Category: Gaming

DefiHorse Partnership with Exnetwork Capital Announcement

DefiHorse proudly announces the partnership with Exnetwork Capital as the strong backer and investor. This is the significant partnership that makes the project even more remarkable with the vision to make a revolution with a new concept Tap-To-Earn (T2E). With the rapid expansion of the decentralized finance (DeFi) industry has begun a new era of integrating nonfungible tokens (NFT), gaming, and farming principles in the form of play-to-earn (P2E) games. P2E games only began to develop actively this year, but there are already numerous alternatives for gameplay and storyline in P2E games.

DefiHorse believe that our partnership with Exnetwork Capital, a multi-faceted, hyper-connected organization that has a strong history of incubating, advising blockchain projects, will be long term and fruitful partnership. We are also amazed with the passion of Exnetwork Capital team about DefiHorse project which they not only invest but also incredibly support.

DefiHorse wants to lead the NFT metaverse horse game
DefiHorse is a horse racing Metaverse e-sports game built on Blockchain technology and NFTs. Players will be able to experience and enjoy horse racing on a whole new level when they enter DefiHorse. The game provides you with majestic legendary War Horses that you use to compete in infinite Cyberpunk horse races.

The TAP TO EARN system of DefiHorse allows users to directly interact with the game, improving the character’s experience. During the race, in addition to equipping items and breeding horses, players can interact with reality to help their steed outperform other competitors. There are also additional aspects in the game, such as the Horseverse, which lets users acquire land, buy stables, or choose and arrange their own horse races. Because this is a unique system that only DefiHorse has, this game is projected to become the next big thing in the world of NFT horse racing games.

About Exnetwork Capital
Exnetwork Capital is an investment firm focused on funding innovation in the decentralization movement. A hybrid fund, social network of investors and an incubator, Exnetwork Capital has been a key ingredient in the success of numerous projects launched since 2018.

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Media Contact
Lily, CMO, DefiHorse
Email: hello@DeFiHorse.com
Website: https://DeFiHorse.com

Data Sports Group to Bring its European Data Powerhouse into the Nascent U.S. Sports Betting Market

Data Sports Group (DSG), a Berlin-based leading international provider of sports data and content solutions, today announced its entry into the US Sports Betting market and appointed SCCG as its exclusive marketing partner with its roll-out at SBC America Sports Betting Summit on December 1 at the Meadowlands Expo Center in Secaucus, New Jersey.

Powering international sports betting sites like Dafabet, team sites in Bundesliga2 and sports media companies such as ESPN, DSG is poised to launch its industry leading B2B analytics and data platform into the US Market.

“We are thrilled to join forces with Stephen and SCCG management and to bring DSG’s full portfolio and offering of data and technology solutions to the US sports betting market,” said Sowbhagya ‘Sow’ Shetty, founder and President.

Added Stephen Crystal, CEO of SCCG, “Whether you’re running a mobile sportsbook, content or affiliate site, content and data are critical to user engagement, especially outside of the Big 6 sports. DSG has built an offering that is a must for any operator or content producer.”

DSG content and data catalog is impressive, servicing betting stats and data for over thirty, second and third tier sports with a focus on Cricket, Rugby, Soccer, Esports and the Summer & Winter Olympics.

About Data Sports Group

Data Sports Group (DSG) is female led real time provider of data and sports content solutions. Founded in 2015, DSG has been providing reliable and accurate coverage of sporting events throughout Europe, Asia and South America. The services portfolio for the sports industry includes Sports Data Solutions for Betting and Fantasy; Content Acquisition for Media & Publisher Websites; Localized content and Predictive Analytics.

About SCCG Management

SCCG specializes in investment in and developing worldwide brands, representation before governmental agencies for complex regulatory matters, intellectual property, and strategic business development within international, land-based casinos, internet gambling, gaming, esports, and entertainment markets. https://www.sccgmanagement.com

Contact
Stephen A. Crystal
SCCG Management
+1 702-427-9354

Source: Plato Data Intelligence

NextPlay Launches NextPlay X Soma Labs, an Innovation and Design Lab for Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs), Social Games, and Metaverse Worlds

NextPlay Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: NXTP) (the Company), a digital business ecosystem for digital advertisers, consumers, video gamers and travelers, has teamed with Soma Innovation Lab and NFT Pro to launch NextPlay X Soma Labs, a digital design and innovation lab focused on developing non-fungible tokens (NFTs), social games and Metaverse virtual worlds for major brands, creators and agencies.

The joint venture will leverage Soma’s extended reality solutions, NFT Pro’s non-fungible tokens technology platform and NextPlay’s proprietary in-game advertising, game development, crypto-banking, Connected TV, travel booking engine and other NextPlay digital technologies to build foundational pathways to the Metaverse. This includes travel destinations, game worlds, museums, shopping centers, stores, social clubs and more – all experienced in the Metaverse.

