Popular Game Now Offered At Online Casinos The wildly successful online casual game, Jewel Quest, will now be exclusively offered for online gamblers through CrytoLogic powered online casinos. A subsidiary of CryptoLogic, WagerLogic, has formed the agreement with iWin, Inc. concerning rights to Jewel Quest for online casino gambling. The game will be adapted by WagerLogic for use as an online slot machine game.
The casual game Jewel Quest is currently offered through portals like Yahoo!, AOL, and MSN.com. Once the online casino version of the game is offered, the casual game will still be available for those non-gamblers on the mentioned portals, but the gambling version will be exclusive property of CryptoLogic and its subsidiaries and affiliated online casino Web sites. The game debuted in 2004, and since has had over 40 million downloads on the various portals. For this reason, the online casino version of the game looks promising in terms of popularity.
The planned debut at CryptoLogic online casinos is next month, June 2007. The gambling version will have a slightly new take on the casual game, while still retaining the integrity of the original version. Plans for the online casino version include a treasure hunt through an ancient Mayan civilization. There are also various bonus options on all five playing levels. The wagers start as low as one (1) GBP, but because of the way the game is set up, players have to the potential to win huge even on low wagers.
CryptoLogic’s new CEO and president, Javaid Aziz, is known for making bold partnerships in the short time he has been CEO. Recently he commented on the agreement with iWin. “CryptoLogic continues to pioneer play-for-real casino versions of wildly popular Internet games such as Bejeweled and Cubis - and we're confident that we have a new 'jewel' in our crown. Jewel Quest's exciting bonus rounds, ever-changing layers, and spectacular visuals are certain to engage players everywhere. Based on the popularity of CryptoLogic's casual game series, it's clear we've enhanced entertainment for players - and enhanced business for our customers.” |