BEIJING, Aug. 13 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- PacificNet, Inc. (Nasdaq: PACT), a leading provider of gaming technology, e-commerce, and Customer Relationship Management (CRM) in China, announced today that it plans to release its un-audited second quarter results on August 20, 2007. PacificNet's management team will host an earnings announcement conference call at 8:00 AM Eastern Time on August 20, 2007. The conference call is open to the public and may be accessed by calling (888) 850-5066 or (206) 315-8587 and entering conference entry code: 877448, followed by the # key. For those unable to attend the conference call live, an archive of the call will be available for 30 days. The replay number is (800) 207-7077. Please use PIN number: 5670.
About PacificNet
PacificNet, Inc. (http://www.PacificNet.com) is a leading provider of gaming technology, e-commerce, and Customer Relationship Management (CRM) in China. PacificNet's gaming products are specially designed for Chinese and Asian gamers with focus on integrating localized Chinese and Asian themes and content, advanced graphics, digital sound effects and popular domestic music, with secondary bonus games and jackpots. PacificNet gaming products include: Multi-player Electronic Table Games -- Baccarat, Sicbo, Fish-Prawn-Crab, and Roulette machines, Server-Based Games (SBG) with multiple client betting stations, slot and bingo machines, Video Lottery Terminals (VLTs), Amusement With Prizes (AWP) machines, gaming cabinet and client/server system designs, online i-gaming software design, and multimedia entertainment kiosks. PacificNet's gaming clients include the leading hotels, casinos, and gaming operators in Macau, Asia, and Europe, while e-commerce and CRM clients include the leading telecom companies, banks, insurance, travel, marketing and business services companies and telecom consumers in Greater China such as China Telecom, China Mobile, Unicom, PCCW, Hutchison Telecom, Bell24, Motorola, Nokia, SONY, TCL, Huawei, American Express, Citibank, HSBC, Bank of China, Bank of East Asia, DBS, TNT, China and Hong Kong government. PacificNet employs about 1,200 staff in its various subsidiaries throughout China with offices in Hong Kong, Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Guangzhou, Macau and Zhuhai China, USA, and the Philippines.
Gaming Products:
PacificNet's gaming products are specially designed for Chinese and Asian gamers with focus on integrating localized Chinese and Asian themes and content, advanced graphics, digital sound effects and popular domestic music, with secondary bonus games and jackpots. PacificNet's gaming products include:
-- Multi-player Electronic Table Games: Baccarat, Sicbo, Fish-Prawn-Crab,
and Roulette Machines, server based games (SBG) with multiple client
betting stations.
-- Slot Machines
-- Bingo and Keno Machines
-- Video Lottery Terminals (VLTs)
-- Server-Based Gaming Machines (SBG)
-- Amusement With Prizes (AWP) Machines
-- Online iGaming Software Development
-- Client-Server Gaming Systems
-- CMM Level 3 Certified Gaming Software Development Center in China with
200 Professional Software Developers
-- Gaming Systems, Cabinet Design and Sales, Parts Sales, OEM Games. We
design and sell gaming machine cabinets, replacement parts.
PacificNet's Business Units:
1. Gaming Technology: Electronic Gaming Machines, Mobile Games, i-Gaming
Software.
2. Legacy Business: CRM, E-commerce and Telecom Products
PacificNet's Major Operation Subsidiaries:
-- PacificNet Games Limited (PacGames), is a leading provider of Asian
multi-player electronic gaming machines, gaming technology solutions,
gaming related maintenance, IT and distribution services for the
leading hotel, casino and slot hall operators based in Macau, China and
other Asian gaming markets.
-- Take1 Technologies (http://www.take1technologies.com), is in the
business of designing and manufacturing electronic multimedia
entertainment kiosks, coin-op kiosks and machines, Electronic Gaming
Machines (EGM), bingo and slot machines, AWP (Amusements With Prizes)
games, server-based downloadable games systems, and Video Lottery
Terminals (VLT) such as Keno and Bingo machines, including hardware,
software, and cabinets.
