ST. MARY’S, Antigua, April 11, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Esports Entertainment Group, Inc. (OTCQB:GMBL) (or the “Company”), a licensed online gambling company with a specific focus on esports wagering and 18+ gaming, is pleased to announce the signing of Affiliate Marketing Agreements with 11 esports teams as the Company ramps up affiliate marketing activities in support of its recent launch of VIE (https://vie.gg), the world’s safest, most secure and transparent esports wagering platform. The Company anticipates these to be the first of more Affiliate Marketing Agreements with esports teams.
The inaugural set of affiliate esports teams are as follows:
- myRevenge
- E’DRAGONS
- Proud-Gaming
- Aurales
- Aequitas Esport
- Eronic E-Sport
- UAC eSports
- Tigers-Roar
- Esmaticx
- GoasHax
- Revise’Gaming
myRevenge e.V. is an International multi-gaming organization that was founded in 2006, is now headquartered in Germany and picked up its first League of Legends squad in 2011. In addition to their League of Legends team, myRevenge also sponsors players for Counter-Strike: GO, Shootmania, Crossfire, Call of Duty 4, FIFA 13 and Smite.
Christian Heinrichs, Founder and CEO of myRevenge e.V., stated, “We are very happy to work with Esports Entertainment Group to promote VIE because we fully believe in both the site and the Company. VIE is the only esports betting platform that provides full transparency and shares our philosophy of putting esports fans first. This is something the esports industry is in strong need of. The security, regulations and transparency of VIE provides us with the trust and confidence necessary to support VIE and help make it the strongest esports wagering platform in the world.”
VIE offers bet exchange style wagering on esports events in a licensed, regulated and secured platform to the global esports audience, excluding jurisdictions such as the USA that prohibit online gambling. VIE features wagering on the following esports games:
- Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CSGO)
- Dota 2
- Call of Duty
- Hearthstone
- StarCraft II
Grant Johnson, CEO of Esports Entertainment Group, stated, “We are so pleased to get this wave of support from esports teams themselves immediately following our launch. We see this as both vindication that our platform is the one the industry has been waiting for, as well as, a clear vote of confidence in our ability to execute and deliver a safe, regulated and fully transparent esports wagering platform. We look forward to working and growing with these teams and their great fans for years to come.”
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About Esports Entertainment Group
Esports Entertainment Group Inc. is a licensed online gambling company with a specific focus on esports wagering and 18+ gaming. Initially, Esports Entertainment intends to offer bet exchange style wagering on esports events in a licensed, regulated and secured platform to the global esports audience, excluding the US and EU. In addition, Esports Entertainment intends to offer users from around the world the ability to participate in multi-player mobile and PC video game tournaments for cash prizes. Esports Entertainment is led by a team of industry professionals and technical experts from the online gambling and the video game industries, and esports. The Company holds licenses to conduct online gambling and 18+ gaming on a global basis, excluding the US and EU, in Curacao, Kingdom of the Netherlands and the Kahnawake Gaming Commission in Canada. The Company maintains offices in Antigua and Poland. Esports Entertainment common stock is listed on the OTCQB under the symbol GMBL. For more information visit www.esportsentertainmentgroup.com
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