Heralded as the next evolution of the Internet, the Metaverse is an immersive online virtual world which incorporates augmented reality, virtual reality, 3D holographic avatars, interactive video and other means of digital communication and interaction. The Metaverse is a hyper-real alternative world that you can coexist in through a computer or television screen, or by using special glasses or goggles for a more immersive experience.

As a demonstration of this interconnected ecosystem, in a matter of a few weeks, the company expects to launch Issue by Travel Magazine (“Issue”), an adventure travel portal that will offer inviting onramps into the Metaverse. As an extension of NextPlay’s existing Travel Magazine, Issue will feature immersive content, XR showrooms, mini games, NFT offerings and more – all created by NextPlay X Soma Labs.

NextPlay’s technical teams will lead the lab’s development effort, including conceptualization, character development, and asset design, as well as the creation of marketplaces that offer NFT smart contracts.
Soma brings to the joint effort expertise in the production of virtual reality, augmented reality, and mixed reality media, as well as the creation of film, gaming, television, and music video content for global brands and advertising agencies worldwide.

In addition to creating metaverse spaces, the lab will provide end-to-end solutions for brands and advertisers to launch their own branded, fully customizable NFTs-powered experiences and marketplaces directly on their website. NFT Pro will support the lab’s NFT digital asset offerings. NFTs can represent real-world objects like art, music, in-game items and videos, and are usually encoded with the same underlying technology as cryptocurrencies.

“NextPlay X Soma Labs will help shape and grow the fast-evolving world of digital goods and tokens, and the emerging Metaverse,” commented Soma Innovation Lab’s CMO, Karen Morgan. “The importance of brands, creators and agencies to enter this space with elevated urgency was recently highlighted with the renaming of Facebook to Meta and it stated new focus on the vast emerging opportunities for global consumer engagement and monetization presented by the Metaverse.

“We believe we are at just the beginning of a digital renaissance in the worlds of art and content creation,” continued Morgan. “We now have a unique opportunity to build a flourishing ecosystem of brands, artists, collectors and curators who will help us build meta communities at the intersection of culture and commerce.”

According to NextPlay co-CEO, Bill Kerby: “The Metaverse is emerging as the next wave of consumer engagement beyond the Internet as we know it. It will enable people to build, buy, sell, perform, collaborate, and play together in real time like never before. Our new digital innovation and design lab is positioning to be at the forefront in developing Metaverse spaces and multi-touchpoint opportunities for advertisers and brands.

“NextPlay X Soma Labs will live at the center of our digital ecosystem of gaming, crypto-banking, fintech, Connected TV, travel and tourism, and entertainment,” added Kerby. “We see it interconnecting these powerful segments of our business with a goal to drive new high-margin revenue streams.”

To learn more about NextPlay X Soma Labs, contact Richard Marshall, director of corporate development of NextPlay Technologies, at +1 (954) 888-9779 or email richard.marshall@nextplaytechnologies.com .

About Soma Innovation Lab
The Innovation Lab operates at the intersection of experiential marketing, content creation, technology, and commercial entertainment. Its studio produces end-to-end services for global brand campaigns and specializes in strategy, design, and production across next generation platforms. For more information, visit www.theinnovationlabla.com.

About NFT Pro
NFT Pro(TM) is a Silicon Valley-based company founded by former Big 4 consultants. Since 2017, it has enabled premium brands to achieve increased revenue streams and consumer engagement by monetizing their digital identity through NFTs sold both as authentic collectibles and in-game items (i.e., skins). It provides its clients with the right enterprise-focused trifecta of technology, people, and process to align with their own corporate high standards. NFT Pro is already trusted by global brands such as: Lamborghini, Prada, Juventus, Atari, UC Berkeley, USC, and ELF. For more information, visit nftpro.com.

About NextPlay Technologies
NextPlay Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: NXTP) is a technology solutions company offering games, in-game advertising, crypto-banking, connected TV and travel booking services to consumers and corporations within a growing worldwide digital ecosystem. NextPlay’s engaging products and services utilize innovative AdTech, Artificial Intelligence and Fintech solutions to leverage the strengths and channels of our existing and acquired technologies. For more information about NextPlay Technologies, visit www.nextplaytechnologies.com and follow us on Twitter @NextPlayTech and LinkedIn.

Forward-Looking Statements
This press release includes “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of, and within the safe harbor provided by the Safe Harbor Provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Forward-looking statements give our current expectations, opinions, belief or forecasts of future events and performance. More information about the risks and uncertainties faced by NextPlay are detailed from time to time in NextPlay’s periodic reports filed with the SEC, including its most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, under the headings “Risk Factors”. These reports are available at www.sec.gov. Other unknown or unpredictable factors also could have material adverse effects on the Company’s future results and/or could cause our actual results and financial condition to differ materially from those indicated in the forward-looking statements. Investors are cautioned that any forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and actual results or developments may differ materially from those projected. The forward-looking statements in this press release are made only as of the date hereof. The Company takes no obligation to update or correct its own forward-looking statements, except as required by law, or those prepared by third parties that are not paid for by the Company. If we update one or more forward-looking statements, no inference should be drawn that we will make additional updates with respect to those or other forward-looking statements.

