Timely Soccer Deal For Fanball
Published: Wednesday, May 03, 2006 Online-Casinos.com
TIMELY SOCCER DEAL FOR FANBALL
FUNTech subsidiary in UK World Cup game deal
Fanball, the fantasy sports game developer acquired by FUNTech last year for $12.5 million clinched another significant UK deal this week.
The FUNTech subsidiary inked an agreement with three British companies: Tiscali UK Limited, Goal.com SA and Underground Digital Media Ltd. to develop fantasy sports games. One of the games is especially timely with the soccer World Cup about to start, featuring championship soccer.
The agreement calls for Fanball to develop and maintain the gaming website, while the three other partner companies provide links to the games from their own sites. All sites will launch the games prior to the World Cup Finals.
