DOUGLAS, Isle of Man, September 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Playtech(AIM: PTEC), the international designer, developer and licensor of softwareto the online and land-based gaming industry, is happy to announce therelease of the first two of a long series of exciting new slots - "Iron Man"and "The Incredible Hulk". These are the first games in the Marvel SlotsSeries a thrilling new collection of dynamic slots based on Marvel's moviesthat are to be offered by Playtech in the coming months.

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The new games are founded on the popular characters from the superheroblock-busters. The sweeping mass market appeal and broad recognition of theMarvel brand, coupled with the advanced graphics and realistic audio thatcharacterize all Playtech offerings ensure that "Iron Man" and "TheIncredible Hulk" will expand our clients' player base and support theirgrowth.

Both 3 x 5 reel, 20 line slots are crammed with special innovativefeatures. Iron Man, contains a thrilling Missile Attack Bonus, a uniqueexpanding wild feature, and an attractive top prize of x5,000 line bet.Equally, the Hulk, offers rapid fire action with a special Hulk Smash BonusRound, where players take out cars and helicopters for huge wins and a topprize of x4,000 line bet.

Shahar Sella, Head of Casino, states: "Following the overwhelming successof the Gladiator branded slots Playtech is delighted to enable our licenseesto add these remarkably popular, well known brands to their games offering.We are confident that these slots, with their established mass market appealwill appeal to a large audience of new and existing players, supporting ourlicensees' acquisition and player retention efforts, by raising the profileof their games portfolio and further enhancing the gaming experience for theplayers."

About Playtech

Playtech develops unified software platforms for the online gamblingindustry, primarily targeting existing online operators wanting to upgradetheir system; sportsbooks looking to diversify and land-based operatorsmaking their online debut. Playtech gaming applications - online casino,poker, bingo, mobile gaming, live gaming, land-based kiosk networks andfixed-odds games - are fully inter-compatible and can be freely incorporatedas stand-alone applications, accessed and funded by players through the sameuser account and managed by the operator by means of a single powerfulmanagement interface. Founded in 1999, Playtech has over 800 personneldistributed globally, around seventy five percent of whom are engaged inresearch and development of current and future gaming technologies.http://www.playtech.com

About Marvel Entertainment

Marvel Entertainment, Inc. is one of the world's most prominentcharacter-based entertainment companies, built on a proven library of over5,000 characters featured in a variety of media over seventy years. Marvelutilizes its character franchises in licensing, entertainment (via MarvelStudios and Marvel Animation) and publishing (via Marvel Comics). Marvel'sstrategy is to leverage its franchises in a growing array of opportunitiesaround the world, including feature films, consumer products, toys, videogames, animated television, direct-to-DVD and online. For more information,visit http://www.marvel.com

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