EDISON, NJ — (Marketwired) — 10/14/13 — Majesco Entertainment Company (NASDAQ: COOL), an innovative provider of video games for the mass market, today announced the closing of the acquisition of the operations and substantially all of the assets of Orid Media Limited and Pariplay Limited by GMS Entertainment, which is 50% owned by the Company.
Pariplay has a core expertise in three areas: real money iGaming, real money iLottery, and social gaming. The company will continue to design and develop both fixed odd and random based online and mobile games for use in real money online games, social casinos and lottery systems. Pariplay is a licensed online gambling operator headquartered in the Isle of Man, operating online gaming sites on an owned and white label basis.
Jesse Sutton, CEO of Majesco Entertainment commented, “I am pleased that Pariplay has received the requisite regulatory approvals to allow us to complete our investment in this newly formed venture. The iGaming, iLottery and social gaming segments of the online gaming market are growing rapidly, and looking ahead, additional jurisdictions are expected to legalize real money online gaming and lottery, which will fuel further market expansion and opportunity for GMS Entertainment.”
Majesco Entertainment Company is a provider of video games for the mass market. Building on more than 20 years of operating history, the company is focused on developing and publishing a wide range of casual video games on all leading console and handheld platforms as well as mobile devices. Product highlights include Zumba® Fitness and Cooking Mama. Majesco is headquartered in Edison, NJ and the company-s shares are traded on the Nasdaq Stock Market under the symbol: COOL. More info can be found online at or on Twitter at .
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Michael Vesey
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