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Wizards District Gaming Announces Schedule for First Six Weeks of Season Three of NBA 2K League

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  • Team opens against Raptors Uprising Gaming Club on Wednesday, May 6 at 9pm ET and will play eight games across the six-week start
  • Wizards District Gaming to be featured as the NBA 2K League’s highlighted “Game of the Week” on Friday, May 8 at 9:30pm ET vs. Magic Gaming and on Friday, June 5 at 9:30pm ET vs. Jazz Gaming

WASHINGTON, D.C. – On May 1st, Wizards District Gaming announced the first eight games of their 2020 regular-season schedule to be played across six weeks, with their opener set for Wednesday, May 6, versus Raptors Uprising Gaming Club. The 2020 Wizards District Gaming season will once again be presented by Leidos.

In response to the nationwide coronavirus outbreak, the first six-weeks of the fourteen-week regular season will be played remotely. The schedule for the rest of the season will be released by the NBA 2K League at a later date.

Within the first eight games of play, two will be highlighted by the NBA 2K League as its “Game of the Week,” which brings added promotion by the League and will be the only game being played live across the League. The first will be on Friday, May 8 against Magic Gaming and the second will be on Friday, June 5 against Jazz Gaming. Both games will be begin at 9:30pm ET and will be broadcast on the NBA 2K League’s Twitch (http://twitch.tv/nba2kleague) and YouTube (http://youtube.com/nba2kleague) channels.

“We are thrilled to finally announce our live game schedule for the first six weeks of play of the NBA 2K League regular season,” said Zach Leonsis, Senior Vice President of Strategic Initiatives for Monumental Sports & Entertainment & GM of Monumental Sports Network. “At Monumental, we aim to deliver best-in-class live experiences, compete for championships in every sport we play, and support our great community in the District of Columbia, Virginia, and Maryland. We are excited to compete for a playoff spot and make our community proud.”

Wizards District Gaming, one of the seventeen original teams to launch during the NBA 2K League’s inaugural season in 2018, begins its third season next week. This year’s six-man roster includes Brandon Richardson (a.k.a. BRich), Ryan Conger (a.k.a. Dayfri), Jack Mascone (a.k.a. JBM), Justin Howell (a.k.a. Just_Awkward), Antonio Newman (a.k.a. Newdini) and Maurice Delaney (a.k.a. ReeseDaGod). Dayfri and ReeseDaGod are returning members of Wizards District Gaming’s Season 2 roster and bring experience as members of the inaugural 2K League draft class. Newdini joins Wizards District Gaming after two years with 76ers GC. Wizards District Gaming selected JBM with the #1 overall pick in the 2020 NBA 2K League Draft and he takes over as the team’s starting point guard this season. He joins Just_Awkward and BRich as members of Wizards District Gaming’s Season 3 rookie class.

“We’re so excited to begin the Season 3 of the NBA 2K League, said Andrew McNeill, Director of Esports, Monumental Sports & Entertainment. “The best NBA 2K players in the world compete at the highest level in the NBA 2K League and we’re proud to be a part of it. We feel like the roster that we’ve assembled this year is one that can contend for a championship and we can’t wait to watch it all play out live every week.

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The NBA 2K League has enjoyed steady year-over-year viewership growth and expects to continue its rapid ascension through its third season of play. Monumental Sports & Entertainment has established itself as a leader in esports, having invested in a variety of esports and gaming related businesses over the past five years. Monumental Sports & Entertainment is a proud investor in endemic esports organization, Team Liquid, and has also launched a first-of-its-kind esports sub-brand for the NHL’s Washington Capitals called Caps Gaming.

“The team and I are ready and primed to start playing our scheduled games,” said Patrick Crossan. “We’ve had some success in the preseason – winning the Spring 16 tournament – and are looking forward to that translating to winning in the regular season. I’ve been very proud of how our players have handled themselves in scrimmages and film sessions. We all have high expectations for the team and now it’s about just going out there and playing 2K.”

