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Scientific Games Expands Lottery Game Licensing Agreement for Iconic Warner Bros. Entertainment Brands

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Tuesday, July 18, 2023

ATLANTA, July 18, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Scientific Games announces an exclusive new, multi-year agreement with Warner Bros. Discovery Global Themed Entertainment to bring the premier global entertainment and media company's iconic brands to digital and retail lottery games. The expanded partnership with Warner Bros. Discovery Global Themed Entertainment features limited worldwide rights on iconic motion picture and television brands including CADDYSHACK, ELF, FRIENDS, NATIONAL LAMPOON'S VACATION, THE WIZARD OF OZ and WILLY WONKA & THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY.

Key Points: 
  • Discovery Global Themed Entertainment to bring the premier global entertainment and media company's iconic brands to digital and retail lottery games.
  • Scientific Games expands lottery game licensing agreement for iconic motion picture and television brands.
  • The global lottery company also announced this week the long-awaited addition of the epic GAME OF THRONES brand, now available for the first time in retail and digital lottery games.
  • Scientific Games provides retail and digital games, technologies, analytics and services to 130 lotteries in 50 countries, including nearly every North American lottery.

Caesars Sportsbook Goes Live with Mobile Sports Betting in Puerto Rico

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Thursday, July 6, 2023

Caesars Entertainment Inc. (NASDAQ: CZR) (“Caesars”) today announced that its Caesars Sportsbook mobile sports betting app is accepting its first mobile sports wagers in Puerto Rico, complementing the opening of Caesars Sportsbook at Casino Metro in December 2022.

Key Points: 
  • Caesars Entertainment Inc. (NASDAQ: CZR) (“Caesars”) today announced that its Caesars Sportsbook mobile sports betting app is accepting its first mobile sports wagers in Puerto Rico, complementing the opening of Caesars Sportsbook at Casino Metro in December 2022.
  • Legal residents of Puerto Rico who want to enjoy an enhanced sports betting experience with unmatched rewards can download the Caesars Sportsbook Puerto Rico app on iOS and Android or visit caesars.com/sportsbook on desktop before finalizing their registration at Casino Metro, Puerto Rico’s largest casino.
  • New users who make their first wager of $50 or more with Caesars Sportsbook Puerto Rico will receive a $50 Bonus Bet token, win or lose.
  • Caesars Sportsbook at Casino Metro will accept cash deposits and facilitate withdrawals for Caesars Sportsbook Puerto Rico mobile accounts.

Dave & Buster’s Reports Record First Quarter 2023 Financial Results; Announces $200 Million of Shares Repurchased to Date in FY 2023; Opened Four New Stores and Enters into Two International Franchise Agreements

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Tuesday, June 6, 2023

Record revenue of $597.3 million in the quarter increased 32.4% from the first quarter of 2022.

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  • Record revenue of $597.3 million in the quarter increased 32.4% from the first quarter of 2022.
  • Record Adjusted EBITDA of $182.1 million in the quarter increased 29.8% from the first quarter of 2022.
  • The Company repurchased 3.6 million shares in the first quarter at a total cost of $125.5 million.
  • Signed two international franchise agreements for up to 15 stores in India and up to 5 stores in Australia.

Hammerspace Data Orchestration System Empowers Remote Creative Teams and Accelerates Studios’ Move Toward MovieLabs 2030 Vision

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Friday, April 14, 2023

With the Hammerspace data orchestration system, studios can transform workflows even on existing systems to better achieve the MovieLabs 2030 Vision of empowering creators to tell more amazing stories while streamlining production workflows to deliver at speeds and efficiency not available today.

Key Points: 
  • With the Hammerspace data orchestration system, studios can transform workflows even on existing systems to better achieve the MovieLabs 2030 Vision of empowering creators to tell more amazing stories while streamlining production workflows to deliver at speeds and efficiency not available today.
  • In booth #N3043, Hammerspace and its cloud integration partner, TrackIt , will demonstrate Autodesk Flame running cloud-based workflows across multiple AWS cloud instances and regions using Hammerspace’s data orchestration capabilities, with HP Anyware extending the environment to remote creative teams.
  • Media organizations need data to be freely available to creative teams anywhere as a global resource, unbound by location and data silos.
  • Automated data orchestration in a cross-platform global namespace across silos, sites and clouds is emerging as a game-changer in this area.

Video Games: Global Markets

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Monday, December 12, 2022

In this report, the market has been segmented based on genre, mode, platform, and geography.The report provides an overview of the global video gaming market and analyzes market trends.

Key Points: 
  • In this report, the market has been segmented based on genre, mode, platform, and geography.The report provides an overview of the global video gaming market and analyzes market trends.
  • Some important revenue streams for video game publishers include retail purchases, digital distribution, subscription models, microtransactions, downloadable content, player trading, and advertising.
  • The report estimates the global market for video games in 2021 and provides projections for the expected market size through 2027.
  • The video gaming industry is currently among the fastest-growing segments in the entertainment business.The global market for video games is predicted to be $REDACTED by 2027, up from $REDACTED in 2021.

