Gaming Realms enters the Italian gaming market

2 February 2021

Gaming Realms Plc

("Gaming Realms", the "Company" or the "Group")

Gaming Realms enters the Italian gaming market with market leading operators

Gaming Realms plc (AIM: GMR), the developer and licensor of mobile focused gaming content, is pleased to announce its entry into the Italian market through its collaboration with a number of top tier Italian gaming operators.

Gaming Realms' platform and portfolio have been fully certified for entry into the Italian regulated gaming market by L'Amministrazione Autonoma dei Monopoli di Stato ("AAMS").

Via SG Digital's Opening Gaming System ("OGS") platform, Gaming Realms' Slingo Portfolio is now live in the Italian market with iGaming operators Goldbet and Sisal Group, and will be going live with Lottomatica later in February.

Michael Buckley, Executive Chairman, Gaming Realms commented: "We are extremely excited to be announcing our entry into Italy, a new market and key milestone for Gaming Realms. Goldbet, Sisal Group and Lottomatica are all tier one Italian gaming operators and have been innovating the world of gaming internationally for many years. We are delighted to be making this first step into the Italian market with them as our partners.

"The Company has complied with all the necessary guidelines and regulations in order to enter this new, regulated market and we now look forward to bringing our unique Slingo content to a new audience and exploring further distribution opportunities in Italy, as we remain focused on increasing our international presence."

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About Gaming Realms

Gaming Realms creates and licenses innovative games for mobile, with operations in the UK, U.S. and Canada. Through its unique IP and brands, Gaming Realms is bringing together media, entertainment and gaming assets in new game formats. The Gaming Realms management team includes accomplished entrepreneurs and experienced executives from a wide range of leading gaming and media companies.

About Sisal Group

Sisal is top tier 1 operator in Italy. The success of Sisal's ideas underpins the financial results and reputation of a company that has built a relationship of trust and credibility with over 6.8 million Italian consumers over more than seventy years in business. In particular, Sisal operates in the regulated gaming sector, managing a wide range of on and offline games: lotteries, betting, casino games and ADI. Sisal reports a gross turnover 8.8 billion euros in the gaming sector, has more than 1,740 employees and operates a network of more than 39,000 points of sale.

About Lottomatica

Lottomatica, headquartered in Rome. operates one of the largest lotteries in the world, the Italian "Lotto," and is the market leader in the Italian gaming industry. Lottomatica's main business segments include lotteries, sports games and betting, gaming machines and commercial services.

For more information about the company, visit Lottomatica's website: https://www.lottomatica.it/ 

About Goldbet

GoldBet is among the leading concessionaries in Italy for the collection of sports betting, with a physical network of 990 betting shops and an "online" offer, including on mobile platforms, which includes sports betting, Casino, Live Casino, Poker, virtual games and Bingo.

Goldbet was acquired by Gamenet Group in 2018, one of the largest gaming companies operating in Italy in the public gaming sector authorized by the Customs and Monopoly Agency, leader in the online betting and gaming segment, and with a significant presence in the segments of entertainment devices (AWP and VLT) and Retail.