Dragonfish announced yesterday the signing of an agreement with bwin Italia, a subsidiary of bwin.

The agreement signifies Dragonfish’s first move into the Italian gaming market.

Dragonfish will provide bwin’s casino games portfolio in the Italian market, supplying a broad range of download and flash games, consisting of in-house proprietary developed games and a diverse range of third party games.

Dragonfish has developed a flexible gaming platform where the games, casino lobby and a selection of back office tools will combine with bwin’s exisiting infrastructure, allowing the partners to manage their user interface, cashier, ePayment processing and customer support services.

Gabi Campos, MD of Dragonfish, said: "The synergy of bwin’s brand presence and our premium casino offering provides a potent combination, and is an ideal way to enter the growing Italian market."