SOURCE: NextPlay Technologies, Inc

Company Contacts:
Richard Marshall
Director of Corporate Development
NextPlay Technologies, Inc
Tel (954) 888-9779
Email: richard.marshall@nextplaytechnologies.com

Karen Morgan
Co-Founder | CMO
Soma Innovation Lab
Tel (310) 936-8481
Email: karen@soma365.com

SCCG Management and SMS Hospitality bring Gamerwager Licensed Peer to Peer Console Esports Wagering to the US

Stephen Crystal, Founder and CEO of SCCG Management, announces a partnership with Seth Schorr and his group of companies, to bring Gamerwager’s UK licensed, peer to peer console esports wagering platform, to the US.

Stephen Crystal said of the new partnership, “Joining forces with Seth Schorr has greatly enhanced our ability to access the growing esports wagering market with licensed peer to peer wagering platform, Gamerwager. The ability to provide casual gamers an easy to access platform for their favorite titles is essential to bringing broad consumer awareness to the esports wagering market.”

Gamer Wager developed the first Peer to Peer video game wagering platform approved by the UK Gambling Commission. The platform has been successfully launched in both the Play and App Stores, respectively, for the UK. The platform allows like-minded gamers to connect and wager with one another in a licensed and compliant environment. With a diverse portfolio of P2P esports betting markets under development, including daily tournaments, they aim to become the go-to P2P video game wagering platform worldwide. The world’s first fully licensed peer to peer video game betting platform on PS5 and XBOX consoles for popular US titles like Fortnite, Rocket League and Madden NFL. With the global esports betting market projected to exceed 205B USD by 2027, Gamer Wager is well positioned to claim its share of the esports opportunity.

Said Seth Schorr on the event, “For over seven years I have been an advocate of esports betting in Nevada and have collaborated with numerous players in the Peer to Peer wagering space. It was refreshing to find an operator that understands the regulatory requirements and has gambling in their DNA. Esports and gaming culture has never been more relevant to the casino industry and I am confident Gamer Wager will fill the void and offer casino customers the regulated Peer to Peer offering that is desired.”

Mark Goddard of CEO of Gamerwager said, “We are pleased to be partnering with Stephen Crystal and Seth Schorr on this incredible venture – a literal dream team for US esports gaming. We aim to connect millions of passionate gamers, in regulated markets, from around the world.”

About Gamer Wager

Manchester, England based company, Gamer Wager, is the world’s first fully licensed, peer to peer, video game betting platform. Very recently, Gamerwager was being shortlisted for the EGR B2B Software Rising Star Award and continues to build on its customer features and titles.

About Seth Schorr

Seth Schorr is CEO of Fifth Street Gaming and Chairman of Downtown Grand Hotel & Casino. Since beginning his career in gaming and hospitality in 1991, Schorr served as an integral member of the Wynn Resorts team, developing the company’s first online casino in 2000 and developed the international marketing department in Macau. Earlier in his career, Schorr also worked in numerous capacities at Mirage Resorts including positions at Bellagio Hotel & Casino, The Mirage Hotel & Casino, and Treasure Island Hotel & Casino. In early 2015, Schorr was introduced to the world of esports and lead the effort of developing the first fully integrated esports program in a casino resort at The Downtown Grand. Schorr sits on the board of GameCo, a slot manufacture and iGaming developer. In 2017 Schorr founded BettorView, a technology company that drives engagement via sports betting content across it product offerings in retail sports books, bars and stadiums & arenas across the country. Schorr is a founder of the Nevada Esports Alliance and continues to be a leader in the convergence of esports and sports gambling.In 2021, Schorr was appointed to sit on the Nevada Gaming Control Board’s Esports Technical Advisory Committee. Schorr is the co-founder of The Strategy Organization: a Modern Gaming and Hospitality consulting firm.

About Stephen A. Crystal and SCCG Management

Stephen Crystal has nearly 30 years of experience in the gaming industry, as an attorney representing public and private gaming companies before various state regulatory bodies and jurisdictions, as a president and CEO of numerous casino holding and public gaming technology companies employing thousands of employees, and as an investor and advisor on over $1 billion dollars of project finance and mergers and acquisitions in the casino/gaming technology space. Steve started his career in gaming in Kansas City, Missouri in 1992 as a land use attorney in private practice. At that time, Missouri was approving riverboat gaming in several locations throughout the state. Steve represented several Las Vegas-based public gaming companies (Station Casinos, Boyd Gaming, Boomtown Casinos) in their Missouri riverboat development projects as regulatory and development counsel. He spent 12 years as a partner in the prestigious Midwest-based law firm Armstrong Teasdale serving in various leadership and management roles while at the firm. In 2000, Steve joined forces with long-time casino development pioneer D.W. Barrick to form Barrick Gaming Corporation. In 2004, Barrick Gaming Corporation successfully completed the acquisition of 6 hotel casinos in downtown Las Vegas, NV. The acquisition resulted in Steve and Barrick Gaming overseeing 2,000 hotel rooms, 200,000 square feet of gaming floor space, over a dozen entertainment and food/beverage venues, and over 2,200 employees. Steve served as President of Barrick Gaming Corporation until 2006 when the assets were sold in a private transaction. Steve received his undergraduate (AB) degree from Dartmouth College in 1987 and his juris doctor (JD) degree from American University in 1992. He is licensed to practice law in Missouri (1992) and the District of Columbia (1993), and has served in the New Hampshire legislature as a state representative at the ageof 20 and has been an active participant in local, state and national politics at the highest levels. He has worked for numerous US congressional, senate, and presidential candidates.

