Esports Entertainment Group is thrilled to announce that it has completed the acquisition of LHE Enterprises Ltd., the holding company of online sportsbook and casino operator Argyll Entertainment AG and its operating subsidiaries (“Argyll”).
Argyll Entertainment launched its flagship brand, www,sportnation.bet in the summer of 2017 and has since established itself as a fast growing and innovative gaming company within the UK and Irish market using its expertise in marketing, risk management, technology and regulation in order to offer its customers an entertaining, safe and secure online gaming experience, access to exclusive sports and gaming content and an award winning rewards program.
Grant Johnson, the Chief Executive Officer at Esports Entertainment, commented that acquisitions are an important component of their growth strategy and completing their first acquisition as a Nasdaq-listed business represents a ‘tremendous milestone’ for the operator and it will now seek further acquisitions as part of its growth strategy.
Johnson went on to say that Argyll generated $12 million in revenue in 2019 and that with its base of more than 100,000 registered users, combined with the deep domain knowledge of its accomplished team, they have a strong foundation to build upon as they seek to capitalize on the wealth of opportunities ahead of this rapidly growing market.
Stuary Tilly, Chief Executive Officer and Dan Marks, Chief Financial Officer at Argyll, joined the Esports Entertainment Group senior leadership team in June as Corporate Secretary and Chief Financial Officer, respectively.
Argyll is incorporated in Switzerland with operational support services in London, Malta and the UK.
GVC Holdings’ European flagship sportsbook bwin is pleased to announce that it has been selected to become the new sports betting partner Belgium’s top tier football division, the Pro League.
The deal was brokered by sports broadcaster Eleven Sports and will run for three years covering the top tier Pro League as well as the lower tier 1B Pro League and the Super Cup in which the Pro League champions play the Belgian Cup winners.
The online operator will also become the rights holder of the national betting streaming rights to the Pro League, broadcast by Eleven Sports and broadcast live coverage of matches for customers using its online and mobile platforms.
Pierre Francois, General Manager of the Pro League, commented that the partnership would put a strong emphasis on responsible gambling and look to combat unhealthy habits among players.
Francois went on to say that each partner is aware of the risks of irresponsible behavior and is committed to minimizing these risks. He added that Bwin, the Pro League and Eleven Sports will commit within the framework of this partnership to lead an integrated policy prevention protection of players and the integrity of football as a whole.
Steven Cartigny, Commercial Head of Benelux and the rest of the world at bwin, said that Belgium is a breeding ground for talent that is successfully exported all over the world and that as a result, the eyes of the whole world are more and more on their Pro League.
Cartigny also said that together with Eleven Sports, they want to increase interest in Belgian football and want to present their bwin betting platform to viewers in an engaging and responsible manner.
Organizer of the leading men’s golf tournaments in North America, the PGA Tour, has announced that it has entered into a multi-year deal for betting content and marketing with the BetMGM sportsbook on Monday, 3rd August 2020 that will enhance its efforts around sports betting.
The deal is the tour’s second agreement with an official sports betting operator in less than a week after announcing a similar deal with DraftKings on Tuesday, 28th July 2020.
Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the first major of this year commences on Thursday, 6th August 2020 when the PGA Championship will be played at TPC Harding Park in San Francisco without any fans.
The U.S. Open will take place between Thursday, 17th and Sunday, 20th September at Winged Foot G.C. in Mamaroneck, New York while the Masters is scheduled to be held between Thursday, 12th to Sunday, 15th November at Augusta National G.C. in Augusta, Georgia.
As an official betting partner of the PGA Tour, BetMGM will be given the rights to use PGA Tour trademarks in the US and be permitted to advertise within the Tour’s own media as well as via its partner platforms and create pre and post game betting programming.
Matt Prevost, Chief Markleting Officer at BetMGM, commented that they look forward to working with the PGA to integrate great experiences for BetMGM customers. He added that BetMGM’s advanced betting technology, combined with the PGA Tour’s world-class competitions and iconic players, will not only advance the Tour’s position at the forefront of professional sports, but the entire betting industry as well.
Evoplay Entertainment, a leading game development studio, has announced the launch of their newest video slot game ‘Jelly Boom’.
The 4 reel and 40 pay line video slot is playable from $0.10 up to $75.00 on desktop, mobile and tablet devices.
‘Jelly Boom’ boasts a number of great features which include Free Spins, Turning Wilds, Progressive Game-play and Multipliers.
Players are required to collect winning symbols to feed corresponding jelly (Blue, Gree, Yel and Pi). Once the jellies are fed with strength-building fruits and are big enough, they transform into Wilds.
Each Jelly symbol turns into the Wild for every second drop. Jellies remain as Wild symbols until there are no more wins.
The Free Spins game is triggered by landing 3 or more Scatter symbols.
The Free Spins commence with one of 4 high paying symbols of jellies being randomly selected and increase its multiplier by the number of Scatter symbols that activated the Free Spins.
Each Jelly symbol comes with a Multiplier associated with it with the current Multiplier value applied to any win that the Jelly symbol contributes to. Each Scatter symbol increases the Win Multiplier for a Jelly symbol by one during the Free Spins feature.
The high volatility ‘Jelly Boom’ video slot has an RTP of 96.1% with a maximum win of 10,000x a player’s stake.
Ivan Kravchuk, Chief Executive Officer at Evoplay Entertainment, commented that discerning players looking for a game to be savored will need to leave room for dessert in their delicious new hit, Jelly Boom.
Kravchuk added that the new game is no trifling matter, serving up a charming cast of characters and the exciting chance to win mouth-watering prizes ahead of the summer action.
Bob Casino is inviting players to participate in the Bob’s Live Tournament promotion taking place every four days at the online casino.
Bob’s Live Tournament is an ongoing promotion that rewards an amount of $1,500 as prize money to lucky players every four days.
Players can put themselves in line to win a cash prize every four days by grabbing a spot at one of the Live Casino tables and playing Live Roulette, Live Baccarat, Live Blackjack or Live Poker against Bob and his band of live dealers.
In order to try to win a cash prize every four days players are required to –
- Play any of the Live Casino games at Bob Casino
- Fight for first place on the leader-board
- Claim their win every four days, depending on their position on the leader-board
The tournament is divided into rounds and every four days 30 of the best participants who have reached the top spots on the leader-board will share the prize fund of $1,500.
First placed player will be awarded the top prize of $400 while the rest of the players will share $1,000 amongst themselves, as follows
- 2nd place – $200
- 3rd – $150
- 4th – $100
- 5th – $80
- 6th – $60
- 7th – $50
- 8th – $40
- 9th – 11th – $30
- 12th – 15th – $25
- 16th – 21st – $20
- 22nd – 25tht – $15
- 26th – 30th – $10
The promotion is open to all casino players who have registered an account at Bob Casino and have made a minimum of one deposit into their casino account.
Points are added following the $1 in bets = 1 point formula which will get one point onto the leader-board.