SharpLink Gaming and Quintar team up to create metaverse experiences

May 25, 2022
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The technology collaboration combines sports betting with augmented reality in legalized sports betting states.

SharpLink Gaming Ltd is a company that specializes in targeted, data-driven user engagement and conversion solutions for US sports betting and iGaming industries. Today, they announced a new partnership with Quintar.

Quintar is a fan technology platform company that enables a live sports Metaverse experience. Recently, Quintar revealed that it was partnering with a major telecommunications company.

Quintar plans to allow fans access to live sports through augmented reality (AR) content in arenas and sports venues as the games are being played by using its partner’s 5G network. SharpLink Gaming has been named as the company's sports betting integration partner to provide real-time sports betting content and conversion tools for fans. 

This will allow users on the Quintar platform to become sports bettors inside of the Metaverse. The Metaverse is expected to offer users fully immersive gaming experiences and new dimensions of engagement. 

Bloomberg Intelligence reported that the metaverse could reach $800bn in market value by 2024. 

Co-Founder and CEO of SharpLink Rob Phythian stated: "In development for over two years and validated in real world applications by major sports leagues and sportsbooks, SharpLink’s C4 sports betting conversion solution – built from the ground up and designed specifically for the US sports betting market-"

SharpLink was founded in 2019 and is based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. SharpLink's C4 Sports Betting Conversion technology finds sportsbook betting offers and experiences tailored for each user.

Phythian continued by stating that the technology distinguishes, "SharpLink as a trusted source and the obvious choice for high performance digital solutions that deliver quantifiable results for our valued customers and partners, like Quintar."

Jeff Jonas, Co-Founder, President, and Chief Business Officer of Quintar, said: "We are thrilled to expand our partnership with SharpLink Gaming’s proven and talented sports gaming engineers and technologists to help ensure that we remain at the leading edge of innovation in sports, gaming and entertainment experiences for the Metaverse."

 

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