Head-to-head gambling begins at www.Quingo.com

London, England.
May 31, 2001

    Kismet Studios Ltd, a  developer of gaming technology for wireless and internet real-money games,  today announced the addition of head-to-head gambling engine to its secure  gaming platform, the Kismet Gaming System, and the release of its first 
head-to-head gambling game - Backgammon. Players can now, for the first time on the internet, gamble on backgammon against live opponents at  Kismet's showcase site - www.Quingo.com.

    Online casinos have only offered traditional casino style games, such as  Blackjack and Roulette, and limited multi-player games where a number of  players sit at a table but play against the house, not against each  other.  Head-to-head games offer online casino operators an extremely viral addition to their gaming sites while offering players a compelling, new type of online gambling experience. Kismet is now developing gambling 
versions of head-to-head board games to be made available through its  partner's sites. Kismet ultimately plans to use the technology to enable  head-to-head gambling through third party video games, such as racing, first-person-shooter and sports games.

    With the advent of the new head-to-head gaming engine, Kismet is also  introducing new features, including "skin" capability which will allow it to customize the look and feel of its games and sites extremely quickly to meet its partner's needs. An improved on-line chat now offers emoticons and private chat rooms. Kismet's next-generation gaming platform, the Kismet Gaming System, supports a variety of game models - including head-to-head play - on a scalable, secure gaming engine.

    Manu Gambhir, Managing Director for Kismet Studios, Ltd., commented on the 
release of Kismet's new Gaming Platform, "Kismet's mission is to bring exciting and innovative gaming concepts to the market through our partners. With the completion of our head-to-head gaming engine and recent completion of our wireless gaming engine, we are now aggressively working to develop partnerships with established brands to bring our games to players."

About Kismet Studios

    Kismet is developing partnerships with established brands to offer a wide variety of real-money games to end-users via mobile phones and the web. Sites using Kismet's technology include www.Quingo.com, www.Quingo.com/WAP, www.PalazzoCasino.com and www.SageCasino.com. Additional information on Kismet Studios can be found at www.KismetStudios.com. Kismet Studios is the development arm of Kismet International NV, based in Curacao, Netherlands Antilles, which licenses and operates online games that can be played for real-money through its trade name Goldplay Gaming Systems. Kismet International raised its first round of financing in March, 2000 from private investors.

Kismet Studios Ltd.
Email: pr@kismetstudios.com
Telephone: +44 207 770 6200
Web: www.kismetstudios.com
Download URL: www.quingo.com/backgammon