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Playtech plc is a gambling software development company founded in 1999. The company provides software for online casinos, online poker rooms, online bingo games, online sports betting, scratch games,〔(Euro Partners Adds Scratch Games to its Growing Range of Online Gaming Verticals ) Online Gambling News, 1 January 2010〕 mobile gaming, live dealer games and fixed-odds arcade games online. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index. Playtech states that it is "the world's largest gambling software and services supplier".〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://playtech-ir.production.investis.com/~/media/Files/P/Playtech-IR/results-reports-webcasts/2014/2013-report-and-accounts.pdf )〕 ==History== Playtech was founded in 1999 by Teddy Sagi; it was floated early in 2006 on the London Stock Exchange at a price that valued the business at approximately £550 million.〔(Playtech plans to raise £175m in IPO ) FT.com, 17 February 2006〕 After the passage of the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006, the company's stock suffered a one-day fall of over 40%.〔(Playtech’s Power Play ) Poker Update, 18 August 2011〕 On 22 October 2008, Playtech announced that it would acquire private assets from Teddy Sagi in return for $250 million.〔(Playtech game plan questioned ) The Telegraph, 14 April 2011〕 Then in March 2011, Playtech bought PT Turnkey Services from Teddy Sagi for £125m.〔 In July 2012, Playtech moved its listing to the Main Market of the LSE from AIM. In the September rebalance, Playtech was included within the FTSE 250 Index. On July 2013, Playtech acquired PokerStrategy.com, one of the largest poker communities in the world with almost 7 million members, from etruvian Holdings Ltd for $49.2 million.〔(PokerStrategy.com becomes a Playtech company ) PokerStrategy.com, 11 July 2013〕 In September 2014, Playtech announced the acquisition of Aristocrat Lotteries from Aristocrat Leisure Limited, in a EUR €10.5 million deal. In January 2015, many Playtech-powered casino sites announced they were leaving the German market. In February 2015 it was announced that Playtech acquired YoYo Games, the maker of GameMaker: Studio game development software, for £10.65 million (USD$16.4 million). It was revealed in June 2015 that Playtech would acquire the online foreign exchange trader Plus500 for a fee of $699 million. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Playtech」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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