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Moonstake Partners with P2P Escrow Service Escaroo

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SINGAPORE, Mar 5, 2021 - (ACN Newswire) - Today, Moonstake announces its partnership with Escaroo, a keyless blockchain-based peer-to-peer escrow service that offers an advanced smart contract solution for high profile individual and commercial clients within the real-estate, aviation and marine space. Through this strategic collaboration, Moonstake will help enable staking functionality for Escaroo escrow platform, providing its users a new way to control and earn with their cryptocurrencies. As a leading staking pool platform with a strong lineup of supported digital assets and hundreds of millions assets staked, Moonstake is thrilled to support yet another esteemed institution in the industry, accelerating the connection of staking to decentralized finance. Escaroo users will soon be able to earn passive income from staking within the Cardano and Tezos ecosystems.With the goal to help people safely create and manage crypto transactions, Escaroo utilizes its proprietary, US-patented smart contracts to facilitate transactions where funds are only released when all parties are in agreement. This allows Escaroo users to maintain funds securely within a unique individually created sm...

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Verofax Secures $1.2M Seed Round for Automation and Traceability Platform

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ABU DHABI, UAE, Mar 9, 2021 - (ACN Newswire) - Verofax Limited, an automation and traceability platform, has secured $1.2M in a Seed funding round, led by Trove Capital Limited UK. Other investors included MFD Holding, Kepler Fund Managers, and Casablanca Holding. This funding marks Verofax porting its platform on Microsoft Cloud and its recent Q4 expansion into Asia and Africa. Mssrs Wassim Merheby and Jamil Zablah of Verofax Limited.Established in 2018, Verofax has developed an automation and traceability platform that allows enterprises to prevent counterfeit, improve manufacturers' engagement with consumers, and increase staff productivity with data insights. Verofax offers services such as Item ID serialization, traceability, and transaction certification on private Blockchain with cost and time to market advantage.Wassim Merheby, CEO and Co-Founder of Verofax, commented on the round, "Counterfeit is exceeding 20% of global trade in some industries and accounts for $1.8T losses to businesses. With retailers and manufacturers adopting traceability and item serialization in their operations, Verofax enables supplier screening, consumer engagement, and inventory optimization."US,...

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BlackBixon Partners with redONE in Marketing Push for Ni Hsin Resources’ F&B Business

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KUALA LUMPUR, Mar 10, 2021 - (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - BlackBixon Sdn Bhd ("BlackBixon"), the food and beverage (F&B) arm of Bursa Malaysia Main Market-listed Ni Hsin Resources Berhad (NIHSIN; KLSE: 7215), sealed the partnership with redONE Network Sdn Bhd ("redONE"), a mobile virtual network operator (MVNO), to market and retail Ni Hsin's new energy coffee under the brand name 'BlackBixon'.L-R: Mr. Lai Kian Huat, ED of Blackbixon Sdn Bhd; Mr. Khoo Chee Kong, Managing Director of Blackbixon Sdn Bhd; Encik Sofiyan bin Yahya, Chairman of Ni Hsin Group; YDH Dato' Seri Acryl Sani Abdullah Sani, Deputy Inspector General of Police; Encik Faird Yunus, CEO of Red One Network Sdn Bhd; Mr. Ben Teh, Chief Sales Officer of Red One Network Sdn BhdBlackBixon coffee is described as a composition providing the benefits of caffeine and the patented Bioenergy Ribose(R) in combination when consumed and helps in accentuating the human body's natural process of energy synthesis while at the same time lessening fatigue and boosting the mental alertness of an individual. There is also the nutritional coffee variant enriched with acai berry extract for a good source of phytonutrients and anti...

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Singaporean Woman Founder of Edtech Start-Up KOCO Secures SGD700k in Seed Funding and Launches KOCO Space for Parents

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SINGAPORE - KOCO today announced that it has received a seed investment of S$700,000 by an undisclosed family office. This investment comes at an extraordinary time for KOCO as its EdTech services - KOCO Paper and KOCO Schools, are gaining business momentum during this pandemic. KOCO, with operations in both Singapore and Indonesia, has increased its user base to 11,000 in a span of 5 months. The funding will accelerate KOCO's growth strategy to meet the rapidly evolving needs in the education ecosystem. KOCO will further invest in identified strategic areas of growth, including its Artificial Intelligence (AI), and interactive end-to-end learning enablement platform for teachers, students, and parents. Lenie Chow, Founder and CEO said, "Since its founding in March 2020, KOCO will continue to provide increasing value to parents, students and teachers. We have scaled rapidly in Singapore and Indonesia by anticipating and addressing consumer needs with a data-driven strategy underpinned by a talented team. The investments will accelerate the growth plans we have identified as more parents and teachers move towards digital solutions for education." KOCO began its expansion i...

