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Acquires Innovative Social Betting Platform - betting.club
- Further acquisition and growth for PlayUp Limited
- Provides greater distribution for the PlayChip among high volume wagering platform
- Represents a first step towards in venue
- First step towards in venue use of PlayChip for wagering payments and rewards
betting.club offers punters the chance to bet and be social in the one platform. The betting.club social betting platform allows players to rate and share form, share tips and bets, was well as share wins with mates and fellow punters.
Daniel Simic, PlayUp CEO commented: "betting.club has been on our radar for sometime as they have built a truly social wagering platform used by a high volume of punters as well as developed an innovative app and online presence. We're committed to enhancing the social and community focus of the platform as well as integrate the PlayChip as an optional wagering payments and rewards offering."
Kelly Signell, CEO, betting.club said: "PlayUp has significant momentum and importantly has demonstrated to us their ability to grow and engage online communities which is fundamental aspect of betting.club. We're pleased to see betting.club now join the PlayUp ecosystem and our clients will no doubt benefit from the opportunity to use the PlayChip Utility Token in both the online platforms and potentially in some of the largest club venues in Australia."
The PlayChip Utility Token
Developed in Australia, the PlayChip Utility Token is a crypto-asset built on the Ethereum blockchain, and is set become a universal payment and rewards currency for gaming and wagering.
PlayUp.com will be the world's first wagering platform to use the PlayChip and it will form the foundation to facilitate the decentralisation of the wider PlayUp ecosystem and gaming platforms, allowing sports fans to connect, compete and collect, irrespective of their location. In addition to betting.club, DraftStars, ClassicBet, TopBetta and MadBookie will also shortly incorporate the PlayChip within their payments and rewards systems.
* As announced on 09 April 2018, PlayUp has agreed to merge with Mission NewEnergy Limited (
ASX:MBT) (OTCMKTS:MNELF), subject to the approval of the ASX and NASDAQ and regulatory approval requirements. Upon the completion of the merger it is anticipated that the company's securities will seek to re-comply with both ASX and NASDAQ listing rules resulting in the trading of shares on the NASDAQ stock exchange and the ASX.About Mission NewEnergy Limited
Mission NewEnergy Ltd (ASX:MBT) (OTCMKTS:MNELF) is an Australian Securities Exchange ("ASX") listed company.
About PlayUp
PlayUp is a Premium Betting Entertainment and Technology Group that enriches the lives of people through entertaining, rewarding and responsible online betting. We develop innovative online betting technologies in-house to power our brand and deliver world-class user experiences. Our energies are focused on fulfilling the needs of dedicated and passionate users who seek a deeper connection to the games they play.
Today, we successfully operate and power a highly scalable and robust, cloud-based online betting platform that unifies the world's favourite betting products including Fixed Odds Sports Betting, Fixed-Odds Racing (Horses and Greyhounds) and Esports. Additionally, we offer Daily Fantasy Sports (DFS), a competitive format of peer-to-peer online betting, where we host Australia's largest and indeed some of the globe's biggest DFS prize pools.
We hold betting licences in multiple jurisdictions and currently operate in Australia, New Zealand, India and the US. Our biggest market is Australia, where we are the largest and most recognised DFS provider in the country and one of the fastest growing fixed-odds providers. In the USA, we have secured licensing and access to the nascent online sports betting market with imminent launch into multiple states.
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