Esports Entertainment Group Appoints Yan Rozum as Chief Technology Officer

ST. MARY'S, Antigua, Dec. 07, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Esports Entertainment Group, Inc. (OTCQB:GMBL) (or the "Company"), a licensed online gambling company with a specific focus on esports wagering and 18+ gaming, is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Yan Rozum as Chief Technology Officer (“CTO”).

Since 2003, Mr. Rozum founded and currently serves as Chief Executive Officer and Director of Swiss Interactive Software (GmbH) Switzerland, a Swiss based iGaming software development company that delivers complex engineered sports wagering and iGaming systems for a roster of clients operating around the globe. Mr. Rozum is a leading authority on Information and Communications Technology, including the design, architecture and delivery of high volume transactional sports and event wagering software platforms, as well as, peer-2-peer exchange wagering systems for real-money online iGaming operators. From 2000 through 2002, Mr. Rozum was a Ph.D. candidate at the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus in Minsk, Belarus. He holds a Diploma of Higher Education in Journalism from the Institute of Modern Knowledge in Minsk, Belarus, as well as, a Diploma from the Swedish Institute of Management in Stockholm, Sweden. Mr. Rozum has been a Director of the Company since March 9, 2015.

Grant Johnson, CEO stated, "We are thrilled that Yan has accepted the appointment as CTO of the Company. Yan’s in-depth sport and event wagering industry knowledge and relationships has been invaluable to the development of our global esports wagering platform.”

Yan Rozum stated, “I am honored to join Esports Entertainment as CTO. During my time as Director of the Company and, more recently, working on development of its esports wagering platform, it has become very clear that I share Grant’s vision of both the esports industry and Esports Entertainment Group.  Accepting the position of CTO is therefore a logical step in the long-term success of the Company.”

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About Esports Entertainment Group

Esports Entertainment Group, Inc. is a licensed online gambling company with a specific focus on esports wagering and 18+ gaming. Initially, Esports Entertainment intends to offer bet exchange style wagering on esports events in a licensed, regulated and secured platform to the global esports audience, excluding the US and EU. In addition, Esports Entertainment intends to offer users from around the world the ability to participate in multi-player mobile and PC video game tournaments for cash prizes. Esports Entertainment is led by a team of industry professionals and technical experts from the online gambling and the video game industries, and esports. The Company holds licenses to conduct online gambling and 18+ gaming on a global basis, excluding the US and EU, in Curacao, Kingdom of the Netherlands and the Kahnawake Gaming Commission in Canada. The Company maintains offices in Antigua and Curacao. Esports Entertainment common stock is listed on the OTCQB under the symbol GMBL.  For more information visit www.esportsentertainmentgroup.com
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