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Gaming Centre Operator Launches Casino Games for Mobile Phones
Talarius plc, the leading operator of the Quicksilver chain of High Street adult gaming centres, and Probability Games Corporation have announced the launch of a suite of mobile telephone Casino-style games to be branded the Quicksilver Mobile Casino. The launch establishes Talarius as the first High Street operator to offer "gaming on the move" to its bricks-and-mortar customers. The Quicksilver Mobile Casino is open to anyone in the UK who is over 18 and has a Java compatible phone, on any UK mobile network. Registration, which adheres to a robust age verification process, is entirely on the mobile and customers can choose from a range of games, including Slot machines with fixed and progressive payouts, Roulette, Blackjack, Stud Poker and Hi-Lo. Low-stake, "little and often" game players are being targeted with bets from as little as 10p. In a pre-launch trial to a small section of its database, Quicksilver found that customers like to play in dwell-time and down-time for short periods. A national rollout of the service through Quicksilver shops and to the Quicksilver membership is now under way.
Talarius selected Probability after a search of the burgeoning mobile gaming sector. Probability offers a proven mobile-only gaming solution which passed Talarius criteria for social responsibility, technical excellence and "mass market" capability. The Probability service operates on all mobile networks and is compatible with over 70 per cent of phones in circulation in Britain. Commenting on the launch, Nick Harding, CEO of Talarius, said, "Slot machines and table games are the largest single slice of the UK gambling industry and attract the broadest spectrum of people. By offering a fun and value for money service on Mobiles, we believe that Talarius can take the Quicksilver brand into places and to people that we could not otherwise reach."
Probability Games Corporation, who are regulated in the UK, designs and operates Casino games for mobile phones. It was established by Charles Cohen, the founder of beenz.com and John Scaife with development capital from Vincent Tchenguiz. Commenting on the partnership, Charles Cohen, Chief Executive of Probability Games Corporation said, "There are more phones than people now, so we are particularly pleased to be adding a leading brand such as Quicksilver to our growing customer base which already includes T-Mobile, Monstermob and LastMinute.com. Talarius has an unrivalled reputation as a responsible, innovative and nationally known gaming operator."
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