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Singaporean Woman Founder of Edtech Start-Up KOCO Secures SGD700k in Seed Funding and Launches KOCO Space for Parents

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KOCO today announced that it has received a seed investment of S$700,000 by an undisclosed family office. This investment comes at an extraordinary time for KOCO as its EdTech services - KOCO Paper and KOCO Schools, are gaining business momentum during this pandemic. KOCO, with operations in both Singapore and Indonesia, has increased its user base to 11,000 in a span of 5 months. The funding will accelerate KOCO's growth strategy to meet the rapidly evolving needs in the education ecosystem. KOCO will further invest in identified strategic areas of growth, including its Artificial Intelligence (AI), and interactive end-to-end learning enablement platform for teachers, students, and parents. Lenie Chow, Founder and CEO said, "Since its founding in March 2020, KOCO will continue to provide increasing value to parents, students and teachers. We have scaled rapidly in Singapore and Indonesia by anticipating and addressing consumer needs with a data-driven strategy underpinned by a talented team. The investments will accelerate the growth plans we have identified as more parents and teachers move towards digital solutions for education." KOCO began its expansion into the B2C segment wi...

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Fujitsu Launches Data-Driven Social Creation Platform in Joint Project with 9 Universities and 2 Research Institutes

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TOKYO, Mar 10, 2021 - (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - Fujitsu today announced the completion of its Data-Driven Social Creation Platform to contribute to the realization of the Japanese government's Society 5.0 concept(1), which presents a vision of a new, data-intensive society. The new platform commenced operations on March 9, 2021, and will be jointly operated by 9 universities and 2 research institutes(2) in Japan.The new platform was installed in March 2021 in the Kashiwa II Campus Research Building of the University of Tokyo. In collaboration with the Academic Information Network "SINET(3)" operated by the National Institute of Informatics (NII), the new platform will provide a wide range of computing resources and data collection, storage, and analysis functions to universities and research institutions throughout Japan.The Data-Driven Social Creation Platform consists of 368 next generation Fujitsu Server PRIMERGY CX2550 units equipped with the latest CPU and 40 units of the next generation model of Fujitsu Server PRIMERGY GX2570 equipped with high-end GPUs(4), as well as a storage system with a total of 27 petabytes storage capacity, optimized for high-speed processing ...

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HouseAfrica Announces Partnership With Domineum

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LAGOS, Mar 10, 2021 - (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - HouseAfrica, furthering its dedication to making African real estate transactions seamless and transparent, is pleased to announce a strategic partnership with Domineum, an enterprise blockchain technology and back-end services provider. PropVat by HouseAfrica helps individuals and financial institutions verify and validate properties seamlessly, increasing access to credit.HouseAfrica's PropVat.com, Africa's largest property technology platform, connects real estate stakeholders, property developers, home buyers, financial institutions, valuers and government regulators, to verify and validate property authenticity before purchase or credit application."We are particularly excited about our partnership with Domineum, as it helps us toward our goal of unlocking trapped real estate value in Nigeria, estimated at $300-900 billion dollars. We believe in collaboration. PropVat, our cutting-edge solution for unlocking Nigeria's and Africa's huge dead asset pool, is built on blockchain and collaboration," says Uba Nnamdi, Co-Founder and CEO HouseAfrica."Domineum is excited to partner with HouseAfrica to deliver its bespoke products...

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Fujitsu and RIKEN Complete Joint Development of Japan’s Fugaku, the World’s Fastest Supercomputer

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TOKYO, Mar 9, 2021 - (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - 1. OverviewFugaku is Japan's supercomputer that has been developed as a core system for the innovative High-Performance Computing Infrastructure (HPCI) promoted by Japan's Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT).In 2014, RIKEN and Fujitsu began joint development of Fugaku and completed delivery of all racks in May 2020. Since then, they have developed and optimized the user environment in preparation for the commencement of shared use.In the meantime, Fugaku has claimed the world's top spot for two consecutive terms in June and November 2020 in four categories on the major high-performance computer rankings: the TOP500, HPCG, HPL-AI, as well as the Graph 500, and has been used on a trial basis under the "Program for Promoting Research on the Supercomputer Fugaku", "research projects aimed to combat COVID-19", etc. since April 2020. In these trials, two projects, "Study on Large-Scale Numerical Fluid Simulation" and "Largest Ever Meteorological Calculation" have already been selected as the ACM Gordon Bell Prize finalists. In addition, research on "Prediction and Countermeasures for Infection by Vi...

