CryptoLogic strikes joint venture to expand in China

Gambling software provider CryptoLogic Inc. says it has set up a joint venture “to penetrate the high-growth, high-potential Chinese market.” The memorandum of agreement announced yesterday with Beijing-based …
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Sat, January 20th, 2007

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