Schedule:

  • Game 1: 5/6, Wednesday            Raptors Uprising Gaming Club at 9:00 PM
  • Game 2: 5/8, Friday                        Magic Gaming at 9:30 PM
  • Game 3: 5/12, Tuesday                 Heat Check Gaming at 9:00 PM
  • Game 4: 5/19, Tuesday                 Pistons Gaming Team at 9:00 PM
  • Game 5: 5/26, Tuesday                 Hornets Venom Gaming Team at 9:00 PM
  • Game 6: 5/27, Wednesday          Celtics Crossover Gaming at 9:00 PM
  • Game 7: 6/5, Friday                        Jazz Gaming at 9:30 PM
  • Game 8: 6/11, Thursday                Mavs Gaming at 7:00 PM

For more information about Wizards District Gaming and for updates on the schedule, please visit: www.WizardsDG.com

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Bragg Gaming Appoints Renowned iGaming Executive Neill Whyte as Chief Commercial Officer

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Bragg Gaming Group, a global iGaming technology and content provider, announced that Neill Whyte has been appointed as Chief Commercial Officer (CCO), effective 1st May 2024, establishing a new global commercial structure at the Company and bolstering its leadership team.

Whyte brings over 18 years of experience in the iGaming sector, most recently in the role of Chief Commercial Officer at Digital Gaming Corporation’s (DGC), B2B iGaming Division. After joining DGC in early 2020, he was responsible for the commercially successful launch and growth of its content distribution business in the US.

Prior to joining DGC, Whyte held multiple positions in the gaming industry including as Head of Business Development at Isle of Man-based iGaming specialist Apricot Investments, as Board Member at Swedish iGaming product and Lottery content distributor Genera Networks, and in various senior roles over eleven years at leading iGaming content supplier Microgaming, including as Head of Product Channels.

In his new role with Bragg, Whyte will be tasked with leading the Company’s global commercial teams to drive growth across all of the Company’s product verticals which include proprietary online casino content from its Atomic Slot Lab, Indigo Magic and Wild Streak Gaming studios, exclusive content from content partners, HUB a leading casino content aggregation platform, Fuze player engagement, as well as its award-winning player account management (PAM) platform and turnkey solutions.

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Matevž Mazij, Chief Executive Officer at Bragg, said: “I am very pleased to be announcing today the appointment of Neill Whyte as Chief Commercial Officer at Bragg. His iGaming product and market knowledge, together with his record in driving growth from developing successful and mutually beneficial commercial partnerships are exceptional.

“As we leverage our broad content and product portfolio to grow in existing and new markets, including in the United States, Canada, Latin America and Europe, Neill’s unique combination of knowledge, skills and experience in this sector are a perfect fit for our ambitions at Bragg.”

Neill Whyte, Chief Commercial Officer at Bragg, said: “It’s an honor to join Matevž and the wider teams at Bragg already in place across North America, Europe and in India. I have been impressed with the depth and quality of the content, product and technology offerings at Bragg, and its ability to rapidly adapt, certify and deploy this content and technology in newly regulated markets is a distinct advantage.

“We also have a huge opportunity to grow our footprint with our existing customers in markets in which we are already established. Our content and product roadmaps are second to none, and I’m planning to get on the road in the coming weeks and months to meet the team and our customers and to start building for the next stage of mutual growth. I can’t wait to get going.”

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IGT to Launch Cloud-based iLottery Solutions for Atlantic Lottery in Canada

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International Game Technology PLC announced that its subsidiary, IGT Global Solutions Corporation, has signed a five-year contract with the Atlantic Lottery Corporation (Atlantic Lottery), to implement high-performing features and exciting new games for players in Atlantic Canada. As part of the agreement, IGT will deploy its advanced cloud-based remote game server (RGS) and at least 16 digital instant games each year. The contract will run through April 2029 and includes five, one-year extension options.

“As the largest digital instant market in Canada, Atlantic Lottery is pleased to partner with IGT and offer our players dynamic digital instant games from IGT’s comprehensive content portfolio. Additionally, the scalability of IGT’s cloud-based RGS will enable us to modify our digital instants library in real time, provide our players with best-in-class experiences and continually enhance our iGaming offer,” Robert LaLonde, iGaming Director at Atlantic Lottery Corporation, said.

“Partnering with the Atlantic Lottery to deliver IGT’s cloud-based RGS and engaging digital instant games is an exciting opportunity for our iLottery business. We look forward to helping the Atlantic Lottery further grow its business and reach new players in the region with our reliable RGS technology and top-performing iLottery games,” said Srini Nedunuri, IGT Senior Vice President, Global iLottery.