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Hitachi Joins ‘The Valuable 500’, an International Initiative to Promote Disability Inclusion

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TOKYO, Mar 8, 2021 - (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - Hitachi, Ltd. (TSE: 6501) today announced that it has joined "The Valuable 500," an international movement to promote active participation by persons with disabilities."The Valuable 500" was kicked off at the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum (Davos) in January 2019. The goal of the initiative is to achieve an inclusive society by having business leaders promote the inclusion of disabled persons in business activities.Hitachi has positioned the promotion of diversity and inclusion as part of its management strategies. It considers differences in gender, nationality, ethnicity, religion, background, age, disability, and sexual orientation to be part of a person's individuality, and respects that individuality. By applying those differences to strengthen the organization, Hitachi ties this into the continued growth of both individuals and the organizations of which they are part.Up to now, as part of efforts to promote the employment of persons with disabilities, in collaboration with Group companies, Hitachi has undertaken activities aimed at meeting the needs of disabled persons seeking employment opportunities; for e...

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SGX to see more IPOs this year, with new listings driven by growth sector firms: Experts

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SINGAPORE - The pandemic has hit firms in many industries but also presented new opportunities to flourish for those in growth sectors. These effects are likely to spill over into Singapore's initial public offering (IPO) market, which is expected to see more listings this year by larger companies in businesses such as healthcare, tech and food and beverage, capital markets experts told The Straits Times. Please subscribe or log in to continue reading the full article. Get unlimited access to all stories at $0.99/month Latest headlines and exclusive stories In-depth analyses and award-winning multimedia content Get access to all with our no-contract promotional package at only $0.99/month for the first 3 months* Subscribe now *Terms and conditions apply.

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Insurance: Pay more if you see your own doctors

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Unless you are prepared to pay more, the days of consulting private doctors who are not on your insurers' panels for hospital treatment will soon be over for most people. Instead of just making co-payment compulsory in new "riders", which are add-on policies to the main private medical plans, the six major insurers - AIA, Aviva, AXA, Great Eastern, Income and Prudential - want customers to seek treatment with their accredited specialists or doctors at public hospitals. Please subscribe or log in to continue reading the full article. Get unlimited access to all stories at $0.99/month Latest headlines and exclusive stories In-depth analyses and award-winning multimedia content Get access to all with our no-contract promotional package at only $0.99/month for the first 3 months* Subscribe now *Terms and conditions apply.

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Worried for safety of their family and friends in Myanmar

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SINGAPORE - Student Susan Pyi, 21, spends every waking hour here worried for the safety of her family in Myanmar. The Singaporean, who was born and raised there, has a seven-year-old brother who lives with their mother and grandmother in Yangon. Ms Pyi lives in Singapore with her father. She said her mother often hears gunshots near their apartment. Ms Pyi is most concerned about her brother, who likes to go onto the balcony, where stray bullets could pose a risk. "I've seen a lot of pictures of kids getting hurt, so I'm really worried about him," she said. To make matters worse, she loses contact with her family on days when the authorities in Myanmar cut off access to the Internet. "I don't know what's happening and I just feel so helpless," she said. Protests, largely led by young people, broke out in several cities in Myanmar after military officials staged a coup on Feb 1 and detained the country's de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi, along with many other leaders of the National League for Democracy - Myanmar's elected ruling party. The military crackdown which followed left many dead and injured, and more than 1,000 people were arrested. Amid the ensuing chaos, word spread that...

