Contagious Gaming to Acquire Long Standing Sportsbook Software Provider Digitote

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Contagious Gaming Inc. (TSX VENTURE:CNS) ("Contagious Gaming" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has entered into a letter of intent (the "LOI") to acquire all of the issued and outstanding common shares of Digitote Limited and Digitote Software GmbH Deutschland (together "Digitote"), herein referred to as the "Acquisition". The total consideration for the Acquisition of Digitote will be EUR5,000,000 (C$6,800,000) ("Purchase Price") and will be paid through a combination of common shares of Contagious Gaming, cash and a vendor take-back ("VTB"). Any cash payment of the Purchase Price payable on Closing will be funded with cash on hand.

Peter Glancy, CEO and Director of the Company, commented: "The Acquisition of Digitote expands Contagious Gaming's sports betting offering by enabling us to provide our customers with a multi-channel live in-play and pre-match fixed odd sports betting platform alongside our proprietary in-play pari-mutuel Goal Time offering. Digitote's software has a 30-year history as an extremely robust sports betting platform with a proven track record of handling over $10 billion of web, mobile and land-based wagers throughout Europe."

Overview of Digitote

Digitote is a developer and provider of commercial-grade sports betting and horse racing technology, hardware, and support services to operators across Europe. Its business-to-business ("B2B") software platform ("Xturf") currently manages the sportsbook operations for a number of large and mid-sized customers in multiple regulated jurisdictions including Winners (bwin Spain), digibet (Gibraltar) and Betcenter (Belgium). Digitote's team are highly experienced technical and industry professionals focused on the continued delivery of cutting edge sports betting solutions.

The Xturf platform is eCOGRA certified and offers sportsbook operators a central system and interface to control all of their betting activities. Key functions include:

• Multi-channel management for interactive (web, mobile) and land-based (retail and self-service terminals) operations
• Multi-channel player wallet
• Automatic odds adjustments and risk management capabilities
• Scanning and recognition of tickets, betting slips and customer cards
• Multi-language and multi-currency capabilities
• 24/7 customer and technical support infrastructure

The Xturf software has the capabilities to offer significant coverage of sports/events including:

• 30,000 unique events per month;
• 18,000+ live bets (in-running betting) offered daily;
• 200 live bets offered simultaneously; and
• Up to 200+ betting types per event.

Guenter Boyks, CEO and Director of Digitote, comments "We are delighted to become part of Contagious Gaming. The synergies of both companies across the gaming sector offer huge potential with significant opportunities to expand into international markets and grow the combined entities revenues."

Rational for the Acquisition of Digitote

1. Proven commercial-grade sportsbook technology platform

• 30-year track record of providing best-in-class technology to sportsbook operators in Europe handling over $10 billion wagers since inception
• Multi-channel software platform offering live in-play and pre-match fixed odds sports betting solutions via web, mobile and land-based terminals with a single shared player wallet
• Significant sports betting coverage capabilities, with over 30,000 unique events per month and 18,000+ live bets simultaneously
  
  

2. Synergies and growth opportunity

• Ability to offer both live in-play and fixed odd sports betting alongside Contagious Gaming's Goal Time in-play pari-mutuel sports betting product
• Potential operational synergies and cross-selling opportunities
• Opportunity to leverage the Xturf platform to aggressively market sports betting technology on a B2B/ white label basis to gaming operators in regulated jurisdictions
  
  

3. Aligned and experienced management team

• Digitote's shareholders and management team will become significant Contagious shareholders following the closing of the Acquisition and brings over 30-year experience in developing, managing and supporting commercial-grade sports betting technology platforms
  
  

4. Attractive purchase price

• Delivers consistent revenues and EBITDA
• Immediately accretive to EBITDA and earnings

Note: amounts translated from EURO to CAD and vice versa were translated using foreign exchange rate of EURO 1.00 = $1.36.

Closing Conditions

Digitote is being acquired free of any long term debt and shall be delivered with positive working capital. The Acquisition is subject to completion of customary due diligence, negotiation and settlement of a definitive agreement and approval of the TSX Venture Exchange.

Cancellation of Chelbis Acquisition

The Company also announces the cancellation of the previously announced acquisition of Chelbis Company Ltd. ("Chelbis"). The acquisition of Chelbis was subject to a number of closing conditions in favour of Contagious Gaming of which Chelbis did not satisfy. The Company was unable to come to a revised agreement satisfactory to Contagious Gaming and thus has made the decision to terminate the acquisition of Chelbis.

About Contagious Gaming

Contagious Gaming Inc. (TSX VENTURE:CNS) is a rapidly emerging developer of unique and engaging software solutions for regulated gaming and lottery operators around the world. The Company is currently focused on deploying its first-to-market lottery-style sports betting platform in the United Kingdom and its proprietary digital instant lottery content in United States and other international jurisdictions. Contagious Gaming's sports betting platform is the first sports betting system to allow players to chase a dynamic jackpot live during Premier League soccer matches. The Company is a first mover in the roll-out of digital instant lottery content in the United States. For more information on Contagious Gaming please visit www.contagiousgaming.com.

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