January, 2009 – Microgaming, the world’s largest online gaming software provider, today announces that top European bookmaker Interwetten, has gone live with its market leading casino software.

The partnership with industry giant Interwetten further strengthens Microgaming’s elite portfolio of operators and arrives on the back of an unprecedented series of successful product launches last year.

Interwetten are now live with Microgaming’s full complement of over 400 multilingual casino games including the new and incredibly popular multiplayer BlackJack tournaments and renowned Casino management tools. Interwetten will also be making use of over 160 exciting flash games launched directly from their website.

The decision to use Microgaming’s software means that Interwetten are able to provide the most engaging and sophisticated online experience for its customers. Interwetten are now able to offer both multiplayer casino games and casino tournaments while using Microgaming’s back-end software to apply business intelligence tools to optimise every game, every player, and every spin to maximise results and increase profitability.

Roger Raatgever, Microgaming CEO says, “We are thrilled to welcome such an esteemed and successful business to our customer base and look forward to a long and successful partnership with Interwetten. 2008 saw Microgaming go from strength to strength having driven a number of major initiatives that are significantly benefiting our operators.”

“We are pleased to partner with a market leader like Microgaming. By relaunching the casino site we are reacting to an increasing development trend and are making the best offer on the market available to our customers”, Thomas Daubek, Interwetten CEO

About Microgaming (www.microgaming.com)

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 and provides platforms for landbased and wireless gaming. The Microgaming Progressive Jackpot Network is the world’s largest progressive and has paid out a record $250m plus in the last five years.

Microgaming software powers the world’s leading poker network with over 40 card rooms, as well as market-leading bingo software.

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.

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