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Playtech has entered into a new long term software licensing agreement with PartyGaming.

IGT has completed the acquisition of Venture Catalyst Incorporated at a purchase price of $2.58 per share in cash.

International Game Technology reports the closing of its private placement of $900,000,000 2.60% Convertible Debentures due 2036.

Playtech has agreed to a landmark five year software licensing agreement with China's leading gaming group: Sino Strategic International.

Orbis Technology reports the launch of the recently revamped totesport.com web portal utilising the OpenBet integrated gaming solution.

International Game Technology reports the pricing of $825 million principal amount of its 2.6% Convertible Debentures due 2036.

International Game Technology announced its intention to offer, subject to market and other conditions, $825 million principal amount of its Convertible Debentures due 2036 in a private offering.

International Game Technology Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of thirteen cents per share, payable on January 2, 2007 to shareholders of record on December 19, 2006.

The machine allows players to buy a certain number of video poker hands up front for a set price, unlike the conventional video poker machines that may provide fewer or more hands for the money, based on the luck of the play and the gambler's decision to return any winnings to play more hands.

News Brief: Slot machine makers are trying to increase the social aspect of slots by linking up machines so players can share payouts and the thrill of winning.

Playtech has agreed to acquire certain assets and undertaking of Tribeca Tables Europe Limited.

Despite a year in which slot machine sales seemed almost nonexistent, industry giant International Game Technology prospered.

Chartwell Technology Inc. and Parlay Entertainment Inc. report their intention to terminate the proposed business combination.

News Brief: So hungry is IGT for talented employees that it has donated $500,000 to the University of Nevada, Reno's College of Engineering to fund a computer game studies undergraduate degree program.

This is a statement from Betsson AB, parent company of Net Entertainment and Betsson Online, about the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act.