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What has been the highlight of 2007 for the company and why?
Mobile gaming is a fantastic sector to be in right now. We’re seeing phenomenal rates of growth and there’s interest in the sector from all over the world. For Aces Royal, launching our no-limit hold ‘em game in August of 2007 really stood out as the highlight. Our players had been demanding a no-limit version of our poker game and we were very pleased to be able to deliver such a fast, secure and great looking product.
What has been the worst moment of 2007 for the company and why?
The eight months until our no-limit game went live. It’s always frustrating to have so much demand and being unable to fulfil it.
What has been the biggest pot won by a poker player on Aces Royal this year?
We have a great selection of table limits at Aces Royal. Our players can sit down with as little as £10 or as much as £200. It’s one of the things people love about our game. Our biggest pot in 2007 developed as two players holding flushes forced the other players off the pot and went head to head. The winner, with an ace-high flush over a king-high flush, took down just over £1,000.
On the casino side, we have quite a few players who have discovered our superior game play and have really fallen in love with the game—we have players who wager more than half a million dollars per day.
And the most international table of poker players?
We accept players from all legal jurisdictions. You may even be playing against people from as far away as New Zealand. Don’t worry though, our AR3 gaming platform is so fast that an action made by a player in New Zealand can be seen on a phone in the UK in as little as .2 seconds. That’s faster than a professional footballer’s penalty kick hitting the back of the net.
What makes Aces Royal stand out from the competition in mobile gaming?
We were the first company to launch a real-money, real-person poker game back in 2004. Previous to this, our management team were involved in developing mobile payment solutions long before mobile gaming was even on the radar.
long history in the mobile sector, especially in developing poker and casino games dedicated for mobile means our products look great, play even better and are supported across all networks by the majority of handsets. We also have the fastest connection speed in the market, a benefit our players appreciate and comment on regularly.
All this combined provides great liquidity across a range of table limits and is why we’re trusted by all major UK mobile operators. A great result for us and our players, which takes a lot of hard work to maintain.
How many staff does the company employ and where?
We are a rapidly growing company, but are still small by the standards of the big online players—we still have fewer than 100 employees.
What do you have planned for 2008? What sort of year is it going to be?
2008 is going to be a fantastic year for Aces Royal and all our players. We have some exciting new products in the pipeline, along with updates to our existing games. These along with our strong relationships with mobile operators will help further cement our position as the top provider of mobile poker and casino games. Stay tuned—we can’t reveal everything right now, but we promise 2008 will offer even more exciting news than 2007.
Peter Karsten, CEO, Cecure Gaming
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