Gala Games partners with PokerGo – Cryptopolitan

Gala Games, the popular GameFi project, has ushered in a new era of online gaming by teaming up with PokerGO, the popular Las Vegas based poker streaming platform. The alliance paves the way for ‘PokerGO Play’, a leading web 3 social poker game that promises to revolutionize the gaming experience. With the aim of providing an immersive gaming environment, PokerGO Play allows users to level up their game characters and unlock tangible rewards. The highly anticipated game is set to enter beta testing in June, with a full release planned for later this year.

This collaboration follows PokerGO’s release of the Genesis Nonfungible Tokens (NFT) set in May 2022. An homage to the Texas Hold’em poker variant, the set includes 1,326 unique NFTs, each representing a different combination of the starting hand. Gala Games, a leader in play-to-win based blockchain games, recently achieved a milestone and sold more than 21 billion Gala (GALA) tokens worth about $640 million after burning the second version of the protocol.

Brave new world of gaming: the future of online poker

The brainchild of this powerhouse, PokerGO Play, courtesy of Gala Games, aims to combine the excitement of poker with the dynamism of social and Web3 experiences. The state-of-the-art poker platform will redefine the social gaming landscape and provide poker fans around the world with an innovative way to interact with their favorite game.

Offering unparalleled gameplay and seamless functionality, PokerGO Play is not just a poker platform – it’s a way for players to unlock exclusive real-world rewards, adding a new dimension to the gaming experience. In addition, poker-talented Maria Ho has been appointed as the official ambassador of PokerGO Play, adding to her appeal within the poker community. Ho and many other major poker characters will also appear as in-game avatars, adding to the game’s authenticity and appeal.

Richard Blankenship, Chief Revenue Officer of PokerGO, applauded the partnership, saying that by combining PokerGO’s vast entertainment poker experience with Gala Games’ groundbreaking Web3 development, a world-class social poker game has emerged that has captured the hearts of players around the world. Invades. Gala Games founder Eric Schiermeyer echoed Blankenship’s views and celebrated the collaboration. He praised PokerGO’s unique combination of poker leadership, Gala Games’ dominance in the social arena, and the Web3 arena in developing a leading social poker game.

Partnership is not without challenges. In November 2022, Gala Games experienced a token bridge exploit that drained an estimated $4.5 million from its liquidity pool. Despite these obstacles, Gala Games and PokerGO remain true to their mission – to unveil special events, broadcast from PokerGO’s dedicated studio in Las Vegas, and ultimately reshape the world of online poker.