PartyCasino

PartyCasino
Public
Industry Casino
Products Online casino
Owner GVC Holdings
Website casino.partycasino.com

PartyCasino is an online casino first launched in 1997 under the name Starluck Casino before relaunching again in 2006 as a fully integrated platform.[1] The casino offers over 500 games ranging from casino classics like Blackjack and Roulette to a wide variety of online slots.

Following the 2011 merger of Party Gaming PLC and bwin Interactive Entertainment AG, PartyCasino became one of Gaming VC Holdings PLC’s (GVC) leading casino brands.[2] The company has four main product verticals, sports, casino, poker and bingo, as well as other core brands such as, CasinoClub, Betboo, Sportingbet, Bwin, partypoker, Foxy Bingo and Gioco Digitale.[3]

History

PartyCasino was originally launched as Starluck Casino by Ruth Parasol under iGlobal Media PartyCasino, it went on to become one of the first successful online casinos.[4] Its initial success prompted the launch of PartyPoker (2001) and PartyBingo (2003), by 2005 PartyGaming was listed on the London Stock Exchange market valued at £4.64 billion enough to earn itself a spot on the FTSE100 Index.[5]

In 2011 bwin Interactive Entertainment and PartyGaming completed their merger,[6] creating the world’s largest listed online gaming company.[7]

On the 1st of February 2016 GVC acquired bwin.party digital entertainment plc,[8] the group is headquartered in the Isle of Man and has licenses in Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, France, Italy, Denmark, Germany (Schleswig-Holstein), Spain, Malta, Denmark, UK, South Africa, and the Dutch Caribbean.[9]

References

  1. ↑ "Starluck Casino Online Gets BMM Certification | Business Wire". www.businesswire.com. Retrieved 2016-12-16.
  2. ↑ Harrison, Robin. "GVC unveils revamped partycasino.com site - Gaming Intelligence". www.gamingintelligence.com. Retrieved 2016-12-12.
  3. ↑ "Brands - GVC Holdings PLC". www.gvc-plc.com. Retrieved 2016-12-12.
  4. ↑ Laffey, Des (2007-04-10). "The ultimate bluff: a case study of partygaming.com". Journal of Information Technology. 22 (4): 479–488. ISSN 0268-3962. doi:10.1057/palgrave.jit.2000096.
  5. ↑ "GVC Holdings PLC". www.gvc-plc.com. Retrieved 2016-12-16.
  6. ↑ Moya, Elena (2010-07-29). "PartyGaming to merge with online gambling rival". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2016-12-09.
  7. ↑ "PartyGaming, bwin Merge; Create Largest Online Gambling Company". Cardplayer Lifestyle Poker Blog. 2010-08-04. Retrieved 2016-12-12.
  8. ↑ "bwin.party shareholders approve GVC merger scheme". iGaming Business. 2015-12-15. Retrieved 2016-12-09.
  9. ↑ "About Us - GVC Holdings PLC". www.gvc-plc.com. Retrieved 2016-12-12.
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