<s>
Play65	B-Application
is	O
an	O
online	O
backgammon	B-Application
operator	O
established	O
in	O
2004	O
by	O
an	O
Israeli-based	O
company	O
,	O
SkillEmpire	O
,	O
that	O
hosts	O
real-time	O
backgammon	B-Application
games	O
and	O
tournaments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Play65	B-Application
has	O
more	O
than	O
5,000,000	O
registered	O
players	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
biggest	O
backgammon	B-Application
communities	O
online	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Play65	B-Application
is	O
licensed	O
by	O
the	O
Alderney	O
Gambling	O
Control	O
Commission	O
(	O
AGCC	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Play65	B-Application
allows	O
two	O
types	O
of	O
backgammon	B-Application
play	O
:	O
play	O
money	O
,	O
where	O
players	O
are	O
using	O
virtual	O
credit	O
that	O
is	O
of	O
no	O
real	O
value	O
;	O
and	O
real	O
money	O
,	O
where	O
actual	O
deposits	O
are	O
required	O
and	O
real	O
money	O
is	O
at	O
stake	O
with	O
each	O
game	O
or	O
match	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
other	O
similar	O
online	O
gaming	O
services	O
,	O
Play65	B-Application
uses	O
a	O
pseudorandom	B-Algorithm
number	I-Algorithm
generator	I-Algorithm
for	O
producing	O
dice	B-Language
rolls	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Play65	B-Application
's	O
backgammon	B-Application
client	O
is	O
freeware	B-License
.	O
</s>
<s>
Users	O
can	O
play	O
real-time	O
online	O
backgammon	B-Application
games	O
against	O
thousands	O
of	O
players	O
from	O
around	O
the	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
November	O
2006	O
,	O
Mac	B-Device
,	O
Linux	B-Application
,	O
and	O
PDA	B-Application
users	O
can	O
use	O
Play65	B-Application
's	O
Java	O
version	O
of	O
its	O
backgammon	B-Application
client	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2006	O
,	O
Play65	B-Application
received	O
a	O
court	O
order	O
from	O
the	O
Israeli	O
Attorney	O
General	O
calling	O
to	O
close	O
all	O
its	O
real	O
money	O
activity	O
to	O
Israeli	O
users	O
,	O
claiming	O
it	O
is	O
seen	O
as	O
a	O
sort	O
of	O
illegal	O
gambling	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2007	O
,	O
the	O
Attorney	O
General	O
withdrew	O
its	O
demand	O
and	O
allowed	O
SkillEmpire	O
to	O
open	O
Play65	B-Application
for	O
Israeli	O
users	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Attorney	O
General	O
decision	O
said	O
:	O
"	O
According	O
to	O
the	O
law	O
,	O
a	O
backgammon	B-Application
web	O
site	O
is	O
still	O
seen	O
as	O
a	O
gambling	O
site	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
illegal	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
there	O
are	O
special	O
concerns	O
specific	O
to	O
Play65	B-Application
:	O
The	O
company	O
is	O
not	O
taking	O
part	O
in	O
the	O
gambling	O
activity	O
;	O
third	O
parties	O
cannot	O
bet	O
on	O
game	O
outcomes	O
;	O
winning	O
amounts	O
are	O
limited	O
;	O
and	O
the	O
company	O
tries	O
to	O
avoid	O
participation	O
of	O
minors	O
in	O
the	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Thus	O
,	O
we	O
can	O
say	O
that	O
Play65	B-Application
is	O
not	O
a	O
standard	O
gambling	O
web	O
site	O
,	O
and	O
as	O
such	O
we	O
allow	O
its	O
activities.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
2010	O
,	O
Play65	B-Application
has	O
launched	O
a	O
VIP	O
Club	O
,	O
the	O
first	O
one	O
in	O
the	O
online	O
backgammon	B-Application
market	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similar	O
to	O
the	O
comps	O
system	O
commonly	O
used	O
in	O
casinos	B-Application
(	O
online	O
and	O
land-based	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
players	O
accumulate	O
points	O
while	O
playing	O
backgammon	B-Application
games	O
for	O
money	O
and	O
are	O
required	O
to	O
reach	O
a	O
certain	O
number	O
of	O
points	O
to	O
reach	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
three	O
VIP	O
statuses	O
(	O
Bronze	O
,	O
Silver	O
,	O
and	O
Gold	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
