Nambling Notes - June 3, 2008

Parlay Entertainment (Toronto: 66 Canadian cents / - 1 Canadian cent / - 1.49%)

Parlay Entertainment and Chartwell Technology will jointly launch a Europe-facing bingo network in Malta.

Chartwell, a Calgary-based software developer, is to manage the network, and both companies will contribute various soft games and slots to the platform.

"Player excitement will grow exponentially as bingo sites pool their liquidity to create bigger games, huge jackpots and lively communities," said Scott F. White, chief executive of Parlay.

Neither a time frame for the launch nor financial details were provided.

Sportingbet (London: 36.75p / + 0.50p / + 1.38%)

Sportingbet is seeking a media agency to oversee its £10 million pan-European media planning and buying account.

Brand Republic reports that the online operator has appointed Creativebrief, a marketing consultancy in London, to conduct an agency search.

Sportingbet spends an estimated 85 percent of its budget online and is looking for a media agency with "digital credentials," as well as running its above-the-line media spend, the article said.

Above-the-line refers to commission-based advertising communicated via media like radio, television and movies.

GameAccount: Receives Associate Certificate in Alderney

GameAccount has received an associate certificate from the Alderney Gambling Control Commission, enabling other of the Channel Island's to join the GameAccount Network.

"We are delighted to receive the Associate Certificate from the AGCC following exhaustive technical due diligence on the GameAccount software suite," said Dermot Smurfit, chief operating officer of the London-based skill gaming specialist.

"We're now open for business to all Alderney-licensed operators," he said.