LAS VEGAS, March 21, 2016 /PRNewswire/ - (TSXV: NYX) - NYX Gaming Group is pleased to announce the soft launch of their slot games on PokerStars in New Jersey on Monday, March 21, 2016. It is the first in a series of planned releases which will provide PokerStars customers in New Jersey with access to a wealth of market leading slot games from NYX's proprietary games studio NextGen.

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NYX Gaming Group CEO, Matt Davey commented, "It's great to see PokerStars launching in New Jersey launching with over 20 titles from our studio NextGen. This is part of the six-year licensing agreement with Amaya that we signed in Q3 2015 which includes a minimum annual payment of CAD$12.0 million to NYX for the first three years. PokerStars is without doubt, one of the most respected and established gaming brands in the world and I'd like to wish their team all the best for a successful launch next week."

PokerStars operates the world's most popular online poker sites, serving the global poker community. Since it launched in 2001, PokerStars has become the biggest online poker site, with local licenses and approvals to offer services to players in many jurisdictions. Operations in New Jersey will launch at https://www.pokerstarsnj.com/ on March 21, 2016, with a full suite of poker and casino games available to players.

Sam Hobcraft, Director of Casino at PokerStars said, "NextGen slots have proven to be very popular with our customers in Europe and so we are delighted to be able to offer these games in New Jersey."

Included in the initial launch list are stellar titles such as Judge Dredd, Irish Eyes 2, DC Comics' King Kong - Island of Skull Mountain and An Evening With Holly Madison.

NYX Gaming Group Commercial Director David Johnson added, "We're delighted to announce our go-live in New Jersey with Poker Stars, who complement a roster of premium, regulated operators licensing content via NYX. With over 650 games and 170 customers worldwide, NYX Gaming Group boasts the widest distribution network of real money wagering slots games in industry."

About NYX Gaming Group Limited

NYX Gaming Group Limited is a premier digital gaming supplier headquartered in Las Vegas, USA with a staff of more than 445 employees based in 8 countries across Europe, North America and Australia. The Company provides one of the world's largest portfolios of leading content and technology to some of the foremost gaming operators, lotteries and casinos across the globe. NYX also has one of the broadest distribution bases in the industry with over 170 unique customers and a collective game catalogue of over 650 games. The market leading game catalogue includes slots, table games, scratch cards, lottery, bingo and poker available across web and mobile formats.

NYX Gaming Group Limited is listed on the TSX Venture Exchange under the symbol (TSXV: NYX).

www.NYXGamingGroup.com.

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