Allied Esports Entertainment Announces Conclusion of Strategic Review Process and Rebranding

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Thursday, December 1, 2022

Allied Gaming & Entertainment, Inc. (NASDAQ: AGAE), f/k/a Allied Esports Entertainment, Inc. (NASDAQ: AESE) (the Company or AGAE), a global experiential entertainment company, today announced the conclusion of its previously announced strategic review process.

Key Points: 
  • Allied Gaming & Entertainment, Inc. (NASDAQ: AGAE), f/k/a Allied Esports Entertainment, Inc. (NASDAQ: AESE) (the Company or AGAE), a global experiential entertainment company, today announced the conclusion of its previously announced strategic review process.
  • By building beyond esports, our new strategy will provide the next level of experiential entertainment to the world of gamers.
  • In alignment with todays announcement, the Company changed its corporate name and rebranded to Allied Gaming & Entertainment Inc.
  • In addition, the Company has appointed Robert Proctor as the new CEO of Allied Esports International (Allied Esports), a 100% owned subsidiary of the Company, to lead the restructuring of the Companys esports business.

SCIENTIFIC GAMES WILL ENTERTAIN TEXAS LOTTERY PLAYERS FOR ANOTHER DECADE WITH SCRATCH TICKET GAMES AND PROMOTIONS

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Tuesday, September 13, 2022

ATLANTA, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Scientific Games announces the Texas Lottery will continue to entertain its players with the company's world-leading scratch ticket games, licensed brands and innovative, custom promotions under a new contract that extends the successful partnership through 2034. Also included in the new contract is SCiQ, a ground-breaking lottery retail technology ecosystem from Scientific Games that improves in-store display and security for scratch tickets, and offers retailers inventory, marketing, accounting and operational efficiencies.

Key Points: 
  • Gary Grief, Executive Director of the Texas Lottery, said, "Scientific Games' products and promotions played an important role in the Texas Lottery achieving more than $6.73 billion in scratch ticket sales for fiscal year 2022.
  • Scientific Games and the Texas Lottery have a long history of partnering on innovation, including the $5 MILLION VEGAS CHALLENGE, one of the lottery industry's most successful second-chance promotions.
  • Each time, the online promotion was tied to a family of Texas Lottery scratch ticket games sold at retail.
  • The Texas Lottery has also been a valued partner in Scientific Games' multi-state Linked Games promotions, which the company has pioneered since 2007.

Dave & Buster’s Entertainment, Inc. to Report Second Quarter 2022 Financial Results on September 7, 2022

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Thursday, August 25, 2022

DALLAS, Aug. 25, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc., (NASDAQ:PLAY), ("Dave & Buster's" or "the Company"), an owner and operator of entertainment and dining venues, today announced that it will report financial results after the market closes on Wednesday, September 7, 2022 for its second quarter 2022 ended July 31, 2022.

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  • DALLAS, Aug. 25, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc., (NASDAQ:PLAY), ("Dave & Buster's" or "the Company"), an owner and operator of entertainment and dining venues, today announced that it will report financial results after the market closes on Wednesday, September 7, 2022 for its second quarter 2022 ended July 31, 2022.
  • Management will hold a conference call to report these results the same day at 4:00 p.m. Central Time (5:00 p.m. Eastern Time).
  • Additionally, a live and archived webcast of the conference call will be available at www.daveandbusters.com under the Investor Relations section.
  • Dave & Busters has 148 stores in 41 states, Puerto Rico, and Canada and offers guests the opportunity to "Eat Drink Play and Watch," all in one location.

Motion Picture Association Selects TMT Insights to Build Trusted Partner Network’s Global Platform for Cloud-Based Security Assessment

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Wednesday, August 24, 2022

The Motion Picture Association (MPA) has selected TMT Insights, a professional services and software development company, to build, implement, and support the new security assessment platform for the MPAs Trusted Partner Network (TPN).

Key Points: 
  • The Motion Picture Association (MPA) has selected TMT Insights, a professional services and software development company, to build, implement, and support the new security assessment platform for the MPAs Trusted Partner Network (TPN).
  • The new TPN platform will ensure that vendors, content owners, and assessors can collaborate efficiently and securely regarding security status.
  • The Trusted Partner Network (TPN) is the leading, global, industry-wide film and television content security initiative.
  • The Trusted Partner Network is owned and managed by the Motion Picture Association.

Okta Names Emilie Choi to Board of Directors

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Monday, August 22, 2022

Okta, Inc. (Nasdaq: OKTA), the leading independent identity provider, today announced that Emilie Choi, President and Chief Operating Officer of Coinbase Global, Inc., has been appointed to the companys board of directors, effective August 19, 2022.

Key Points: 
  • Okta, Inc. (Nasdaq: OKTA), the leading independent identity provider, today announced that Emilie Choi, President and Chief Operating Officer of Coinbase Global, Inc., has been appointed to the companys board of directors, effective August 19, 2022.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20220822005670/en/
    Emilie Choi, President and Chief Operating Officer of Coinbase Global, Inc., joins Okta, Inc.'s board of directors.
  • We are excited to welcome her expertise and perspective to Oktas board of directors as we build the worlds digital identity standard.
  • She also served as a member of the board of directors of ZipRecruiter, Inc., Naspers Limited and Prosus N.V., a subsidiary of Naspers Limited.