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Gaming Innovation Group issues convertible loan to two institutional investors

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6 years ago

December 21, 2020

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Gaming Innovation Group (GiG) have had a successful turnaround over the last year. Coming into 2021 the business is seeing momentum with additional opportunities to deliver long term shareholder value. To take advantage of those opportunities GiG has decided to issue a subordinated convertible loan of EUR 8.5 million to two Nordic investment funds Formue Nord A/S & Symmetry Invest A/S.

GiG sees a very strong market development for its target customer base as regulation and digitalisation of the gambling industry drives demand and will use the proceeds from the convertible loan to expedite revenue generating activities and enhance future growth. Using a strict capital allocation framework the funds will be used across a range of projects such as the continuing development of its omni-channel offering across casino and sportsbook, increase the long term speed to market facilitating the sales pipeline and move toward more aggressive growth in Paid Media along with the potential to act in the M&A space within Media Publishing department.

Richard Brown, CEO of GiG, explains: Over the last 12 months GiG has simplified our business around our core B2B offering with significant growth in revenue and EBITDA for the first 9 month of 2020. As we are seeing continued expansion opportunities on all our 3 business segments we wanted to strengthen our cash position to be able to take advantage of those opportunities. We are happy that GiG is now in a place where we can attract capital from institutional investors on competitive terms to accelerate the business further.

Rasmus Viggers, CIO of Formue Nord commented: We have been following GiG for a while and have been impressed by the progress in the business over the last year. We are happy that we are able to support GiG with a flexible finance solution that is setting GiG up for further growth in the years ahead.

The term of the loan is 30 months and the loan can be converted at a share price of NOK 15, a 23% premium to the last closing price on Oslo Børs. The interest is 8% per annum. The loan is subordinated to the Company’s SEK 400 million bond, and payment of interest and any repayment on the convertible loan are not allowed before all obligations under the bond is repaid in full. The bond has maturity on 28 June 2022, and Nordic Trustee has approved the convertible loan structure as per the bond terms.

eSports

PUBG MOBILE confirms 31 teams for Esports Nations Cup 2026 in Riyadh

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3 hours ago

July 21, 2026

Wladimir P.

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124 countries and territories registered for selection; the 32nd “Solidarity” Wildcard slot is still to be confirmed.

PUBG MOBILE has confirmed 31 of the 32 national teams for PUBG MOBILE at the Esports Nations Cup 2026, scheduled for November 3-8 in Riyadh. The publisher said 124 countries and territories registered and submitted official rosters for the selection process. The event will play for a $1.32 million USD prize pool.

The confirmed lineup includes 14 teams advancing from nine regional qualifiers: Indonesia, Cambodia, Hong Kong, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Jordan, KSA, France, Italy, Mexico, Colombia, Chile, Mauritania and Madagascar.

A further 12 teams are invited via ENC Rankings: Türkiye, Mongolia, Brazil, Pakistan, Myanmar, Vietnam, Thailand, Nepal, South Africa, United States, Ukraine and Argentina. Four Special Invite teams—China, South Korea, India and Japan—also join the Group Stage.

Two Wildcard slots are listed: Kuwait as the Host Region representative, and one “TBD (Solidarity)” team still to be confirmed. From November 3, teams will be split into four groups of eight for a round-robin Group Stage, with the top four from each group advancing to the Grand Finals.

The Esports Nations Cup was announced in August 2025 as a multi-title national-team competition, with future international iterations planned, according to the company. PUBG MOBILE also claimed it is the “#1 game title at the Esports Nations Cup in terms of participating countries and territories,” citing the 124 registered countries and territories for its selection process.

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Tonybet player in Canada claims $20,000 CAD golden World Cup card prize

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11 hours ago

July 21, 2026

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Tonybet says a player in Laurier-Station, Canada has claimed the “golden card” prize worth $20,000 CAD in the operator’s World Cup Card Collection. The announcement was made Tuesday 21st July 2026.

The World Cup collection featured 51 cards in total, including 48 digital cards representing participating World Cup nations, plus three unique prize cards in bronze, silver and gold. Tonybet said the bronze card—available during the group stage—was previously found by a customer in Saint-Colomban, Canada, while the silver card—available during the knockout rounds up to the quarter-finals—was won by a player in County Kildare, Ireland.

The golden card became available for the semi-final, third-place play-off and final, and has now been claimed, Tonybet said.

Tonybet Head of Product Kiryl Liudvikevich said: “You can plan a campaign down to the last detail, but you can’t plan what the World Cup brings.

“We designed the collection to evolve with the tournament, and every knockout round created new stories we couldn’t have predicted. Seeing players complete their collections and discovering who would uncover each prize was the most rewarding part of the campaign.

“I hope everyone enjoyed the experience for what it was meant to be: a fun addition to the tournament, played responsibly and always within their limits.”

Tonybet said the collection will remain open until 31 July for players who are still completing sets and spending coins, although all grand prizes have been awarded.

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Tonybet player in Canada claims $20,000 CAD golden World Cup card prize

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11 hours ago

July 21, 2026

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The golden card became available for the semi-final, third-place play-off and final, and has now been claimed, Tonybet said.

Tonybet Head of Product Kiryl Liudvikevich said: “You can plan a campaign down to the last detail, but you can’t plan what the World Cup brings.

“I hope everyone enjoyed the experience for what it was meant to be: a fun addition to the tournament, played responsibly and always within their limits.”

Tonybet said the collection will remain open until 31 July for players who are still completing sets and spending coins, although all grand prizes have been awarded.

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