Betsson Estoril LIVE 2009 Sponsor

 

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Neovia Financial PLC 
06 November 2009 
 
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NETELLER is the Official Sponsor for Betsson Estoril LIVE 2009 
 
 
 
 
Friday 6th November 2009 - NETELLER.com, the e-wallet business of NEOVIA 
Financial Plc (LSE: NEO), the independent online payments business, announces 
that it will be the main sponsor for Betsson LIVE, which is due to be held this 
week from Friday 6th to Wednesday 11th November 2009 at Europe's largest casino, 
Casino Estoril in Portugal. 
The live tournament will start with approximately 500 players from all around 
Europe and includes a number of side events including a football tournament, 
golf championship, a wine tasting tour and trips to Lisbon. There will also be 
multiple Sit & Go's and low, medium and high stakes cash games. 
Betsson is one of the leading iGaming companies in Europe and this is the first 
time it has offered sponsorship opportunities at its poker tournaments. 
NETELLER's exclusive sponsorship will feature inclusion in the tournament blog 
reports, Betsson regular newsletters to members and promotion on the Betsson 
LIVE website. The tournament will be extensively covered across Europe by online 
media sites and e-gaming forums. 
 
 
NETELLER will also have a significant presence on the ground at the event - 
players will be able to sign up instantly for an e-wallet account at the 
NETELLER hospitality lounge, taking advantage of the NETELLER VIP promotion 
which will allow them to obtain 3 months' VIP status and related benefits for 
free. 
 
 
There are a number of opportunities for players to have a NETELLER giveaway and 
to play for several cash prizes donated and presented by NETELLER. These include 
the first player to leave the tournament and the last standing NETELLER 
customer. 
 
 
Henric Andersson, Head of Central Marketing Betsson.com said "As our motto says 
'What's your thrill?' - ours is that we're really pleased to have NETELLER as 
our main sponsor this event. Their online wallet has long been the best way for 
poker players to move money between sites whenever they want to. When it comes 
to secure online payments, NETELLER is the best and Betsson is proud to have 
NETELLER as an official sponsor of Betsson Estoril Live 2009 in Portugal." 
 
 
Dan Starr, Executive Vice President of Sales, Marketing and Products, NEOVIA 
Financial commented "We're proud to be sponsoring Betsson LIVE with our partner 
Betsson. We have a long history of servicing the poker market, including 
peer-to-peer transactions, offering great FX rates, and allowing access to 
winning via any ATM. Casino Estoril was the inspiration for the James Bond novel 
Casino Royale - NETELLER is the inspiration for any gamer who wants to move 
their money." 
 
 
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For further information contact: 
 
 
NEOVIA Financial Plc 
Andrew Gilchrist, VP Communications + 44 (0) 1624 698 713 
Email:[e-mail] 
Twitter: https://twitter.com/neovia 
 
 
Media Relations 
Nick Daines / Sheelagh Connelly, Lumen PR 
Tel: [phone] 
Email: [e-mail] 
 
 
About NEOVIA Financial 
Trusted by consumers and merchants in over 160 countries to move and manage 
billions of dollars each year, NEOVIA Financial Plc (formerly NETELLER Plc) 
operates the world's leading independent online payments business. Through the 
NEOVIA Payment Suite(TM), featuring NETELLER , NETBANX , Net+(TM) and 1-PAY(TM) 
brands, NEOVIA Financial specialises in providing innovative and instant payment 
services where money transfer is difficult or risky due to identity, trust, 
currency exchange, or distance. Being independent has allowed the company to 
support thousands of retailers and merchants in many geographies and across 
multiple industries. 
 
 
NEOVIA Financial Plc quoted on the London Stock Exchange's AIM market, with a 
ticker symbol of NEO. Subsidiary company NETELLER (UK) Ltd is authorised by the 
Financial Services Authority (FSA) to operate as a regulated e-money issuer. For 
more information about NEOVIA Financial visit www.neovia.com or NEOVIA Financial 
visit www.neovia.com or subscribe at http://www.neovia.com/feeds/ 
 
 
About Betsson 
Betsson offers a wide range of first-class online gambling products and games in 
a safe and user-friendly gaming environment. The company's product portfolio 
currently includes: Sportsbook, Exchange, Poker, Trader, Games, Casino and 
Scratch. 
 
 
Betsson has had its operational head office in Malta since 2006, with the sites 
www.betsson.com and www.casinoeuro.com wholly owned and operated by Betsson 
Malta Ltd. In less than two years after establishing locally, Betsson Malta has 
grown from 19 employees to an impressive 101 employees, representing more than 
15 European countries. The Betsson Group employs a total of 140 persons. 
 
 
 
 
 
This information is provided by RNS 
            The company news service from the London Stock Exchange 
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