Venatus Interactive Plc
Venatus Interactive PLC: VICTOR CHANDLER FIRST OPERATOR TO LAUNCH PASSOKER
Venatus Interactive PLC / Key word(s): Miscellaneous 09.11.2011 / 20:00 --------------------------------------------------------------------- Frankfurt am Main, Thursday 9 November 2011 - Passoker, a 20% holding of Venatus Interactive plc, announced on November 3, 2011 that the unique gambling product has gone live with Gibraltar-based bookmaker Victor Chandler. The non-skill game, which features legendary Sky Sports football and darts commentators Martin Tyler and Sid Waddell, lets players place wagers on what will happen next in live sports fixtures. As well as allowing operators to significantly boost their in-play offering on virtually every sport, Passoker enables its partners to attract new audiences in a previously untapped area by providing opportunities to bet during television programmes. Football highlights show Match of the Day and British soap operas Coronation Street, EastEnders and Hollyoaks are part of the initial offering, which can be played at www.victorchandler.com alongside the bookmaker's sportsbook, casino, poker, games and slots products. Passoker was founded in 2010 by Stuart Carr and business partner Viv Anderson, the former England, Nottingham Forest, Arsenal and Manchester United footballer. Named winner of the Start-Up LaunchPad at EiG 2010, Passoker, which can be re-skinned to an operator's own design requirements, underwent a year of extensive development and beta testing before being launched by Victor Chandler. Passoker CEO Stuart Carr said: 'We are extremely proud to get Passoker fully live with our first operator. As a company known for embracing innovation, we see Victor Chandler as a perfect fit. The whole team has been brilliant in helping us develop the game since we first signed with them and we all now look forward to reaping the benefits of the time invested in reaching this significant milestone.' Victor Chandler Marketing Director Karl Riley added: 'Maximising in-play is a key focus for our business, so we are very pleased to have launched Passoker on www.victorchandler.com and we are excited by the product. There is no doubt that it is a unique offering in the marketplace, and we are delighted to be able to offer it first.' Notes to Editors: Passoker www.passoker.com Passoker is a unique gaming product covering televised live sporting action including football, rugby league and union, snooker, darts, NFL, tennis and cricket. It rewards players on every occurrence of a sporting incident, e.g. a goal, free-kick or throw-in, an ace or double fault, a six or a wicket, Passoker is also played during television programmes, including Match of the Day and Coronation Street. Winner of the prestigious Start-up Launchpad award at EiG 2010, the company has a data integration partnership with Opta. For more information / interviews: Ollie Drew Square in the Air Communications ollie@squareintheair.com | 020 7239 8242 High-res images available About Venatus Interactive plc: Venatus Interactive PLC was founded in 2010 with the purpose of investing and taking part in the enormously exciting, high growth interactive technology and social gaming industry, through direct investment in up and coming companies identified and selected by our team as potential new stars on the interactive gaming scene, and its ancilliary industries as well as investment in current established gaming companies with a proven track record of excellent returns. See www.venatusinteractive.co.uk for further information. End of Corporate News --------------------------------------------------------------------- 09.11.2011 Dissemination of a Corporate News, transmitted by DGAP - a company of EquityStory AG. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. DGAP's Distribution Services include Regulatory Announcements, Financial/Corporate News and Press Releases. Media archive at www.dgap-medientreff.de and www.dgap.de --------------------------------------------------------------------- 145540 09.11.2011
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