TORONTO, Sept. 17, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- The Stars Group
Inc. (Nasdaq: TSG) (TSX: TSGI) today announced that over the last
two weeks it has successfully executed on initial stages of its
U.S. strategy, with the launch of FOX Bet in New Jersey and Pennsylvania, and FOX Sports Super 6
nationwide.
The FOX Bet products in New
Jersey and Pennsylvania
offer fans the opportunity to legally and responsibly place
real-money wagers on the outcome of a wide range of live sports and
special events, including football, basketball, baseball, hockey,
motor sports, golf, tennis and soccer.
FOX Sports Super 6, a free-to-play sports prediction game that
offers players the chance to win hundreds of thousands of dollars
in cash each week, also launched nationwide on September 7. With the FOX Sports Super 6 App,
fans can enter multiple contests each week, with jackpot prizes up
to $250,000. To play, users simply
choose who they think the winning team will be and the margin of
victory or answer six multiple-choice questions. Even if no jackpot
is won, players are guaranteed to split thousands in consolation
cash prizes, and $65,000 has already
been awarded.
In the nine days since launch, the FOX Sports Super 6 App has
been downloaded more than 280,000 times, with more than 425,000
total contest entries. As of September
16, the FOX Sports Super 6 App is ranked in the top 20 in
the games tab of the Apple App Store and in the top 10 in the
sports section of the games tab of the Apple App Store.
In addition to the online and mobile offerings, The Stars Group
and Mount Airy Casino Resort opened their land-based, retail
sportsbook at Mount Airy in the
Poconos on September 9, 2019.
"In just four months since announcing our historic U.S. media
and sports wagering relationship, we successfully launched our FOX
Bet products in two states and our nationwide free-to-play games.
The pace of progress and the dedication and execution of our team
and the FOX Sports team is extraordinary," said Robin Chhabra, Chief Executive Officer of FOX
Bet. "Together with FOX Sports, an icon in sports programing, we
believe we've built a platform that is like nothing U.S. sports
fans have ever seen. We're bringing those fans closer to the games
they love by making our platform more fun and engaging than any
other out there."
To find out more visit https://www.foxbet.com/ and
https://www.foxsuper6.com/
About The Stars Group
The Stars Group is a provider of technology-based product
offerings in the global gaming and interactive entertainment
industries. Its brands have millions of registered customers
globally and collectively are leaders in online and mobile betting,
poker, casino and other gaming-related offerings. The Stars Group
owns or licenses gaming and related consumer businesses and brands,
including PokerStars, PokerStars Casino, BetStars, Full Tilt, FOX
Bet, BetEasy, Sky Bet, Sky Vegas,
Sky Casino, Sky Bingo, and Sky
Poker, as well as live poker tour and event brands, including the
PokerStars Players No Limit Hold'em Championship, European Poker
Tour, PokerStars Caribbean Adventure, Latin American Poker Tour,
Asia Pacific Poker Tour, PokerStars Festival and PokerStars
MEGASTACK. The Stars Group is one of the world's most licensed
online gaming operators with its subsidiaries collectively holding
licenses or approvals in 21 jurisdictions throughout the world,
including in Europe, Australia, and the Americas. The Stars Group's
vision is to become the world's favorite iGaming destination and
its mission is to provide its customers with winning moments.
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