Consulting services to continue as Champion Gaming looks to scale its premium consumer media and content offerings
Louisville, Kentucky--(Newsfile Corp. - March 3, 2022) - Champion Gaming Group Inc. (TSXV: WAGR) (formerly, Prime City One Capital Corp.) ("Champion Gaming" or the "Company"), announced today that EdjSports LLC ("EdjSports"), Champion Gaming's premier sports intelligence subsidiary that leverages its predictive and prescriptive analytical models and win probability applications, has renewed a contract with one of its key customers (the "Customer"). The renewal agreement marks a continuation of specialized consulting services provided by EdjSports related to the development of model and code enhancements, a copy of which is owned by the Customer and is being used in sports market making services. The agreement provides for a one-time cash payment of $445,243 upon execution, which includes a portion of fees for services provided in the normal course and a portion of fees for the transition and solicitation of certain EdjSports employees by the Customer over the first half of the year. The term of the agreement shall run through the earlier of February 11, 2023 or the date at which EdjSports and Customer mutually agree the transition is complete.
"This renewal agreement is a testament to the capabilities of the EdjSports team," said Ken Hershman, Champion Gaming's Co-Founder and CEO. "We are excited about the opportunity to continue providing specialized consulting services in the near-term, while at the same time being able to continue to strengthen our consumer-facing capabilities."
The Company also announced that it has granted 250,000 stock options to purchase common shares of the Company exercisable until February 8, 2023 at a price of $0.30 per common share to a consultant of the Company. The common shares issuable upon exercise of the stock options are subject to a four-month hold form the original date of grant.
About Champion Gaming
Champion Gaming is a sports content, data and analytics company that provides predictive and prescriptive analytical models and win probability applications and statistics in the sports industry for teams, media, fans, and bettors. The sports analytical and data solutions currently offered by Champion to its customers include a fully customized probability engine, interactive sports matchup models, spread and over/under distributions and sports statistics and historical data statistics.
Further information on Champion Gaming can be found at https://www.championgaming.com. Ongoing financial and disclosure documents can be found on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.
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