-- Pacific Solutions Technology, is a CMM Level 3 certified software
development center with over 200 software programmers located in
Shenzhen, China, and specializes in the development of client-server
systems, internet e-commerce software, online and casino gaming systems
and slot machines, as well as banking and telecom applications using
Microsoft Visual C++, Java, and other rapid application development
tools.
-- PacificNet Epro (http://www.EproTel.com.hk): CRM Call Center and
Customer Services Outsourcing
-- PacificNet Clickcom (http://www.clickcom.com.cn), MOABC.com : VAS,SP,
(SMS, WAP)
-- Guangzhou Wanrong (http://www.my2388.com): VAS, SP, (SMS,MMS,IVR,WAP,
Java Games)
-- PacificNet Communications Limited, iMobile, (http://www.imobile.com.cn,
Gaming http://www.18900.com, wap.17wap.com)
Market Overview on Macau, China
As of the end of 2006, Macau (a Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China) has become the largest and fastest-growing gaming market in the world, and has surpassed the Las Vegas Strip in total revenues. According to statistics provided by Macau government, in 2006, Macau's gaming revenues exceeded US$7 billion (MOP 56.2 billion patacas), surpassing the Las Vegas Strip gaming revenues of US$6.6 billion. Macau borders Zhuhai City of Guangdong Province of China, one of the country's wealthiest and most developed regions and is an hour away from Hong Kong via ferry. In 2006, the number of tourists visiting Macau reached an all-time record of 22 million, an increase of 17 percent compared with 2005, of which 55%, or 12 million visitors, were from mainland China. At the end of 2006, there were 22 casinos, 83 hotels and similar establishments in Macau with close to 13,000 rooms. By 2010, the number of tourists is expected to nearly double to almost 30 million visitors per year. Approximately one billion people live within a three-hour flight of Macau. Numerous hotel, gaming, and other projects are in the works in Macau, which are expected to add over 10,000 guest rooms and over 20,000 live entertainment seats in eight separate venues. The number of hotel-casinos in operation and in development in Macau continues to grow, including well-known Chinese names such as Galaxy and Melco, and famous Las Vegas names such as the Sands, the Venetian, Wynn Resort and Crown Macau. With the disposable income of the average Chinese on the rise, Macau's gaming and entertainment market is expected to grow for years to come. Macau is the only area in China where gambling is legal.
Safe Harbor Statement
This Company's announcement contains forward-looking statements. We may also make written or oral forward-looking statements in our periodic reports to the SEC on Forms 10-K, 10-Q, 8-K, etc., in our annual report to shareholders, in our proxy statements, in press releases and other written materials and in oral statements made by our officers, directors or employees to third parties. Statements that are not historical facts, including statements about our beliefs and expectations, are forward-looking statements. These statements are based on current plans, estimates and projections, and therefore you should not place undue reliance on them. Forward-looking statements involve inherent risks and uncertainties. We caution you that a number of important factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statement. Potential risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, PacificNet's historical and possible future losses, limited operating history, uncertain regulatory landscape in China, and fluctuations in quarterly and annual operating results. Further information regarding these and other risks is included in PacificNet's Form 10K and other filings with the SEC.
Contact:
PacificNet USA office:
Jacob Lakhany, Tel: +1-605-229-6678
PacificNet Beijing office:
Becky Zhao, Tel: +86 (10) 59225000
23rd Floor, Building A, TimeCourt, No.6 Shuguang Xili, Chaoyang District,
Beijing, China 100028
PacificNet Shenzhen Office:
Tel: +86 (10) 33222088
Room 4203, JinZhongHuan Business Center, Futian District, Shenzhen, China
518040
PacificNet Macau office:
Tel: +853 28704154
Unit A-C, 12th Floor, Edificio Commercial I Tak, No. 126, Rua Da Pequim,
Macau, China.