SCCG Management specializes in investment in and developing worldwide brands, representation before governmental agencies for complex regulatory matters, intellectual property, and strategic business development within international, land-based casinos, internet gambling, gaming, esports, and entertainment markets.

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SCCG Management Announces Partnership with Better Change to bring Gambling Harm Protections to the United States

Stephen Crystal, founder and CEO of SCCG Management, announced that they have partnered with Better Change, a Gibraltar-based organization that uses training, multi-channel content creation, and professional services, to gaming operators who wish to implement or strengthen their tools to help keep gaming fun for their customers by reducing the harm that at-risk players can face.

Better Change differs from other products and organizations that address gambling harm. They focus on intervention strategies for problem gamblers, leverage operator’s internal infrastructure and create external messaging for players and regulators. They are passionate and committed to only ever bringing fresh approaches built on clinical science and research, to problem gambling. Better Change’s difference is clear in their ability to intrinsically and organically intertwining this much needed activity into the operating infrastructures of gambling operators and the regulatory structures of policymakers to, for the first time, achieve true, sustainable and authentic protection from gambling harm.

Stephen Crystal, said, “The regulated gaming industry has always been at the forefront of the implementation of tools and programs to improve education and awareness, reduce risk, and provide support where problem gaming exists. Operators understand that this mission is essential to the long term health of the industry we have spent decades building. We believe that companies like Better Change are a natural part of the evolution and improvement of our approaches to problem gambling and mitigating social risk.”

Victoria Reed, Founder of Better Change, said of the announcement, “Player protection is fast becoming the heart of the gaming industry and everyone at Better Change has seen first-hand the devastation that is caused by gambling addiction. Despite that, we certainly aren’t anti-gambling. By partnering with operators and suppliers to help them raise standards through improved compliance, innovative social responsibility strategies and the provision of robust safer gambling tools designed to maximize player protection, we can sustain our industry and deliver clear, sustainable and progressive results for our partners and their players. We’re proud to be partnering with SCCG management to combine their unrivalled experience in North America with our innovative and commercially minded solutions to player protection and general regulatory affairs in the US. Together, we can prevent gambling harm.”

About Better Change

Better Change exists to be the driving force for change in the gambling industry. We believe that everyone, players and operators alike, must be able to reach their full potential, free from the grips of gambling harm.
https://better-change.org

About SCCG Management

SCCG specializes in investment in and developing worldwide brands, representation before governmental agencies for complex regulatory matters, intellectual property, and strategic business development within international, land-based casinos, internet gambling, gaming, esports, and entertainment markets.
https://www.sccgmanagement.com

CONTACT
Stephen A. Crystal
SCCG Management
+1 702-427-9354
email us here

Kingsoft Announces 2021 Third Quarter Results

Kingsoft Corporation Limited (“Kingsoft” or the “Company”; HKEx stock code: 03888), a leading Chinese software and Internet service company, has announced its unaudited quarterly results for the three months ended 30 September 2021 (“period under review”).

During the period under review, the revenue of Kingsoft increased 8% year-on-year to RMB1,510.2 million. Revenue from online games and others, and office software and services represented 47% and 53% of the Group’s total revenue for the third quarter of 2021, respectively. Revenue from the office software and services business for the third quarter of 2021 increased 37% year-on-year to RMB803.7 million. Gross profit for the third quarter of 2021 increased 7% year-on-year to RMB1,241.0 million.

Mr. Jun LEI, Chairman of Kingsoft, commented, “Our overall business grew steadily during the quarter. Kingsoft Office Group focused on addressing user needs to enhance its products and services, and continued to pursue its strategy of ‘multi-screen, cloud, content, artificial intelligence (“AI”) and collaboration’. Meanwhile, our online game business adhered its ‘premium’ games strategy.”

Mr. Tao ZOU, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, added, “The Group’s business continued to grow in the third quarter with revenue reaching RMB1,510.2 million, up 8% year-on-year. Driven by the continued growth of licensing and subscription services businesses, our office software and services business maintained strong growth momentum in the third quarter with revenue reaching RMB803.7 million, up 37% year-on-year.”

