Virgin Games Partners with Playtech

LONDON, May 29, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --

Virgin Games (http://www.virgingames.com), the online gaming company, has today announced that it has partnered with Playtech, one of the world's leading online gaming software providers.  The partnership will allow Virgin Games to further enhance its offering by providing Playtech's market leading online slot games to its customers.

Virgin Games has established a direct integration with Playtech, giving its customers access to a large variety of games that will be launched over the coming months.  The first game to be launched is Rocky is a 5-reel, 25-payline slot, based on the MGM film of the same title.  

As the world's largest publicly-traded online gaming software supplier, Playtech offers cutting-edge, value-added solutions to the industry's leading operators.This integration reinforces Virgin Games' strategy to bring its customers a wider choice of game content.

Simon Burridge, CEO of Virgin Games, commented: "Our goal is to provide our customers with the widest range of top tier entertainment through online casino games.  We believe that it is key to offer both variety and choice so it is crucial to us that we offer a range of games from a number of the best of breed software providers.  

Since the launch of our custom built platform back in 2008, we have introduced a wide range of new gaming content to our sites and Virgin Games now has one of the widest ranges of casino and slot games available in the UK, hosting over 350 games. The addition of Playtech, a leader in its field, is a big step forward for Virgin Games customers and we look forward to launching its games with a range of promotions over the coming months."

Founded in 2004, Virgin Games has over 1,000,000 players and over 350 games on its site. Through the introduction of a custom built Virgin Games platform in 2008, Virgin Games seeks to provide its players with the widest possible choice of casino games.  A growing selection of games can be found at Virgin Games from a number of producers including Cryptologic, Freemantle, Ash Gaming, Mazooma Interactive Games and now Playtech.

To visit Virgin Casino go to: http://www.virgingames.com/casino

About Virgin Games:

Virgin Games (http://www.virgingames.com) launched in June 2004 and has quickly established itself as one of the leading gaming websites in the UK. Virgin Games comprises four distinct offerings:

• Virgin Casino, offers content from a range of games suppliers including Cryptologic, Freemantle and Ash Gaming, bringing consumers classic casino games like Blackjack and Roulette, as well as great feature slots like Monopoly, Rubik's, X-Factor and the highly popular MegaJackpots progressive games.
• Virgin Poker, part of the Boss Media network, offers a huge array of games and content for beginners through to experienced pros - as well as the most generous loyalty scheme in the industry.
• Virgin Bingo, part of the Virtue Fusion network, offers cash prizes worth thousands of pounds in the progressive jackpots, as well as Virgin prize bingo and a range of unique Virgin Games bingo games.
• Virgin Mobile Casino, is integrated into the Company's bespoke built gaming platform. Developed as a web application, the service is instantly available on any device with a browser, without the need for App Store approval. The mobile site encapsulates the experience and entertainment from Virgin Casino and delivers it to players while they're on the move.

SOURCE Virgin Games