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Cyberview Technology to Develop Casino Games Based on Films Starring Oscar-Winner Michael Douglas.


Agreement with Legends & Icons and 20(th) Century Fox for three hit movies:

"Wall Street[c]," "Romancing the Stone[c]" and The Jewel of the Nile[c]"

LONDON & LAS VEGAS Las Vegas (läs vā`gəs), city (1990 pop. 258,295), seat of Clark co., S Nev.; inc. 1911. It is the largest city in Nevada and the center of one of the fastest-growing urban areas in the United States.  -- Cyberview Technology, a leading provider of secure server-based downloadable technology for the gaming industry, will develop casino games based on three successful 20th Century Fox films starring Oscar-winner Michael Douglas under license agreements in association with Legends & Icons. Headquartered in California, Legends & Icons is led by Joel A. Douglas of the legendary movie family and entertainment industry executive, Michael H. Moore. The games will be based on the three box-office sensations starring Michael Douglas - "Wall Street[c]," "Romancing the Stone[c]" and "The Jewel of the Nile[c]." As part of the arrangement, 20th Century Fox has licensed to the company certain rights and assets of the movies for the slot game development.

"We are thrilled to be associated with 20th Century Fox and Michael Douglas in this venture," states Legends' partner Joel Douglas. "Slot games based on these hit films combined with Cyberview's most advanced technology insure a high end product that we are very excited to introduce to the gaming industry."

"These new games based on some of the most popular and recognizable films ever will be very highly anticipated additions to our library of games for our downloadable platform," says Sylvie Linard, COO of Cyberview Technology. "We will be providing a sneak preview sneak preview
n.
A single public showing of a movie before its general release.

Noun 1. sneak preview - a preview to test audience reactions
 at this year's Global Gaming Expo Global Gaming Expo (G2E) is an annual gaming trade show held in Las Vegas, Nevada, generally in November, at the Las Vegas Convention Center. The show is one of the two major gaming trade shows.  (G2E G2E Government to Employees
G2E Got to Eat
G2E Global Gaming Expo
) in Las Vegas next week."

The Legends & Icons agreement allows Cyberview to utilize rights to certain trademarks and/or copyrights for various motion pictures, likenesses, and other entertainment to create games on its gaming system platform worldwide. The new trio join two previous games developed under agreements with Legends & Icons and will be the latest in the company's growing library of "downloadable" games for its innovative server-based system. The first two games were based on the quintessential betting movie, "Guys & Dolls" and "The Vikings" starring Kirk Douglas.

About LEGENDS & ICONS

Legends and Icons is a brand new, entrepreneurial company comprised of a team of experienced, knowledgeable and highly regarded gaming and entertainment industry executives, who control the rights to exciting entertainment intellectual properties suitable for profitable transition to the casino industry. Legends & Icons is led by Co-Chairmen Joel A. Douglas and Michael H. Moore.

About TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX LICENSING & MERCHANDISING

A recognized industry leader, Twentieth Century Fox Licensing and Merchandising licenses and markets properties worldwide on behalf of Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation, Twentieth Television and Fox Broadcasting Company Noun 1. broadcasting company - a company that manages tv or radio stations
company - an institution created to conduct business; "he only invests in large well-established companies"; "he started the company in his garage"
, as well as third party lines. The division is aligned with Twentieth Century Fox Television, one of the top suppliers of primetime entertainment programming to the broadcast networks.

About CYBERVIEW TECHNOLOGY

With more than ten years experience in server-based distributed gaming, the Cyberview Technology group of companies develops, produces and implements innovative, integrated solutions for the gaming, betting and leisure industries. Currently, the company provides Fixed Odds Betting Terminals (FOBTs) to betting shops, and race and sports books; Interactive Video Lottery Terminals A Video Lottery Terminal or VLT is a gaming machine that allows gamblers to bet on the outcome of a video game.

A VLT is similar to a slot machine, except that it is connected to a centralized computer system that determines the outcome of each wager using a random
 (IVTs) to lotteries; and slot gaming terminals to the casino industry. Its International Betting Exchange A betting exchange is a peer-to-peer gambling website acting as a broker between parties for the placement of bets. The concept is similar to that of a stock exchange or a futures exchange, where in this case the commodity being traded is a bet, rather than a stock or futures  (IBS IBS Irritable bowel syndrome, see there ) is a collaboration with bookmakers and offers customers in licensed premises the ability to widen their offering for players with betting on sports events. Recipient of numerous industry awards, it was the first company in the world with technical approval for a downloadable server-based system in the U.S. gaming market. The company (LSE LSE - Language Sensitive Editor : CYBS CYBS CyberSource (NASDAQ symbol) .L) is traded on the London Stock Exchange London Stock Exchange

London marketplace for securities. It was formed in 1773 by a group of stockbrokers who had been doing business informally in local coffeehouses.
. For further info, www.cybview.com.

ROMANCING THE STONE [c] 1984, 2006 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation. All Rights Reserved.

JEWEL OF THE NILE [c] 1985, 2006 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation. All Rights Reserved.

WALL STREET [c] 1987, 2006 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation. All Rights Reserved.
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