UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Report of Foreign Issuer
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the month of June, 2003
Commission File Number 000-30224
CRYPTOLOGIC INC. |
(Translation of registrants name into English) |
1867 Yonge Street, 7th Floor Toronto, Ontario, Canada M4S 1Y5 |
(Address of principal executive offices) |
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CRYPTOLOGIC INC. |
Date: June 4, 2003 |
/s/ James A. Ryan
James A. Ryan Chief Financial Officer |
UKBETTING, UKS LARGEST INDEPENDENT ONLINE SPORTS CONTENT PROVIDER,
LAUNCHES NEW POKER SITES USING CRYPTOLOGIC SOFTWARE
CryptoLogics multi-player poker technology is made available to millions of Europeans
June 4, 2003 (Toronto, ON) CryptoLogic Inc., a leading software developer to the Internet gaming and e-commerce industries, announced today that another leading European customer has launched new online poker offerings that add to the increasingly large global player community enjoying live poker action powered by CryptoLogic-developed software.
Through an exclusive license agreement with CryptoLogics wholly-owned subsidiary, WagerLogic Inc., ukbetting plc has now introduced WagerLogics Internet poker at its well-known betting sites, www.ukbetting.com and www.totalbet.com. A licensed and regulated online sports book and the UKs largest independent Internet sports content provider through its sites, www.sportinglife.com and www.teamtalk.com, ukbetting targets its interactive wagering and sports content services to a monthly user base of 3.5 million European sports fans.
The ukbetting group adds to the growing number of international brand name customers leveraging the success of our poker solution to expand into this big growth market on the Internet, said Lewis Rose, CryptoLogics President and CEO. Since the launch of our poker product last fall, hundreds of players worldwide play at our customers sites every day, and have taken home tens of millions of dollars in winnings. We have quickly proven ourselves as a market-leading provider of online poker entertainment.
ukbettings new online poker sites bring the land-based poker room experience, live to the Internet. ukbettings fast-growing international customer base can now enjoy the most popular poker games Texas Holdem, 7-Card Stud, Omaha High and Omaha High/Low with players from around the world, anytime of the day. The scalability and liquidity of WagerLogics centralized poker software ensure that players can always find a game at their desired stake level. Players also have the convenience and choice of currency U.S. dollars, British pound sterling or Euros all at the same table. Single table tournament capability is the most recent enhancement, providing a popular marketing feature that increases player appeal and traffic.
CryptoLogic has enabled us to quickly and easily introduce multi-player poker games to our interactive wagering services, said Eric Semel, Chief Executive Officer, ukbetting plc. The success of their centralized poker technology in multi-currencies means that our players can instantly enjoy live poker play there is always a game. For ukbetting, we can leverage our extensive customer base and brand name to gain early entry into the large, fast-growing poker segment on the Internet with immediate market penetration and results.
Tel (416) 545-1455
Fax (416) 545-1454
1867 Yonge Street, 7th Floor, Toronto, Canada M4S 1Y5
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About CryptoLogic
(www.cryptologic.com)
Focused on integrity and innovation,
CryptoLogic Inc. is the leading software development company serving the Internet gaming
market. The companys proprietary technologies enable secure, high-speed financial
transactions over the Internet. CryptoLogic continues to develop state-of-the-art Internet
software applications for both the electronic commerce and Internet gaming industries.
WagerLogic Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of CryptoLogic, is responsible for the
licensing of its gaming software and services to customers worldwide. For information,
visit www.wagerlogic.com.
CryptoLogics common shares trade on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol CRY and on the Nasdaq National Market under the symbol CRYP. There are currently 12.2 million common shares outstanding (12.2 million shares on a diluted basis, based on the treasury method).
About ukbetting plc
(www.ukbetting.com)
Listed on the London Stock Exchange
Alternative Investment Market, ukbetting plc (AIM: UKB.L) is a leading digital wagering
operator as well as the largest independent sports content provider in the U.K. that
reaches 3.5 million unique users each month.
ukbetting provides its sports content services through www.sportinglife.com, bettingzone.co.uk and www.TEAMtalk.com. As well, Sportinglife supplies content to well known Internet Service Providers including AOL, BT Openworld and Yahoo. In partnership with BT Openworld, ukbetting also provides video-on-demand sports programming across six channels through the U.K.s first broadband sports network, called Sportal OnDemand. The companys digital wagering services are provided through www.ukbetting.com and www.totalbet.com, with 150,000 registered betting customers. These sites offer in-depth information and the ability to place fixed-odd bets on a wide range of sporting events including horse racing, football, cricket, rugby, tennis and much more.
For more information, please contact: At CryptoLogic, (416) 545-1455 Nancy Chan-Palmateer, Director of Communications Jim Ryan, Chief Financial Officer |
At Argyle Rowland, (416) 968-7311 (media only) Daniel Tisch, dtisch@argylerowland.com Rajani Kamath, rkamath@argylerowland.com |
CRYPTOLOGIC FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENT DISCLAIMER:
Statements in this press release,
which are not historical are forward-looking statements made pursuant to the safe harbor
provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Investors are
cautioned that all forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties including,
without limitation, risks associated with the Companys financial condition and
prospects, legal risks associated with Internet gaming and risks of governmental
legislation and regulation, risks associated with market acceptance and technological
changes, risks associated with dependence on licensees and key licensees, risks relating
to international operations, risks associated with competition and other risks detailed in
the Companys filings with securities regulatory authorities. These risks may cause
results to differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements.