Tranzactii in lumea pokerului

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Meaning they made a good move..cel putin momentan

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Semi offtopic

Betfair a cumparat siteul lui Gus Hansen: Pokerchamps

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Party Poker a cumparat Multipoker pentru 14 milioane dolari.

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ar fi frumos daca acest topic si-ar schimba numele in ceva mai general....nu de alta dar nu numai party face tranzactzii....

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corect

done

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http://uk.biz.yahoo.com/051121/323/fxf21.html

Empire Online to sue PartyGaming after scrapping bid talks

LONDON (AFX) - Empire Online Ltd has terminated talks with PartyGaming PLC after the world's biggest online gaming group tried to cut the value of a bid for it. Empire said it is to take legal action against its bigger rival.
Empire shares fell as much as 17 pct to a record low before recovering.

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asta numai bine nu are cum sa faca pretzului actiunilor de la party....

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poate cineva sa spuna estimativ cam cat ar costa creerea unui asfel de site?
stiu ca e cam offtopic dar nu stiam unde sa pun aceasta intrebare.

[RedStar]

poate cineva sa spuna estimativ cam cat ar costa creerea unui asfel de site?
stiu ca e cam offtopic dar nu stiam unde sa pun aceasta intrebare.

Nu costul licentei este important, e mic, ci altele costa mult: hosting,securitate,suport,promovare...

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bine,si o un cost total cu aproximare poti sa imi dai?

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LONDON (Reuters) - Online gambling firm PartyGaming is likely to beat 2005 earnings expectations boosted by the success of new games such as blackjack, it said on Thursday, giving a lift to its battered shares.

The operator of the PartyPoker Web site, the world's biggest online poker room, said it was attracting more players as the winter draws in and that about 40 percent of customers were now also playing blackjack following its introduction on October 8.

"It's a fantastic trading update. It shows their ability to cross-sell into their existing customer base," said Robin Chhabra, an industry analyst at brokerage Evolution Securities.

"This transforms the economics of the business...and should wipe away the concerns people had a few months ago," he added.

PartyGaming shares rallied as much as 9 percent in early trade. At 9:05 a.m., they were up 5.3 percent at 123-1/4 pence, the biggest rise on the benchmark FTSE-100 (UKX.L) index and valuing the business at about 5 billion pounds. Rival 888 Holdings (888.L) was up 5.1 percent at 187p.

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PartyGaming said it was signing up an average of 2,455 new players a day and that the number of active players on its sites increased to 487,000 in November. Each day about 138,000 punters played during the two months to the end of November.

PartyPoker

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BETandWIN To Acquire Ongame For At Least EUR473.6M


VIENNA (Dow Jones)--Austria's BETandWIN.com Interactive Entertainment AG said Friday it has entered into a Share Purchase Agreement for the acquisition of 100% of the shares in Ongame e-solutions AB.

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Ongame owns and operates, amongst other sites, one of the world's leading poker websites, PokerRoom.com, and runs one of the fastest growing and most liquid poker networks as a B2B service provider.

As of Nov. 30, 2005, Ongame had more than five million registered customers and in 3Q 2005 more than 260,000 active real money players in its poker network, making it one of the largest worldwide. Last year net sales grew by approximately 253% with an operating margin of about 33%. More than 76% of Ongame's net revenue is derived from poker games on its proprietarily owned sites PokerRoom.com, HoldemPoker.com and EuroPoker.com.

Completion of the transaction is expected to take place within the first four months of 2006 and is conditional upon satisfaction of various conditions precedent, among them approval from BETandWIN's supervisory board, various regulatory approvals, merger control clearances, satisfactory completion of a fundraising to finance the acquisition, and Ongame achieving net revenues in 2005 of not less than EUR88.2 million and earnings before interest, taxes and depreciation and amortization of not less than EUR25.2 million.

The total consideration for 100% of Ongame will be calculated by using a contractually agreed multiple of 5.37 of Ongame's net revenues in 2005 and is therefore expected to amount to at least EUR473.6 million.

The consideration will be payable as follows:

*. 40% in BETandWIN stock at an issue price of EUR65.19 (average closing price during the 30 trading days prior to the announcement of Dec. 9 2005) with customary lock-up provisions of whereby no consideration shares can be sold within 6 months of the closing of the acquisition, with further restrictions limiting the volume of shares that may be sold in the market place for up to a further 18 months.
*. 45% in cash to be raised from different sources the company is currently reviewing, including equity.
*. 15% of the consideration will be retained by BETandWIN as a deferred contingent payment. This payment may be deferred until Q1 2009 and the final amount is subject to adjustment depending on certain financial criteria in 2006.

