Esports Entertainment Group Announces Receipt Of Curacao eGaming License To Conduct Real Money Esports Betting On A Global Basis


ST. MARY'S, ANTIGUA--(Marketwired - Aug 28, 2017) - Esports Entertainment Group Inc. (OTCQB: GMBL) (or the "Company"), a licensed online gambling company with a specific focus on eSports wagering, is pleased to announce today announced the Company has received its Curaçao eGaming License (the "License"). The License allows the Esports Entertainment Group wholly owned subsidiary to conduct real money online gambling and wagering activities on a global basis. A constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Curaçao has been offering the Curaçao eGaming License since 1996, making Curaçao one of the first jurisdictions to regulate online gambling.

Grant Johnson, CEO of Esports Entertainment Group stated, "We are very pleased to have been granted this eGaming from Curaçao. Curaçao is recognized as one of the world's leading iGaming jurisdictions and this License authorizes Esports Entertainment Group to deliver real money next generation online gambling to Esports enthusiasts worldwide. This is especially timely given both our upcoming launch and tremendous success at gamescom 2017."

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About Esports Entertainment Group

Esports Entertainment Group Inc. is a licensed online gambling company specifically focused on eSports wagering. Esports Entertainment intends to offer wagering on eSports events in a fully licensed, regulated and secured platform to the global eSports audience, excluding the United States. In addition, Esports Entertainment intends to offer users from around the world the ability to participate in multi-player video games tournaments online for cash prizes. Esports Entertainment is led by a team of industry and technical experts from the online gambling and video game industries, eSports, marketing, legal and financial professionals. The Company maintains offices in St. Mary's, Antigua and Barbuda. Esports Entertainment common stock is listed on the OTCQB under the symbol GMBL. For more information please visit www.esportsentertainmentgroup.com
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