Shuffle Master and OpenBet have announced their entry into an internet software licence agreement.
Under the agreement, OpenBet will be able to provide online games based on some of Shuffle Master’s most popular proprietary table games to Canada’s legalised online gaming sites, including Loto-Québec and the British Columbia Lottery Corporation.
“Given the growing popularity of online gaming in Canada, offering our popular brands to this key market through OpenBet’s platform is a natural next step for Shuffle Master and part of our strategy to leverage our intellectual property online,” said Gavin Isaacs, Shuffle Master CEO. “This agreement provides us with an exciting distribution channel for our specialty games and is further affirmation of our belief that this will be an important segment for our company."
OpenBet already provides game platforms and content to the online sites operated by Loto-Québec and the British Columbia Lottery Corporation. Under the agreement, the company will be offering licensed games based on Shuffle Master’s Three Card Poker, as well as Casino War and its Fortune Pai Gow Poker side bet.
“The agreement with Shuffle Master allows us to deliver even more content to the Canadian lottery market as their enabling technology platform and e-casino provider,” said Max Francis, OpenBet’s commercial partner manager.
