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New Cryptologic/Paramount Deal!

Movie buffs the world over are sure to be rejoicing at the news that online casino software company Cryptologic has inked an exclusive deal with the digital subsidiary of Hollywood film studio Paramount to bring characters from their best-loved movies to the small(er) screen, in the form of online slot games! Cryptologic may have taken a blow with the loss of exclusive rights to Spiderman and his friends, but this new deal is sure to be one that will make the World Wide Web’s second-largest internet slot machine provider plenty of money and new fans. Tom Hank’s famous role, Forrest Gump, will be the first offering to come from the joint partnership. Slots based on Beowulf and Ferris Bueller will be forthcoming.

Last month, it was reported that rival software company Playtech had signed a deal with Marvel Comics to create slot machine titles based off these action hero characters. Until that point, Cryptologic has retained exclusive rights to the Marvel heroes. Their contract expires next year, and industry experts predict that Cryptologic will not renew the deal. Paramount titles will play an important role in re-establishing Cryptologic’s dominance within the field, and reinvigorating the company’s stable of slot offerings should the Marvel slots be lost to them. Another avenue that recently opened up for Cryptologic is superhero slots based off the immortal characters from DC Comics – Cryptologic signed a partnership agreement with that firm recently as well.

With or without Marvel, Cryptologic will undoubtedly continue to dominate the world of branded online gambling. It seems that Batman and Forrest Gump will be the headliners of Cryptologic’s slot empire instead of Spiderman, but we predict that Cryptologic will continue to attract the same fans that it always has!

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