relationship with Intertops.com," said Roger Raatgever, CEO of the Isle of Man based Microgaming. "They are one of the most reliable and trustworthy casino operators we know and Microgaming is honoured to celebrate their tenth anniversary with them this year."

Microgaming provides all of the 350 plus downloadable, Flash and mobile casino games available at Intertops.com and thanks to having the most aggressive new game rollout programme in the industry, this figure continues to rise. But it's not just about volume, Microgaming has also been responsible for some of the biggest additions to the gaming scene, through the likes of the recently launched, Lara Croft Tomb Raider: Secret of the Sword slot and blockbusters such as Hitman and The Osbournes.

'There are still no better casino games on the market,' said Posch, 'And with all the extras we provide every month, there's no better place to play them than IntertopsCasino.com. Many of our monthly promotions, like the interactive trivia quiz we ran last month, are fun games in themselves. Trivia buffs were able to double their bonus points and had a lot of fun doing so. But the absolute highlights so far are the first class trips to Las Vegas and Monte Carlo – more so because the players only had to logon and play our Microgaming games to be automatically entered in the prize draw."

About Intertops
Intertops was founded in 1983 in London with a UK Bookmakers License and relocated to Austria in 1992. They accepted the world's first online bet in 1996. In 1997, the online business moved to Antigua while the traditional sports betting business remained in Austria. In 2001, the innovative company developed the first igaming WAP sites, enabling it to be the first to offer mobile bets. By 2003 Intertops.com began online poker operations, progressing to online skill-based gaming in under a year.

About Microgaming
Since the company developed the first true online casino software over a decade ago, it has led the industry in providing innovative, reliable gaming solutions. Thanks to an unrivalled R&D programme, that averages 60 games per year and a unique 'partnership' approach to working with operators; Microgaming powers 120 of the world's most profitable casino sites. The company's front and back-end software supports multiplayer, multilanguage games - over 350 of them, all uniquely branded. The Microgaming Progressive Jackpot Network is the world's largest progressive and has paid out a record £115m plus in the last four years.

Microgaming software also powers the world's leading poker network with over 40 card rooms and platforms for landbased and wireless gaming.

As a founding member of eCOGRA, Microgaming is at the forefront of an initiative focused on setting the highest standards in the gaming industry, and leads in the areas of fair gaming, responsible operator conduct and player protection.

For further information about Microgaming, please contact:
Stuart Hehir at Chameleon PR
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