Alberta, Canada-based provider of electronic bingo software and hardware eQube Gaming has agreed a deal to provide more than 9,300 handheld electronic tablets to ECM Systems, a division of Playtech.

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"We are delighted to partner with ECM Systems to deliver the most versatile and fit for purpose advanced gaming tablet in the market for some of their British customers," said eQube CEO John Purcell. "We have worked with the team at ECM for many years and have spent more than a year exploring the appropriate solutions that are fit for purpose in one of the most demanding land-based bingo markets in the world, the UK.

"The comprehensive testing and vigorous trials performed by ECM reiterate eQube's dedication to our partners and customers as well as product excellence; ensuring that the rugged handheld tablets supplied by eQube deliver superior performance whilst reducing the total cost of ownership over the life span of the products on site in bingo clubs all over the British Isles."

Allen Richardson, managing director of ECM Systems, said: "We have always enjoyed a good working relationship with our colleagues in eQube and, having comprehensively tested the technology, we are delighted to have selected what we feel is the market leading product. eQube's team have invested heavily in a partnership relationship with ECM and have been proactive in ensuring they deliver what we need. This reassures us of what we expect to be a very fruitful ongoing relationship."

eQube also announced the closing of a US$350,000 secured non-amortising loan bearing interest at nine per cent per annum and maturing August 21, 2018. The loan was provided by a company controlled by a director of the company and is secured by one of the company's customer contracts.