ExtraBet select Chartwell to launch the first UK licensed gambling site.
Friday 17th October 2008
Chartwell, an leader in the field of providing software for online casinos, have announced that ExtraBet are to host the first UK licensed online casino powered by Chartwell technology.
ExtraBet is a subsidiary of IG Group Holdings plc, a company based in London with revenues exceeding $200,000,000. IG Group Holdings plc has been operating betting phone-lines, shops and websites since 1974.
'We're delighted to add Chartwell's casino to our online sports betting portfolio,' said head of IG Sport, Stuart Lane. 'While we're continuing to see growth with both fixed-odds and sports spread betting, we also recognise the appetite for other modes of on-line gaming and thus the benefits of increasing the offerings on our sports platforms. With the addition of the on-line casino we are now a step nearer to our long term goal in bringing both ExtraBet and IG Sport customers everything they require on one betting site.'