BUSINESS REVIEW
Office Software and Services
The strong year-on-year revenue growth of licensing business was primarily driven by the growing cloud office and licensing business in the government and enterprise market and the increasing demand for localization. Kingsoft Office Group continued to improve the services quality of its localization business by joining the Trusted Computing Group, where it worked with different partners to set up a multi-dimensional cooperative program. The program focuses on document services to effectively promote the integration of cloud products with digital government and state-owned cloud projects. Meanwhile, Kingsoft Office Group actively participated in the pilot exercise of the newly-launched industry localization business and gained recognition from clients.

The subscription service business continued to maintain a robust growth during the quarter. Kingsoft Office Group strived to optimize collaboration office scenarios and launched new solutions to effectively maintain stable growth in active users and paying users, resulting in transition of paying user habits from casual to long-term needs. As of the end of September 2021, the number of monthly active devices of its key products amounted to 521 million, up 14% year-on-year. With increasing demand for cloud and collaboration office solutions, the number of users of WPS Docs in the third quarter already exceeded the peak recorded during the COVID-19 pandemic. In order to cater to small and medium-sized enterprises’ and teams’ demand for collaboration and convenient office solutions, Kingsoft Office Group has invested in ActionSoft, a low-code Platform as a Service (“PaaS”) provider, and aimed to develop a digital transformation solution to achieve the synergy of office scenarios and business scenarios.

Online Games and others
In the third quarter, the online game business continued to maintain a stable performance quarter-on-quarter. Revenue from the flagship JX Online III PC game and the classic JX 2D PC games achieved steady growth demonstrating the sustainable longevity and vitality of the core IP. In August, Kingsoft celebrated the 12th anniversary of JX Online III PC game and launched theme activities with collaboration between traditional and contemporary Chinese culture. These activities received wide acclaim from younger generation of gamers. In October, Kingsoft launched Bei Tian Yao Zong, the anniversary expansion pack for JX Online III PC game, and a new section with the theme of traditional Chinese medicine and upgraded gameplay that has been popular among gamers. In addition, JX I: Gui Lai was released in China on 15 October 2021.

During the third quarter, the domestic games industry adapted to new regulations. We are proactively embracing the new regulatory environment which we believe would contribute to a more sustainable development path for the gaming industry. Forging ahead, Kingsoft will continue our integration of development and operation of new game genres to create a diversified content ecosystem while strengthening the performance of Kingsoft’s core IP products.”

Mr. Jun LEI concluded, “In the third quarter, our core businesses continued to expand and contributed solid results to the Group. Looking forward, we will focus on exploring opportunities of the enterprise services market and online games market, continuing to expand R&D investment, as well as enhancing our products and services, aiming to provide our users and partners with valuable products and services experience and drive long-term returns for our shareholders.”

About Kingsoft Corporation Limited
Kingsoft is a leading software and Internet services company based in China listed on the stock exchange of Hong Kong. It has two subsidiaries including Kingsoft Office and Seasun. Following the implementation of its “mobile internet transformation” strategy, Kingsoft has completed the comprehensive transformation of its overall businesses and management models and formed a strategic platform with interactive entertainment and office software as the pillars and cloud services and AI as the new directions. The Company has more than 6,000 staff around the world and enjoys a large market share in China. For more information, please visit http://www.kingsoft.com.

Kingsoft Investor Relations:
Francie Lu Tel: (86) 10 6292 7777 Email: ir@kingsoft.com

For further queries, please contact Hill+Knowlton Strategies Asia:
Ovina Zhu Tel: (852) 2894 6315 Email: kingsoft@hkstrategies.com

PlayPad Integrates Blockpass for Augmented KYC

Blockpass is excited to reveal its most recent integration with IDO platform PlayPad. This effort will see Blockpass providing its enhanced solution for KYC, with a dedicated KYC remediation team, multiple reviews per identity, manual checks on selected profiles and spot reviews.

PlayPad is a fully decentralized launchpad protocol in the metaverse which specifically targets Games and NFT centered projects with a ‘Tiers’ system that aims to create a fairer IDO process. Supporting VR, Gaming & Play2Earn projects in the metaverse, PlayPad offers multi-chain support, working with the Binance Smart Chain and Avalanche ecosystem, in addition to the Ethereum, Polygon, and Phantom networks.

Blockpass is a digital identity verification provider which provides a one-click compliance gateway to financial services and other regulated industries. Through Blockpass, users can create, store, and manage a data-secure digital identity that can be used for an entire ecosystem of services, token purchases and access to regulated industries. For businesses and merchants, Blockpass is a comprehensive KYC & AML SaaS that requires no integration and no setup cost. You can set up a service in minutes, test the service for free and start verifying and on-boarding users. Currently with more than 200,000 verified user identity profiles, Blockpass facilitates instant onboarding, and to date thousands of businesses have taken advantage of this opportunity to get access to users with reusable digital identity profiles.

