Esports Entertainment Group, Inc. (GMBL) (GMBLP) (GMBLW) (GMBLZ) at the moment introduced the addition of Mr. Robert Soper to the Company’s Board of Directors.

“I am honored to welcome Robert, a highly esteemed and widely renowned leader in the resort and gaming industries, to our Board of Directors,” commented Alex Igelman Chief Executive Officer of Esports Entertainment Group. “He brings an impressive track record and deep relationships across the industry that I believe will add tremendous value to our Company as we execute on our strategic turnaround. His willingness to join our board illustrates his confidence in the Company’s ongoing transformation, as well as our significant potential within the iGaming and esports sectors.”

Mr. Soper brings over twenty years of expertise within the resort and gaming trade, having overseen the event of quite a few tasks from the ground-up, whereas additionally main the operations of built-in resort properties in very aggressive regional and vacation spot markets. He is the founder and CEO of Sun Gaming & Hospitality, a number one supplier of advisory companies to resort operators, buyers, regulatory our bodies, personal fairness funds, banks and builders in each space of resort finance, improvement and operations for large-scale tasks.

Mr. Soper beforehand served as President & CEO of Mohegan Sun Pocono in Wilkes-Barre, PA, and President & CEO of Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, CT. As President & CEO of those properties, Mr. Soper was liable for overseeing the profitable launch of the primary on line casino within the Commonwealth of PA in addition to the launch of on-line gaming for the group. In addition, Mr. Soper served as President & CEO of the Mohegan mum or dad firm, Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority (MTGA) the place he oversaw all enterprise improvement efforts and day-to-day operations of MTGA. Among his accomplishments, Mr. Soper efficiently led the hassle to obtain an Integrated Resort License in Korea amongst a worldwide discipline of 34 candidates, for the needs of growing a world-class built-in resort at Incheon Airport, in addition to overseeing all financing for the challenge as International President.

Mr. Soper graduated magna cum laude with a Bachelor of Business Administration in Economics from the University of Georgia, and graduated with a Juris Doctor from the University of Georgia Law with honors, additionally serving on the Editorial Board of the Georgia Law Review.