DUBLIN, IRELAND--(Marketwire - Sept. 22, 2008) - CryptoLogic Limited (TSX:CRY)(TSX:CXY)(NASDAQ:CRYP)(LSE:CRP), a leading software developer to the global Internet gaming market, today provided a trading update for the third quarter of 2008, in light of significant volatility in world financial markets.
CryptoLogic's third-quarter revenue to date has been in line with seasonal trends and current market expectations. The company anticipates an operating loss between $1.0 and $1.5 million for the quarter, a modest improvement from the second quarter.
However, due to the rapid and unexpected appreciation of the U.S. dollar against the UK sterling and the Euro in recent weeks and a delay in converting the funds into U.S. dollars, the company will, additionally, book a foreign exchange loss of approximately $3.6 million. CryptoLogic has since moved substantially all of its cash and marketable securities into U.S. dollars, the company's reporting currency, to minimize the impact of further currency market volatility. Other actions have been taken to ensure that this type of loss will not occur again.
"While it is disappointing that financial market volatility will affect our third-quarter results, CryptoLogic has made good progress operationally with the launch of new products, improvements to our technology platform and seven new customer wins so far this year," said Brian Hadfield, CryptoLogic's President and CEO. "With three new customer sites up and running in the third quarter - and two more slated to go "live" in the fourth - CryptoLogic continues to see a brighter outlook for 2009."
CryptoLogic will release its third-quarter results in the second week of November.
About CryptoLogic(R) (www.cryptologic.com)
Focused on integrity and innovation, CryptoLogic Limited is a world-leading, blue-chip public developer and supplier of Internet gaming software. Its leadership in regulatory compliance makes it one of the very few companies with gaming software that is certified to strict standards similar to land-based gaming. WagerLogic Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of CryptoLogic, is responsible for the licensing of its gaming software and services to blue-chip customers who offer their games around the world to non-U.S. based players. For information on WagerLogic(R), visit www.wagerlogic.com.
CryptoLogic's common shares trade on the Toronto Stock Exchange (symbol:CRY), the NASDAQ Global Select Market (symbol:CRYP), and the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange (symbol:CRP). Shares of the CryptoLogic Exchange Corporation (symbol:CXY) trade on the Toronto Stock Exchange.
CRYPTOLOGIC FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENT DISCLAIMER:
Statements in this press release, which are not historical are forward-looking statements made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Investors are cautioned that all forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties including, without limitation, risks associated with the Company's financial condition and prospects, legal risks associated with Internet gaming and risks of governmental legislation and regulation, risks associated with market acceptance and technological changes, risks associated with dependence on licensees and key licensees, risks relating to international operations, risks associated with competition and other risks detailed in the Company's filings with securities regulatory authorities. These risks may cause results to differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements.
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CryptoLogic
Stephen Taylor
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Website: www.cryptologic.com
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