Leisure And Gaming Plc Subsidiary Increases Membership

Adding itself to the ever-expanding numbers of members of the Microgaming Poker Network, Betshop.com, the subsidiary of Leisure and Gaming plc has registered with that organization to have its online poker activities included. In doing this Betshop.com, has joined with a large number of new additions to that network that have joined up during those year alone. 

Betshop.com is very much considered as being among the fastest growing European online betting companies. It has been directing its activities for the must part essentially toward an emerging European market. Betshop.com, operates a pan-European online service, in addition to a land-based brick and mortar franchise network of betting outlets. Betshop Italia, which has over 1,000 franchised licensed betting outlets that are located throughout Italy, is included as one of Betshop’s  land operations.   You can find Betshop operating in a number of European countries. These include sthe UK, Italy, Romania, Cyprus and Greece.

By moving its operations to the Microgaming Poker Network Betshop has made it possible to now provide for its product and services, one of the industry's most reliable platforms. This includes instant player liquidity and access to one of the most forceful tournament schedules available on the web today.

Gabriel Chaleplis, who is the Betshop group’s managing director has said that by adding poker to their list of offerings, they are stay true to their strategy of adding new products to their swiftly growing online site and franchise network. He notes that this follows their launching at the beginning of Februrary of scratch cards in the Betshop Italia network.  Chalephis further notes that his company’s focus on emerging markets has provided them with a rapidly growing customer base, customers who are clearly hungry for new products.  He also notes that even though poker has emerged already as a mature product in Western Europe and the US, many of those who use his company’s services have not been exposed to it.

The CEO of the Isle of Man-based company, Microgaming, Roger Raatgever, adds that Betshop is without question one of Europe's true success stories. He says that his company is delighted that Betshop has joined his company’s increasingly successful poker network. He notes that there has been a lot of talk about developing markets and much of that has been directed toward Asia, but note a girth of emerging markets within the region. He says that with the increased availability of broadband connections throughout Europe, it will be those companies such as his own, who are already tapping the potential that will be most likely to benefit. Raatgever says that his company is looking forward to welcoming greater numbers of European players to his company’s network from these emerging markets.

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