Elys Game Technology Extends Sportsbook Partnership with Santa Ana Casino Hotel

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Elys Game Technology announces the extension of its sports wagering service agreement with Santa Ana Star Casino Hotel in New Mexico, allowing continued sportsbook operations by its subsidiary, USBookmaking. The extension builds on a successful partnership since 2018, enabling offerings that include betting on major sports leagues such as the NFL, NBA, and MLB. This deal underscores Elys's commitment to expanding in the tribal gaming sector, which is a key focus area for future growth.

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• Extension of sports wagering service agreement with Santa Ana Star Casino, indicating continued confidence in the partnership.
• Successful partnership with Santa Ana Star Casino since 2018, highlighting Elys's operational reliability.
• Focus on expanding opportunities in tribal gaming, a growing sector for sports wagering.

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Agreement reflects confidence in sportsbook performance and service commitment.

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Elys Game Technology, Corp. (“Elys” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: ELYS) (BER:3UW), an interactive gaming and sports betting technology company, today announces the extension of the sports wagering service agreement between the Company’s subsidiary USBookmaking (“USB”) and the Santa Ana Star Casino Hotel (the “Star”) in Santa Ana Pueblo, New Mexico. The agreement extends USB’s contract to provide sports wagering services to Santa Ana’s sportsbook.

The Santa Ana Star Casino Hotel is the site of New Mexico's first sportsbook and offers event betting on all sports serviced by USB, including NFL, NBA, MLB, as well as College Football and Basketball through self-service kiosks and in-person ticket counters situated throughout the casino.

“Our partnership with the Santa Ana Star began in 2018 and has been a success from the start and with this extension we will continue to provide a top sports wagering product to customers of the Star,” stated John Salerno, Director of Operations of USBookmaking. “We see progressing opportunities for sports wagering in tribal gaming, which is among one of the main segments that USB is focused on supplying now and into the future.”

About Elys Game Technology, Corp.
Elys Game Technology, Corp., is a B2B global gaming technology company operating in multiple countries worldwide, with B2C online and land-based gaming operations in Italy. Elys offers its clients a full suite of leisure gaming products and services, such as sports betting, e-sports, virtual sports, online casino, poker, bingo, interactive games and slots in Italy and has operations in five states in the U.S. market. Elys’ vision is to become a global leader in the gaming industry through the development of pioneering and innovative technology.

The Company provides wagering solutions, services online operators, casinos, retail betting establishments and franchise distribution networks. Additional information is available on our corporate website at www.elysgame.com.

Investors may also find us on Twitter @ELYS_gaming.

Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements are identified by the use of the words “could,” “believe,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “estimate,” “expect,” “may,” “continue,” “predict,” “potential,” “project” and similar expressions that are intended to identify forward-looking statements and include statements regarding providing top sports wagering products, progressing opportunities in tribal gaming, and supplying tribal gaming in the future. These forward-looking statements are based on management’s expectations and assumptions as of the date of this press release and are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, many of which are difficult to predict that could cause actual results to differ materially from current expectations and assumptions from those set forth or implied by any forward-looking statements. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from current expectations include, among others, the Company’s ability to continue providing top sports wagering products, see progressing opportunities in tribal gaming, supply tribal gaming in the future as expected, the duration and scope of the COVID-19 outbreak worldwide, including the impact to state and local economies, and the risk factors described in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020 and its subsequent filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, including subsequent periodic reports on Form 10-Q and current reports on Form 8-K. The information in this release is provided only as of the date of this release, and the Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise publicly any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, after the date on which the statements are made or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events, except as required by law.

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Elys Game Technology, Corp.

Michele Ciavarella, Executive Chairman

Tel: 1-628-258-5148

Email: m.ciavarella@elysgame.com

Investor Contact:

KCSA Strategic Communications

Valter Pinto or Jack Perkins

Tel: 1-212-896-1254

Email: ELYS@KCSA.com

Source: Elys Game Technology, Corp.