PRAGUE/AMSTERDAM (26 November 2010) – Online betting platform FortunaWin.com –  part of Fortuna Entertainment Group, the leading operator of fixed-odds betting with outlets across Central and Eastern Europe –  has launched weekly poker tournaments in cooperation with leading poker company PokerStars.

Participation in the PokerStars.com tournaments is free. Anyone who wishes to play the most popular card game of present times, or who simply wishes to try their hand at it, can take on other clients of FortunaWin.com.

“Fortuna sets out to always bring new products and services to its customers. We are confident our association with PokerStars will address all fans of poker, be it of the real or online version of the game. The poker tournaments herald the arrival of a range of innovations that are in store for our FortunaWin clients,” said Jiří Bunda, the CEO of Fortuna Entertainment Group.

The tournaments begin every Saturday at 7 p.m. and are open to all registered FortunaWin.com customers. In each game, the participants play for USD 100, i.e. approximately CZK 1,800.

Via its FortunaWin.com subsidiary based in Malta, Fortuna Entertainment Group offers online betting in Hungary. Online betting is the segment in which Fortuna has seen its most prominent business growth in recent years. For example, in Slovakia, where Fortuna has been offering its online betting for the longest period, the volume of amounts staked has increased approximately eightfold over the last two years.