March 22, 2010
Bingo.com Partners with Unibet for Bingo Expansion
ANGUILLA, B.W.I., March 22, 2010 / Bingo.com, Ltd. (OTC BB: BNGOF), operator of the popular online gaming community http://www.bingo.com, today announced it has entered into a formal agreement to join the Unibet partner program as a network operator of their multi-language and multi-currency bingo and casino systems. Bingo.com players will be combined with the gaming liquidity on Unibet’s popular Mariabingo.com and Bingo.se websites to create one of the largest and most international online bingo systems in operation.
“Today marks a milestone in the development of Bingo.com,” said Tarrnie Williams, the Company’s CEO. “Through this partnership with Unibet, Bingo.com has the ability to maximize the value of its international traffic as it will now support over 20 languages and 10 currencies. Bingo.com will also realize cost savings in technology, finance, customer service and other departments that are included services in the Unibet partner program. Bingo.com, in partnership with Unibet, is now in a position to help lead the expansion of online bingo in the dozens of countries where bingo is played and loved.”
“Signing a partnership with Bingo.com, one of the strongest bingo brand names in the industry, is obviously very positive for us. It shows that we really have a quality bingo network with great understanding for local needs. We look forward to growing our business together on existing and new markets,” says Petter Nylander, CEO Unibet.
Unibet has developed an online gaming platform (http://www.poweredbyunibet.com) and offers partners to be part of a bingo & casino network, based on leading software, social media features and all the components needed to offer a turn-key gaming solution.
About Bingo.com
Bingo.com, Ltd. (OTC BB: BNGOF) is the parent company of the Bingo.com group of companies which operates the popular online gaming community http://www.bingo.com. The Bingo.com group offers multiplayer bingo, slot machines, sweepstakes, and more. Players come together from around the world to chat, share, play and win at Bingo.com. With over 1,975,000 registered users http://www.bingo.com. is one of the most recognized and most visited bingo entertainment destinations on the Internet.
About Unibet
Unibet was founded in 1997 and is an online gambling company is listed on NASDAQ OMX Nordic Exchange in Stockholm. Unibet is one of the largest privately-owned gambling operators in the European market and provides services in 27 languages through www.unibet.com. Today, Unibet has more than 4.1 million customers in over 100 countries. Unibet is a member of the EGBA, European Gaming and Betting Association, RGA, Remote Gambling Association in the UK and is certified by G4, Global Gaming Guidance Group.
In December 2007, Unibet acquired Maria Holdings (www.mariabingo.com), the largest online bingo operator in the Nordic market, and in April 2008 acquired Scandinavia´s largest trotting community, Travnet.
More information about Unibet Group plc can be found on www.unibetgroupplc.com
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For more information contact:
- Henry Bromley
- CFO
- ir@bingo.com
- (264) 461-2646
- Petter Nylander,
- CEO Unibet
- +44 208 545 62 19