Ongame Network today announced the addition of Scandic Bookmakers to their poker network. The Danish sportsbook - which previously offered poker games through the Tain Network - has already migrated its player base, and went live on the Ongame Network on 29 January this year. Stockholm (PRWeb) February 2, 2007 -- Ongame Network today announced the addition of Scandic Bookmakers to their poker network. The Danish sportsbook - which previously offered poker games through the Tain Network - has already migrated its player base, and went live on the Ongame Network on 29 January this year.

According to Claus Rasmussen, Director of Scandic Bookmakers, the company is more than pleased to join a poker network with particularly good player liquidity, a strong EU presence, and a diverse poker platform. "By switching to Ongame Network, we can now offer our customers a world class poker product," he explains. "Both Scandic Bookmakers and Ongame Network have high expectations of each other, but the true winners in this switch are undoubtedly our many loyal customers."

As a member of Ongame Network, Scandic Bookmakers will offer players the entire range of Ongame Network cash games, as well as access to unique tournament formats and over $800,000 per week in guaranteed prize pools to Windows, MAC and Linux users.

"We are delighted to welcome Scandic Bookmakers to our network," enthuses Martin Lerby, Head of Ongame Network. "This deal will fuel our European player liquidity even further, whilst at the same time reinforcing our presence in Denmark."

For further information please contact:
Martin Lerby, Head of Ongame Network
Phone: +46 8 789 12 00

About Ongame Network:
Ongame Network is a leading provider of business-to-business online and mobile gaming solutions, with a focus on poker. The company provides Windows, Java and mobile poker and casino games to global partners who differentiate their own brand, technologies and promotional strategies. The network consists of 25 operators, and more than 25,000 players can be found playing concurrently at peak times during the day. This makes Ongame Network one of the world's largest poker networks, offering operators and their players a wide variety of exciting ring games and tournaments to choose from every hour of every day. Ongame Network is a division of bwin, a leading provider of online gaming entertainment. Further information about Ongame Network can be found on the Internet at www.ongamenetwork.com.

About bwin:
The bwin Group has over 10 million registered customers (including 7 million "play money" customers) in over 20 core target markets. Operating under international and regional licenses in countries like Gibraltar, Kahnawake (Canada), Belize and Germany, Italy, Mexico, Austria and the United Kingdom, the Group has set itself the goal of becoming the number one address for sports betting, games and entertainment via digital distribution channels. The Group offers sports betting, poker, casino games, soft and skill games, as well as audio and video streams on top sporting events such as the German Bundesliga. The parent company bwin Interactive Entertainment AG has been listed on the Vienna Stock Exchange since March 2000 (ID code "BWIN", Reuters ID code "BWIN.VI"). Further information about the bwin Group can be found on its investor relations website at www.bwin.ag.

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