“PlayPad has shown how seriously they take regulation and compliance by electing to use Blockpass and the turnkey managed service opportunity.” said Adam Vaziri, Blockpass CEO. “It’s reassuring to know that the next generation of VR, Gaming and Play2Earn – which represents a significant source of income or entertainment for many – is being developed by those who hold safety, security and identity in high regard.”

“It has been very important for us to find the right solution partner since the beginning of our project. Blockpass has taken the security of both us and our members to a high level with the KYC solution it offers in every aspect. All our members who have completed KYC can easily participate in all IGOs on PlayPad. We appreciate Blockpass Team effort.” said PlayPad CEO.

Blockpass has grown significantly in size and use since its inception, both in the number and range of users and organizations it has partnered with and the scope of its work. Blockpass continues to develop its digital identity protocol with updates and additions to improve the compliance experience. The existential need for DeFi projects to be regulatory compliant and the recent integrations have led to a surge in interest for Blockpass’ On-chain KYC(TM) solution which promises to change the way blockchains enable compliance. Through its recent work with Animoca Brands, Blockpass is developing the ability to provide KYC where the delivery of the verification result is provably sent and shown on a blockchain without sharing the underlying data. This represents a significant step towards the future Blockpass hopes to bring about where identity verification can be proved without revealing any personal information at all.

About Blockpass
Blockpass, the pioneer of On-chain KYC(TM), is a fast, fully comprehensive KYC & AML screening software-as-a-service for blockchains, Crypto, Defi and other regulated industries. With Blockpass, you get an unmatched set of benefits for any compliance service that includes pay-as-you-go, no setup cost, no integration necessary, free testing, immediate launch and at the lowest cost. Blockpass’ KYC Connect(TM) platform enables businesses to select requirements for customer onboarding that can include ID authentication, face-matching, address checking, AML ongoing monitoring and/or screening of sanctions lists, politically exposed persons (PEP), and adverse media. Through Blockpass, end-users easily create a verified portable identity that they can control and re-use to onboard with any service instantly. By integrating with Chainlink Network – a decentralized oracle solution – in early January, Blockpass introduced the first On-chain KYCTM solution that will service many blockchains in the years to come. The Blockpass App is available from the App Store and Google Play.

For more information and updates, please visit and sign up to the following:
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Website: http://www.blockpass.org
Email: sales@blockpass.org

About PlayPad
PlayPad is a multi-chain launchpad for specific projects, regardless of the blockchain used on the metaverse. While current platforms focus on specific chains, PlayPad can host all projects through Ethereum EVM support, regardless of their chain. The blockchain chosen by each project must be reliable, but since this is not always the case, PlayPad will conduct a due diligence process for each of the selected projects. It will engage potential participants in full transparency. To gain access to PlayPad launchpad, participants will need to stake a predetermined amount of PlayPad tokens (PPAD). This said, PlayPad will not be limited to a launchpad and will continue to evolve towards the goal of creating a full ecosystem with KYC standards, DEX, and game development on different platforms and bridges.

For more information and updates, please follow us:
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SCCG Management Partners with Inside the Pocket Gaming Platform for Free to Play and Pay to Play Content

Stephen Crystal, Founder and CEO of SCCG Management announced a partnership with the developers of Inside the Pocket, a revolutionary new gaming platform that allows you to do a single integration and serve content from any free-to-play and pay-to-play developer or content provider in the market.

“ITP allows operators and brands to select the best content for their markets, rather than the best content available on the platform. The power to choose what’s best for your business matters,” says Stephen Crystal, SCCG Founder and CEO.

Inside The Pocket is your end-to-end partner for sports gaming on mobile. By harnessing the power of free-to-play, our white-label platform enables you to create a dynamic, tailored gaming experience that builds brand loyalty and opens exciting new market opportunities. ITP’s aggregation platform gives you unprecedented flexibility for top-of-the-funnel customer acquisition and customer data while driving down your CPA’s. Let us serve as the heartbeat of your free-to-play customer acquisition strategy.

Stephen Crystal, SCCG Founder and CEO said of the event, “We’re excited to bring ITP’s gaming platform to operators and brands because of the power of its single integration technology. It allows operators to select the best content for their markets, rather than the best content available on the platform. The power to choose what’s best for your business matters.”

About Inside the Pocket

Our mission is to help sports leagues and teams, media organisations and betting operators build audience engagement on the basis of openness and choice – and without the need for multiple costly integrations. As a platform based on openness, we pride ourselves on building strong partnerships with best-in-class mobile game developers. These collaborative relationships expand our content offering beyond our own native gaming portfolio and provide our partners with exposure to a far broader network of end users.

