Esports Entertainment Group, a licensed online gambling company with a specific focus on esports wagering and 18+ gaming, announced Monday a multi-year partnership with Harris Blitzer Sports & Entertainment (HBSE) to provide safe and transparent P2P esports betting to Dignitas fans via VIE.gg.
Dignitas is an international esports team with one of the most iconic and recognizable brands in the professional gaming industry that fields teams in seven of esports' largest and most popular games.
As a world champion and one of the original names in esports with a successful history since 2003, Dignitas represents the first North American Tier-1 esports organization to partner with the company’s VIE.gg esports betting platform. According to a statement released by the company, Dignitas is working with VIE.gg for the following reasons:
Dignitas CEO Michael Prindiville stated, "Esports Entertainment Group and Vie.gg offer a premier destination for our fans to engage with the games they love in ways that play upon a competitive spirit that is decidedly Dignitas in nature. The future of Dignitas is bound to our fans and the way they engage, interact, share and are moved by our content, products, players, streamers and more. The partnership with Esports Entertainment Group and Vie.gg is extremely natural; we are connected in our shared dedication to developing and amplifying the gaming space in this period of rapid and inspiring growth, and as it blends naturally with entertainment, music, lifestyle, and more."
Grant Johnson, CEO of Esports Entertainment Group stated, "I am very proud of this new partnership with HBSE and their Dignitas esports brand, which is founded in our shared common beliefs of player safety above all else. I look forward to sharing our incredible product with Dignitas’ highly engaged fan base over the next three years and beyond. For Esports Entertainment Group, a partnership of this calibre is a significant milestone for our shareholders and tremendous validation of both our P2P esports wagering model and future plans within the esports world."