Norbert Teufelberger, Co-CEO of BETandWIN, commented the transaction: "The acquisition of Ongame significantly advances BETandWIN s ambition to be a leading global provider of online gaming by combining the two companies excellent platforms. The transaction is expected to be earnings accretive from the first year of consolidation. The acquisition enables us to establish BETandWIN as a one-stop, global gaming and sports betting brand significantly earlier than either company could deliver independently. The opportunity to introduce new products to each company's player base, through cross selling and new product introductions, as and when regulation and systems allow, will be of significant benefit to both customers and shareholders." Major strategic advantages of the combined entity are:

*. Control of its IT development - best of breed IT systems. BETandWIN's proprietary sports betting platform combined with Ongame's in-house developed poker and casino system.
*. Complementary regional focus. BETandWIN is a leader of online gaming in Continental Europe and Ongame is one of the leaders in online poker in the U.S. and Canada.
*. Excellent cross selling potential. There are significant opportunities to introduce existing products from both BETandWIN and Ongame to the other's customer base. Post completion of the acquisition these opportunities will be subject to detailed further business planning.
*. Addition of excellent management team. Ongame brings with it an experienced management, adding depth and specialist poker expertise to BETandWIN.

Manfred Bodner, Co-CEO of BETandWIN said, "Operationally, we will initially run Ongame and BETandWIN with their existing management teams. We will of course quickly address how to best harmonise our combined marketing efforts whilst we study how most efficiently to combine our human and technical resources. We are delighted that Patrik Selin, CEO of Ongame, and his management team will join our team in order to make our vision, to build a leading global online gaming player, come true."

"We are happy to join a group that has demonstrated its capability to successfully grow and diversify its proven business model", says Patrik Selin. "Together we will have an increased capacity to further develop our leading positions in sports betting and poker, and expand our offerings, including our poker network, to third parties while launching global campaigns for our proprietary brands."

BETandWIN is advised by Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein on various aspects of the transaction. Ongame is advised by HSBC Bank plc.

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Acuma vrei sa ma faci sa ma mut de la PokerRoom? Ca BetandWin nu accepta romani

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pai nu are treaba, banuiesc

-betandwin (pariuri) accepta romani
-softul vechi de la betandwin pt poker nu accepta (reteaua boss media)

cred ca userii lor de acolo vin in reteaua pokerroom si nu invers

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The year in poker for 2006, yes that's right, 2006, is already off to a big start with the announcement of the sale of online poker giant, PokerStars. According to a Times (U.K.) report, the second largest online poker platform and its players are set to make the predominantly family-owned company very rich. Early reports indicate that the company's value is estimated to be in close to $2 billion (US).

The Israeli family who owns 75 percent of the company stock have hired NM Rothchild, the City merchant bank, to sell or float the company. Although a flotation might come in the second part of the year, a sale of the company might happen sooner.

For Isai Scheinberg, a former senior programmer at I.B.M. and internet entrepreneur, The largest Online Poker Room
the move will vault him and his family into the billionaire stratosphere. Similar results occurred in early 2005, when PartyGaming's (owner of PartyPoker.com) floatation on the London Stock Exchange made billionaires out of its owners. The remaining 25 percent of the company stock is owned by employees of PokerStars.

According to The Times, City analysts think PokerStars is likely to attract interest from a number of virtual and physical rivals looking to further consolidate their position in the growing industry.

Some saw this coming when PokerStars last year moved their headquarters to the Isle of Man, an EU territory much more friendly to floatation than PokerStars prior home of Costa Rica.

One of the front runners in what will be one of the most hotly-contested company sales for 2006 is 888 Holdings. The company has plenty of value after its successful flotation last year on the L.O.S. for £600 million and would benefit greatly from a merger of this size. 888, like PokerStars, is also a predominantly family-owned business, with two families controlling the company's destiny.

There is also speculation that several gambling companies will make a run at PokerStars as well. Companies such as the Rank Group and European giant, William Hill, might be looking to further develop their online poker divisions as well as add large numbers of players to their new platforms.

Having crowned the last 3 World Series of Poker champions, PokerStars has a strong foothold in the industry, not to mention with players, and should become a valuable asset to any possible buyers.