InsideThePocket.biz
InsideThePocket.io

About SCCG Management

SCCG specializes in investment in and developing worldwide brands, representation before governmental agencies for complex regulatory matters, intellectual property, and strategic business development within international, land-based casinos, internet gambling, gaming, esports, and entertainment markets.

www.sccgmanagement.com

Contact
Stephen A. Crystal
SCCG Management
+1 702-427-9354
email us here

Source: SCCGManagement.com

PAX Unplugged 2021 Panel Schedule Revealed

The full schedule of programming for PAX Unplugged, the most attended tabletop gaming convention in the eastern U.S., is now available on the PAX website. The die has been cast, and a full weekend of panels featuring industry celebs and fan-favorite personalities hits the floor when PAX Unplugged returns to the Philadelphia Convention Center from Friday, December 10 through Sunday, December 12, 2021.

Celebrate tabletop gaming with an array of panels hosted in-person and on the official PAX Twitch channel by renowned industry figures, content creators, designers, and celebrities. Witness the Season 11 finale of Rivals of Waterdeep as the cast concludes their latest arc on the Main Stage Friday night. Join Dungeons & Dragons YouTubers Dingo Doodles, JoCat, Puffin Forest, JessJackdaw, and Felix Irnich for a live Q&A Saturday on the Main Stage. Hear Eberron creator Keith Baker’s inside info on the legendary campaign setting and new, unannounced projects.

For the first time in two years, PAX Unplugged returns with a weekend full of sensational fun and behind-the-scenes access. Walk the show floor, seeing and playing the latest from Cephalofair, R. Talsorian Games, CGE, KOSMOS, Bezier Games, and more. The full exhibitor list is available now. Choose from hundreds of tiles in the freeplay area and bring the whole family. With greater COVID-19 vaccine availability for children ages 5 to 11, Sunday Kids Day badges have been added for those who have completed a full vaccination series 14 days prior to the show.

“We always say ‘Welcome Home’ at PAX, but this year feels welcomey and homier than usual,” said Jerry Holkins, co-founder of Penny Arcade and PAX. “It’s time to unleash our treasured dice and embark on new adventures in the very best of company.”

Three-day badges for PAX Unplugged 2021 are on sale now for $75, while individual Friday, Saturday, and Sunday badges are available for $35 each. Sunday Kids Day badges sell for just $10.

For badge purchasing, travel info, event schedules, FAQs, and more, check out the PAX Unplugged website, and follow PAX on Twitter, Facebook, Twitch, YouTube, and Instagram.

About PAX

PAX, or Penny Arcade Expo, is a festival for gamers to celebrate gaming culture. First held in Seattle in 2004, PAX has nearly doubled in size each successive year, with PAX Prime 2014 selling out of tickets in a matter of minutes. Connecting the world’s leading game publishers with their most avid and influential fans, PAX expanded with a second show in Boston in 2010, and a third in San Antonio in 2015, making it the three largest gaming shows in North America. The first international PAX was held in Melbourne, Australia in 2013. In 2017, Penny Arcade established PAX Unplugged, its first tabletop-focused show, held in Philadelphia.

About ReedPop

ReedPop is a boutique group within Reed Exhibitions – the world’s leading event organizer. Launched in 2006, the group has become the number one producer of pop culture events across the globe as well as a full-service digital content provider and media company. Delivering once-in-a-lifetime fan experiences curated specifically for localized audiences, ReedPop currently features events in North America, South America, Europe, Asia, India, Africa, and Australia, including: New York Comic Con (NYCC), Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo (C2E2), PAX West, East, South, and Australia, Emerald City Comic Con (ECCC), MCM Comic Con, BookCon, Oz Comic Con, EGX, Comic Con India, Comic Con Paris, Comic Con Seoul, Comic Con Africa, Star Wars Celebration, and ComplexCon. ReedPop also runs and operates Gamer Network and its portfolio of leading gaming websites including Eurogamer, RockPaperShotgun, and GamesIndustry.biz. The staff at ReedPop are a fan-based, globally focused group of professionals that are uniquely qualified to build and serve the communities with whom they share a common passion.

About Penny Arcade

Penny Arcade has been the world’s most popular webcomic for over 20 years, with over 3.5 million readers. Started in 1998 in the living room of Mike Krahulik & Jerry Holkins, it has grown into a media empire encompassing multiple beloved properties such as Lookouts, Automata, and beloved D&D live-play series Acquisitions Incorporated. Penny Arcade was responsible for the creation of Child’s Play, a gaming charity that has raised over $45 million dollars for children across the world. They are also the founders of PAX, the number one consumer gaming festival in North America, with hundreds of thousands of loyal visitors every year.

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NextPlay Announces a Request for Proposals for Its Upcoming Suite of Stable Coins

NextPlay Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: NXTP), a digital business ecosystem for digital advertisers, consumers, video gamers and travelers, announces it is seeking partners to power a suite of digital stable coins. NextPlay’s suite of coins will be built on top of recently acquired enabling technologies from Token IQ Inc. and enabled by NextPlay’s Longroot and NextBank units.

The suite of coins will cover a broad array of assets including various fiat currencies across a group of crypto chains with the goal of maximizing both the fiat and digital currency interoperability. With this goal in mind NextPlay is soliciting information from technology, banking, exchange, and digital chain partners.

