NEW YORK, May 18, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Inspired
Entertainment, Inc. ("Inspired") (NASDAQ: INSE) today announces
that it has been selected as Virtual Sports supplier to Finnish
national betting agency, Veikkaus.
Owned by the Finnish government, Veikkaus is the Finnish
National Betting Agency and has an exclusive legal betting license
on lotteries and sports betting in Finland. Via a public RFP process, Inspired
has been selected to supply Virtual Sports products to Veikkaus
Sports Betting locations and on the Veikkaus Sports Betting
website.
"We are pleased to have been chosen as the Virtual Sports
supplier to Veikkaus," said Luke
Alvarez, President and CEO, Inspired. Mr. Alvarez
added, "Following the recent announcement
of Inspired's deal with Michigan and our rollout
with the Greek lottery, OPAP, this deal adds to our growing
portfolio of international lottery partners."
"This is a significant and strategic deal for Inspired's growing
Virtual Sports business," said Steve
Rogers, CCO Digital Games, Inspired. "Winning the RFP to
supply our world class Virtual Sports products to the Finnish
National Betting Agency is testament to the quality and commercial
viability of our products, and offers a significant opportunity for
further growth within the Scandinavian lotteries."
About Inspired Entertainment, Inc.
Inspired is a
global games technology company, supplying Virtual Sports, Mobile
Gaming and Server Based gaming systems with associated terminals
and digital content to regulated lottery, betting and gaming
operators around the world. Inspired currently operates more than
25,000 digital gaming terminals and supplies its Virtual Sports
products in more than 35,000 venues and on over 100 websites in 30
countries. Inspired employs over 800 employees in the UK and
elsewhere, developing and operating digital games and networks.
Additional information can be found at www.inseinc.com.
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trends or that are not statements of historical matters. These
statements are based on Inspired's management's current
expectations and beliefs, as well as a number of assumptions
concerning future events.
Such forward-looking statements are subject to known and unknown
risks, uncertainties, assumptions and other important factors, many
of which are outside of Inspired's control that could cause actual
results to differ materially from the results discussed in the
forward-looking statements. Additional factors that could cause
actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied
in forward-looking statements can be found in Inspired's most
recent annual report on Form 10-K and subsequently filed quarterly
reports on Form 10-Q and current reports on Form 8-K, which are
available, free of charge, at the SEC's website at www.sec.gov.
Contact:
For Investors
Daniel Silvers
daniel.silvers@inseinc.com
+1 646 820-0860
For Press and Sales
Elinor Fewster
elinor.fewster@inseinc.com
t: +44 20 7456 9016 | m: +44 7973808951
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