Playtech has been on the rise recently, acquiring new companies and making deals that promise to position them as the number one software developer in the online casino industry. After acquiring the entire share capital of Ash Gaming, Playtech made a deal with prominent bookmaker William Hill, earning them a respectable 125.5 million for the year. This is an increase of 22% from the 103.1 million they earned the year before. The chairman of Playtech ws quoted as saying, “In view of the company’s board changes and progress in the last year, Playtech looks forward to an exciting year ahead with potential new joint venture partnerships, new licensee prospects and a commitment to joining the Main Market.”
With this new capital and a clearly growing enterprise, it’s no wonder that Playtech is also looking to expand into new areas of the market. The company has already applied for a license in Nevada, where online gambling legislation is soon expected to be passed as part of a new movement in the USA to make intrastate gambling legal. It has also established itself with an Italian iPoker network and will soon be supplying poker and casino games to Casino Gran Madrid, a prominent and well-respected operator in Europe. There is also an agreement between Playtech and Olympic, one of the biggest groups in Eastern Europe.
As if all of that were not enough, Playtech has also recently signed a software agreement with the group Grupo Caliente, out of Mexico. Plans to enter the Spanish market next are already underway. When it comes to internet casino gambling online, Playtech is eager to establish itself as a world-leader, and seems well on its way to doing so.