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MHI Group Presents “Best Innovation 2020” Awards for Activities that Contribute to Reducing Environmental Loads

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TOKYO, Mar 5, 2021 - (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) has determined the recipients of its 2020 "Best Innovation" awards, an in-house program to recognize activities that contribute to the conservation and protection of the global environment, and the lowering of environmental loads. The aim is to raise environmental awareness among corporate group employees and encourage further innovation.MHI Group has adopted the mission: "Integrate cutting-edge technology into expertise built up over many years to provide solutions to some of the world's most pressing issues and provide better lives." Going forward, through its business activities MHI aims to contribute to the achievement of the UN's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)(1), and the resolution of social issues(2).M501JAC series gas turbines with world-leading efficiency, enabling hydrogen utilizationMitsubishi Power, Ltd.The M501JAC series gas turbines have been developed based on the M501J gas turbine with the turbine inlet temperature of 1,600degC, world-first at the time, and the reliability of 99.5% after over one million hours of cumulative operating hours. M501JAC is a cutting-edge...

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GIC-backed Bank Jago races to upend mobile banking in Indonesia

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JAKARTA (BLOOMBERG) - Bank Jago will begin offering some banking services via mobile app this month before extending full-fledged products including loans, securing early-mover advantage in Indonesia's booming digital banking industry. The lender, which received fresh capital from ride-hailing and payments giant Gojek and Singapore sovereign wealth fund GIC, will then embed its services on Gojek's platform this year, president director Kharim Siregar and commissioner Anika Faisal said in a joint interview from Jakarta. That would let Gojek's tens of millions of users instantly open a bank account with Jago and manage their finances via the Gojek app. "We really foresee the change in the lifestyle through the phones," Mr Siregar said. Digital banking "needs to be easy, fast and secure. Whoever can do this well will come out as leaders. We want to be in that leadership position." Bank Jago went from obscurity to Indonesia's fourth most-valuable listed bank in recent months. Gojek and GIC's investment has swelled optimism that a small bank with total assets of just US$116.2 million (S$155.4 million) in September could become the first technology-based lender catering to the masses. It...

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China Gas Enters into Strategic Cooperation Framework Agreement with Sinopec

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HONG KONG, Mar 4, 2021 - (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - China Gas Holdings Limited ("China Gas" or the "Group"; stock code: 384), a leading piped-gas operator in China, announced today that it has entered into a strategic cooperation framework agreement ("Agreement") with China Petrochemical Corporation ("Sinopec") on 4 March 2021. The Agreement will enable both parties to join forces and fully leverage each other's advantages in resources and downstream market, helping them engage in all-round cooperation in areas including natural gas procurement, liquefied natural gas ("LNG") receiving terminal utilisation, downstream gas projects, oil and gas (natural gas and hydrogen) stations/recharging poles and liquefied petroleum gas ("LPG") business. Both parties will therefore seize the immense opportunities generated from China's clean energy development and energy structure improvement. Under the Agreement, the Group will commence strategic cooperation with Sinopec in three main areas. In the natural gas business, both parties will study and cooperate in the establishment of a natural gas trading company. This trading company will be responsible for centralised procurement from Sin...

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Honda to Begin Sales of Legend with New Honda SENSING Elite

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TOKYO, Mar 4, 2021 - (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - Honda Motor Co., Ltd. will begin lease sales in Japan, on March 5, 2021, of the all-new Legend equipped with Honda SENSING Elite.Legend Hybrid EX - Honda SENSING EliteStriving to realize a collision-free society based on its global safety slogan, "Safety for Everyone," Honda has long been at the forefront globally in researching and developing safety technologies. With a vision to encourage people to explore their curiosity and to realize a joyous future where everyone can go anywhere freely with total peace of mind, Honda is introducing this Legend model equipped with the Honda SENSING Elite which represents the new step forward in the area of advanced safety technology.Honda SENSING Elite is a variation of Honda SENSING, a suite of advanced safety and driver-assistive technologies currently available for Honda vehicles around the world. The name "Elite" represents the outstanding and "elite" technologies included in this latest variation.One of the "elite" technologies is the "Traffic Jam Pilot" function, an advanced technology qualifying for Level 3 automated driving (conditional automated driving in limited area), for whic...

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‘Very few’ requests from commuters to use child booster seats in taxis during trial

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SINGAPORE - A trial to equip taxis here with child booster seats has seen a low utilisation rate, with very few requests from commuters to use such seats, Senior Parliamentary Secretary for Transport Baey Yam Keng said on Thursday (March 4). He was responding to Mr Louis Ng (Nee Soon GRC), who had asked for an update on a pilot programme launched by SMRT Taxis in March last year to progressively equip its fleet of 2,800 cabs with child booster seats. The six-month trial was extended by three months till last December due to the eight-week circuit breaker period, Mr Baey said, and about 1,750 SMRT taxis were equipped with booster seats. The booster seats will remain in these taxis despite the low utilisation rate and SMRT will provide further updates on their usage, he told Parliament. SMRT is the first taxi operator here to offer free child booster seats for its commuters, and Mr Baey said the Land Transport Authority (LTA) will be glad to consider similar trials by other taxi operators. While private cars and private-hire cars are required to have appropriate child restraints or booster seats for children under 1.35m in height, taxis are exempt from this requirement. Pointing out ...