IGT’s RGS platform will enable the Atlantic Lottery to access to IGT’s vast portfolio of digital instant games and content, spanning a variety of player-favorite themes, play styles, omnichannel games, popular licensed content, and award-winning progressive jackpot games. The platform provides cross-channel branding across retail and digital, supports a range of jackpot and prize pool configurations, offers various bonusing tools to enhance player engagement, and is designed for optimum performance and scalability.

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IBIA and PFA Canada join forces to provide sports integrity education to the Canadian Premier League

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CPL first to benefit from CA$300,000 education fund commitment by regulated sports betting operators.

The International Betting Integrity Association (IBIA) and its members bet365, Betway and FanDuel have partnered with the Professional Footballers’ Association Canada (PFA Canada) to design a bespoke two-year sports-integrity education program for players and staff in the Canadian Premier League (CPL).

In 2024, the program – which will start in May – will educate approximately 300 players and staff about the potential threat of sports-betting related match-fixing to the integrity of the Canadian Premier League, their careers, as well as its potential to defraud sports betting operators and customers. The agreement also stipulates a repeat training in 2025 to ensure new players joining the league are also able to protect themselves from criminals and corrupters and report any suspicious activity.

Khalid Ali, CEO of IBIA, said: “IBIA’s members take their role – as responsible regulated betting operators – in protecting the integrity of sporting competition and of betting markets seriously. Alongside balanced, efficient and evidenced-based regulation, protecting soccer players, staff and officials from being targeted by criminals is an essential first step to stamping-out sports-betting related match-fixing and fraud.”

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The program will include a combination of dedicated in-person trainings and online resources for players and staff in the CPL’s eight league teams. The in-person sessions will educate players on the environment in which they are operating, including rules and sanctions, as well as highlighting the scale and accuracy of technology enabled sports integrity monitoring.

Dan Kruk, Executive Director of PFA Canada, said: “IBIA has delivered sports-integrity education to over thirty-five thousand athletes in Europe since 2010, and we’re grateful that they can leverage that know-how to design a bespoke training for CPL players. At PFA Canada we understand that, despite being more resource-intensive, in-person sports integrity education is essential to gain the trust and understanding of busy athletes, and to enable full, frank and open conversations.”

The CPL’s sports-integrity education program has been enabled by a CA$300,000 commitment over three years by IBIA and its member operators bet365, Betway and FanDuel for the Canadian market, from which other sports are also expected to benefit.

“At FanDuel Canada, we recognize the critical role athlete education plays in maintaining sports integrity,” said Dale Hooper, General Manager of FanDuel Canada. “We are thrilled to expand our engagement with IBIA through this new partnership helping to build a curriculum that will help athletes understand their role in protecting sport.”

Joachim Bjerg of Betway stated: “We’re very proud to partner and support IBIA and the Professional Footballers’ Association Canada that will design, create and implement a bespoke course that will further enhance Betway’s global commitment to educating players and staff involved in sport.

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“As a responsible regulated betting operator, we see our role in this sector imperative to safeguarding the integrity of sports and we very much look forward to working with IBIA on this exciting and important initiative.”

Jean-Francois Reymond, IBIA’s Education Ambassador, who will work with the PFA Canada trainers on the May launch, said: “We look forward to working with PFA Canada to further protect the Canadian Premier League from the threat of sports-betting related match-fixing. Protecting the integrity of sport means protecting the integrity of athletes. Most often through a lack of awareness, it is the athletes who are risking their careers and livelihoods. IBIA’s objective is to help build a best-in-class program for all athletes that serves to protect the integrity of Canadian sport and the careers of Canada’s athletes.”

IBIA’s sports-integrity education program is a global offering, alongside IBIA’s not-for-profit model for sharing data on suspicious sporting events with sports regulators and law enforcement, player education can significantly reduce the threat of sports betting related match-fixing. In 2024, IBIA has already trained athletes at the EUBC’s European Boxing Championships in Serbia and is in active discussion with sports governing bodies in Canada and several other jurisdictions to ensure that as many athletes as possible can benefit from sports integrity education. Please contact us if you are interested in learning more.

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