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Merge Gaming Signs Sportsbook.com to network

DUBLIN, Ireland -- (PRESS RELEASE) -- Merge Gaming the designer, developer and licensor of software to the international online poker industry, today announces it has successfully agreed to migrate the online poker gaming activities of Jazette Enterprises to the Merge Gaming platform.

The deal will see the group's brands; Sportsbook.com Racebook & Sportsbook, Players Only Sportsbook & Racebook and Superbook Sports & Racebook move their poker operations to the Merge Gaming platform. It is expected all players will be seamlessly transferred over to the Merge Gaming platform by mid April 2010.

Anthony Taylor , Chief Executive Officer of Merge Gaming, said:

"This is a industry changing deal and we are delighted to have come to an agreement with Jazette Enterprises. This deal will bring massive liquidity to the network and see the online poker industry landscape change overnight. We are delighted to sign such an established partner to the network, it's through our great software and superior back end we are able to attract a group of this size to the network. A spokesperson for Jazette Enterprises, added:

"Our goal is to provide our players with the best poker experience possible which is why we decided to make this move," said Roger Whitaker, a spokesperson for Jazette Enterprises. "We're confident that our players will enjoy the ground breaking features, generous loyalty rewards program and improved overall playability that Merge's poker software provides."

"With the same dedicated team behind us, players can rest assured that our new poker offering comes with the same steadfast adherence to player protection, security and fairness we have been providing since 1996," says Whitaker.