bwin Interactive Entertainment and PartyGaming PLC: Merger on Track

LONDON and VIENNA, November 4, 2010 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The boards of bwin Interactive Entertainment AG and PartyGaming PLC and have become aware of some speculation in the market concerning the proposed merger of both companies. Both companies confirm that the process is on track and the merger is expected to complete in the first quarter of 2011.

About bwin

The bwin Group has over 20 million registered customers in more than 25 core markets. On a number of different platforms, the Group offers sports betting, poker, casino games, soft and skill games, as well as audio and video streams of top sporting events such as the German Soccer League. The holding company bwin Interactive Entertainment AG is listed in the ATX on the Vienna Stock Exchange (ID code BWIN, Reuters ID code BWIN.VI), and as the parent company provides various services such as software development, marketing, communications, human resources and finance for its subsidiaries and associated companies. The operational business of the bwin Group is carried out by subsidiaries and associated companies on the basis of licences (e.g. Germany, Italy and Gibraltar). Full details about the Company can be found on its investor relations website at http://www.bwin.org.

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    Matthias Winkler, Chief Communications Officer
    P: +43(0)50-858-20067
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    Konrad Sveceny, Investor Relations
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    bwin Interactive Entertainment AG
    Borsegasse 11 / Elevator 3 / Top floor
    1010 Vienna, Austria
    http://www.bwin.org

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