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APOLLOMICS, INC ANNOUNCES SUCCESSFUL ENROLLMENT OF FIRST PATIENT INTO PHASE 1 CLINICAL TRIAL OF APL-106 (UPROLESELAN INJECTION) IN CHINA

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FOSTER CITY, Calif. and HANGZHOU, ZHEJIANG, CHINA, Mar 4, 2021 - (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - Apollomics, Inc., an innovative biopharmaceutical company committed to the discovery and development of mono- and combination- oncology therapies, today announced that the first patient has been successfully enrolled into a Phase 1 clinical trial of APL-106 (uproleselan injection) for the treatment of adults with relapsed or refractory acute myeloid leukemia (AML) in China. In February of this year, the two Phase 1 study sites were initiated.The Phase 1 clinical trial is a part of the Phase 1 and Phase 3 bridging clinical study of APL-106 in combination with chemotherapy in adults with relapsed or refractory AML. Its principal investigator is Professor Jianxiang Wang of the Institute of Hematology and Blood Diseases Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College. The primary objective of the Phase 1 is to study the pharmacokinetic (PK) characteristics of APL-106 in Chinese subjects with relapsed or refractory AML and to evaluate the safety and tolerability of APL-106 in combination with chemotherapy.About APL-106 (uproleselan injection) APL-106 (uprole...

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Group Ten Drills High-Grade Nickel Sulphide in 455 Meters of Continuous Palladium, Platinum, Rhodium, Gold, Copper, and Cobalt Mineralization at the Stillwater West Project in Montana, USA

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Vancouver, BC, Mar 4, 2021 - (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - Group Ten Metals Inc. (TSX.V: PGE; US OTC: PGEZF; FSE: 5D32) (the "Company" or "Group Ten") is pleased to announce results from the 2020 drill campaign at the Chrome Mountain target area of the Company's flagship Stillwater West Platinum Group Element ("PGE")-Ni-Cu-Co + Au project in Montana, USA.TABLE 1 - Highlight Drill Intercepts from the 2020 Drill Campaign at Chrome MountainIntervals from 120 to 530 meters of continuous nickel and copper sulphide mineralization, enriched in palladium, platinum, rhodium, gold, and cobalt, were intercepted in the five drill holes starting at or near surface, with each hole also encountering higher-grade intervals over widths of 50 to 150 meters in addition to more selective high-grade intervals. These results further demonstrate the potential for multiple, large-scale, bulk tonnage "Platreef-style" horizons of battery metals and PGEs within the lower Stillwater complex, based on known parallels with South Africa's Bushveld complex.Work in 2020 included a five-hole, 1,822-meter (5,979 foot) drill campaign which focused on the Chrome Mountain target area, in follow-up to the previous ...

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Betfred Sports, Represented by SCCG Management, Signs Multi-year Marketing Agreement with Colorado Rockies

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LAS VEGAS, NV, Mar 3, 2021 - (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - Stephen Crystal, SCCG Management Founder, announced that Betfred USA Sports, represented by SCCG Management, has entered into a multi-year marketing and sponsorship agreement with the Colorado Rockies. The terms of the deal include various digital and stadium assets at Coors field, in addition to game-day experiences for baseball fans including ticket giveaways, game suites, in-game contests and more. Additionally, the sports betting operator will become a Proud Partner of the Colorado Rockies."Colorado has proven to be a fantastic market for Betfred Sports, and we look forward to further demonstrating our commitment to local fans with this partnership with the Rockies," stated Bryan Bennett, Chief Operating Officer of Betfred USA Sports. "Along with our sportsbook at Saratoga Casino Black Hawk and our other sports partnerships in the state, Betfred is investing in Colorado for the long haul.""The Colorado Rockies are always looking to partner with top tier brands and Betfred Sports has established themselves as one of the best in the market," said Walker Monfort, Rockies' Vice President of Corporate Partnerships. "Spo...