PacificNet Game Sponsors SJM Slot Promotion & Competition in Macau
July 17 2008 - 12:26PM
PR Newswire (US)
MACAU, China, July 17 /Xinhua-PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- PacificNet,
Inc. (Pink Sheets: PACT), a leading provider of e-commerce and
gaming technology in China, announced that its subsidiary,
PacificNet Game (PACT Game), has become a slot game promotion and
competition sponsor in partnership with Sociedade de Jogos de Macau
(SJM) at SJM slot halls in Macau, China. The slot competition is
designed to increase slot play and player loyalty in the
increasingly competitive Macau gaming market. Players can win
prizes contributed by PACT Game and SJM in addition to slot prizes.
Prizes contributed by PACT Game include cash, Motorola mobile
phones, bikes, golf gear and sports wear. Other prizes by SJM
include diamond wrist watches, digital cameras, gold coins, jewelry
and free dinner buffet coupons. The competition has being widely
publicized in Macau and attracted many players. Slot machines
provided by PACT Game are being showcased in the SJM slot
competition. "First of all, we congratulate our customer, SJM, on
their successful initial public offering on the Hong Kong Stock
Exchange," said Tony Tong, CEO of PacificNet. "We are excited to
sponsor the SJM slot competition and are happy with our slot
machine performance so far. It is very exciting to see that players
are attracted to our slots and that our machines are experiencing
heavy play during this tournament. This is a great opportunity to
promote slot games at SJM slot halls and expose more players to our
games and for some lucky players, to take home some nice prizes. We
are confident that more casinos will take notice and choose our
gaming machines in Macau and Asia." SJM Holdings, which just had
its successful initial public offering (IPO) debut on the Hong Kong
Stock Exchange (HKSE: 0880.hk), is the largest and leading gaming
operator in Macau with the most casinos and slot halls. SJM runs 19
of Macau's 29 casinos and is top in terms of market share and
gaming revenue. Across its venues it has 305 VIP gaming tables,
1,100 mass market gaming tables and 3,700 slot machines. Its
origins can be traced back to Sociedade de Turismo e Diversoes de
Macau (STDM), the former monopoly that is controlled by Macau
gaming tycoon Dr. Stanley Ho and which dominated gaming in the
former Portuguese colony. The IPO debut for SJM Holdings
(HKSE:0880.hk) raised $494 million. About PACT PacificNet (PACT) is
a leading provider of gaming and mobile game technology worldwide
with a focus on emerging markets in Asia, Latin America and Europe.
PacificNet's gaming products are localized to their specific
markets creating an enhanced user experience for players and larger
profits for operators. PacificNet's gaming clients include the
leading hotels, casinos, and gaming operators in Macau, Europe and
elsewhere around the world. PacificNet also maintains legacy
subsidiaries in the call center and ecommerce business in China.
PacificNet employs about 500 staff in its various subsidiaries with
offices in the US, Hong Kong, Macau, China. For more information
please visit http://www.pacificnet.com/ and
http://www.pactgame.com/ . For more information, please contact:
PacificNet USA office: Jacob Lakhany Tel: +1-605-229-6678 Email:
DATASOURCE: PacificNet, Inc. CONTACT: Jacob Lakhany at the
PacificNet USA office, +1-605-229-6678, Web site:
http://www.pacificnet.com/ http://www.pactgame.com/
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