** Shares of IXUP IXU.AX rise as much as 13% to A$0.026,
their highest since Feb 27
** The Australian technology firm says it secured A$10 mln
($6.49 mln) online gambling self-exclusion contract in Ontario,
Canada through its North American partner IC360
** Says the contract is expected to be cashflow-accretive to
co from year one of operation
** About 3.2 mln shares change hands, compared with the
30-day average volume of 819,314
** Stock has fallen 24.2% this year, as of last close
($1 = 1.5406 Australian dollars)
(Reporting by Sneha Kumar in Bengaluru)
((Sneha.Kumar@thomsonreuters.com;))