“We are seeking partnership with technology minded financial institutions and compliance minded crypto infrastructure providers throughout the world with a particular focus on Southeast Asia and Africa,” said Mark Vange, NextPlay CTO.

Initial use-cases for the stable coin span the breadth of NextPlay’s operations including video game currency, in-game advertising, travel and travel-related offers as well as banking, investment and payments. Once established, the coin suite will be offered to the general public and to partner exchanges.

“With our unique blend of licensed and compliant operations in various realms of finance, and a team with rich experience in both digital currency and games, we look forward to enabling in-app rewards, advertising as well as Non-Fungible Token based games by establishing easy on- and off-ramps for the general public,” said Nithinan (Jessie) Boonyawattanapisut, co-CEO.

To contact the coin team and schedule a preliminary call please contact inforequest@nextplaytechnologies.com.

About NextPlay Technologies
NextPlay Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: NXTP) is a technology solutions company offering games, in-game advertising, crypto-banking, connected TV and travel booking services to consumers and corporations within a growing worldwide digital ecosystem. NextPlay’s engaging products and services utilize innovative AdTech, Artificial Intelligence and Fintech solutions to leverage the strengths and channels of our existing and acquired technologies. For more information about NextPlay Technologies, visit nextplaytechnologies.com and follow us on Twitter @NextPlayTech and LinkedIn.

Forward-Looking Statements
This press release includes “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of, and within the safe harbor provided by the Safe Harbor Provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Forward-looking statements give our current expectations, opinions, beliefs or forecasts of future events and performance. A statement identified by the use of forward-looking words including “will,” “may,” “expects,” “projects,” “anticipates,” “plans,” “believes,” “estimate,” “should,” and certain of the other foregoing statements may be deemed forward-looking statements. Although the Company believes that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are reasonable, these statements involve risks and uncertainties that may cause actual future activities and results to be materially different from those suggested or described in this news release. Factors that may cause such a difference include risks and uncertainties related to our need for additional capital which may not be available on commercially acceptable terms, if at all, which raises questions about our ability to continue as a going concern; the fact that the COVID-19 pandemic has had, and is expected to continue to have, a significant material adverse impact on the travel industry and our business, operating results and liquidity; amounts owed to us by third parties which may not be paid timely, if at all; certain amounts we owe under outstanding indebtedness which are secured by substantially all of our assets and penalties we may incur in connection therewith; the fact that we have significant indebtedness, which could adversely affect our business and financial condition; uncertainty and illiquidity in credit and capital markets which may impair our ability to obtain credit and financing on acceptable terms and may adversely affect the financial strength of our business partners; the officers and directors of the Company have the ability to exercise significant influence and voting control over the Company; stockholders may be diluted significantly through our efforts to obtain financing, satisfy obligations and complete acquisitions through the issuance of additional shares of our common or preferred stock; if we are unable to adapt to changes in technology, our business could be harmed; our travel business depends substantially on property owners and managers renewing their listings; if we do not adequately protect our intellectual property, our ability to compete could be impaired; our long-term success depends, in part, on our ability to expand our property owner, manager and traveler bases outside of the United States and, as a result, our business is susceptible to risks associated with international operations; unfavorable changes in, or interpretations of, government regulations or taxation of the evolving ALR, Internet and e-commerce industries which could harm our operating results; risks associated with the operations of, the business of, and the regulation of our recent acquisitions of Longroot Holding (Thailand) Company Limited (Longroot), HotPlay Enterprise Limited (HotPlay) and NextBank International (formerly IFEB); the market in which we participate being highly competitive, and because of that we may be unable to compete successfully with our current or future competitors; our potential inability to adapt to changes in technology, which could harm our business; the volatility of our stock price; risks associated with the integration of the operations of HotPlay, Longroot and IFEB, which acquisitions we recently competed; the fact that we may be subject to liability for the activities of our property owners and managers, which could harm our reputation and increase our operating costs; and that we have incurred significant losses to date and require additional capital which may not be available on commercially acceptable terms, if at all. More information about the risks and uncertainties faced by NextPlay are detailed from time to time in NextPlay’s periodic reports filed with the SEC, including its most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, under the headings “Risk Factors”. These reports are available at www.sec.gov. Other unknown or unpredictable factors also could have material adverse effects on the Company’s future results and/or could cause our actual results and financial condition to differ materially from those indicated in the forward-looking statements. Investors are cautioned that any forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and actual results or developments may differ materially from those projected. The forward-looking statements in this press release are made only as of the date hereof. The Company takes no obligation to update or correct its own forward-looking statements, except as required by law, or those prepared by third parties that are not paid for by the Company. If we update one or more forward-looking statements, no inference should be drawn that we will make additional updates with respect to those or other forward-looking statements.

SOURCE: NextPlay Technologies, Inc

Company Contact:
NextPlay Technologies
Richard Marshall
Director of Corporate Development
Tel (954) 888-9779
Richard.Marshall@NextPlayTechnologies.com