PartyGaming recently announced that they will launch an online poker tournament service in Italy and that other similar deals were on the way. PartyGaming will be working with Greek company Intralot and they just became the first member of PartyGaming's poker network in Italy.

The companies also announced they will now be co-operating to do the same in future opportunities in specific markets around the world.

"It is a significant step for the company, which operates several websites including PartyPoker and PartyCasino, as part of our management's push to create a strong business-to-business operation." said Jim Ryan, PartyGaming Chief Executive.