Optimal Payments and Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa announce partnership

Borgata and partypoker begin accepting NETELLER in New Jersey

LONDON, MONTREAL, and NEW YORK, March 25, 2014 /CNW/ - Optimal Payments Plc (LSE AIM: OPAY), a leading global online payment solutions provider, is pleased to announce that it has entered into a partnership with the Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa in New Jersey to provide its new NETELLER® service to customers of BorgataCasino.com, BorgataPoker.com and nj.partypoker.com.

"We are pleased that Borgata is offering our new NETELLER and Net+ Card stored value offering to its customers," said Neil Erlick, executive vice-president business development, Optimal Payments. "Our innovative new payment service provides these market leading brands with our new advanced secure payment option that will support their growth in New Jersey."

Online customers benefit from instant access to their funds through their NETELLER and Net+ Card account, which can be used worldwide, both online and at point-of-sale.

"The partnership with Optimal is strategically important," said Hugh Turner, vice-president of finance, Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa. "With Optimal Payments' NETELLER service, we can increase conversions while delivering an enhanced customer experience, securely and confidently."

The new NETELLER and Net+ Card stored value offering has been well received, and Optimal Payments is expected to continue expanding with merchants across the U.S.  

About Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa
Located in Atlantic City's Marina District, Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa features 2,000 guest rooms and suites; 161,000 square feet of gaming; 182 gaming tables; 3,150 slot machines; an 80+ table poker room; 10 retail boutiques; 5 acclaimed fine dining restaurants by renowned chefs; 6 casual dining options; a 54,000 square foot spa; 70,000 square feet of event space; 4 signature nightlife experiences; and parking for 7,100 cars. The market-leading resort also features Atlantic City's first cosmopolitan hotel experience, The Water Club at Borgata, with 800 guest rooms and suites; a 36,000 square foot spa; 18,000 square feet of meeting space; 6 designer retail boutiques; and 5 heated indoor and outdoor pools.  Borgata also offers online gaming within the state of New Jersey through its real-money gaming sites, BorgataCasino.com and BorgataPoker.com.

About Optimal Payments Plc
Optimal Payments is a global provider of online payment solutions. Trusted by businesses and consumers in almost 200 countries to move and manage billions of dollars each year, merchants use the NETBANX^® processing service to simplify how they accept and settle credit card, direct-from-bank, and cash payments; and the NETELLER^® payment service to increase margins, capture new customers and increase their lifetime value. Being an independent provider has allowed the company to support tens-of-thousands of merchants around the globe across a wide range of industries. Optimal Payments Plc is quoted on the London Stock Exchange's AIM market, with a ticker symbol of OPAY. Subsidiary company Optimal Payments Ltd is authorised and regulated as an e-money issuer by the UK's Financial Conduct Authority (FRN: 900015).

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SOURCE: Optimal Payments Plc.

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