March 21, 2017: (LAS VEGAS, USA) NYX Gaming Group (TSX-V: NYX), the market leading end-to-end supplier to sportsbook, gaming, lottery and bingo operators across the globe, handled 227.16 million account transactions at the Cheltenham Festival via its OpenBet platform.

The 2017 Festival was OpenBet’s most successful ever, as it handed more than 35.64 million sports bets, an increase of 4.5 million, or 13%, on 2016.

This year’s event was the most mobile-centric yet, with 76% of all bets placed through the channel, while the number of sports bets per minute placed through OpenBet’s platform peaked at 37,000 – up 36% on last year.

The prestigious horseracing fixture is a key event for OpenBet in terms of performance, stability and transaction volumes.