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TORONTO, ON — October 1, 2018 — Enthusiast Gaming Holdings Inc. (TSXV: EGLX) (formerly Tova Ventures II Inc., the “Company”), today reported its unaudited and unconsolidated financial results for Enthusiast Gaming Inc. for the three and six months ended June 30, 2018.
The Company is pleased to report a significant increase in revenue as compared to the same period a year ago. Total revenue in Q2 2018 increased 757% to $2.6 million, compared to $300,000 in the same period in 2017. In addition, revenue showed strong sequential growth, up 28% from the previous quarter. For the six months ended June 30, 2018, revenue grew to $4.6 million, up from $360,000 in the same six month period in 2017. The Company is also pleased to report improved gross margins as a result of its continued focus on optimizing its advertising operations platform, realizing economies of scale and optimization within the Company’s advertising operations.
Expenditures have increased significantly both on a quarter to quarter basis and when compared to the same period in 2017, however, this increase aligns with the Company’s business plan and part of its overall strategy to significantly expand the Company’s operations.
“I am happy with our performance and growth during the second quarter of 2018. We continued to increase our top line as a result of significant organic growth within our publisher network, coupled by strategic acquisitions over the last year,” said Menashe Kestenbaum, founder and CEO of the Company. Mr. Kestenbaum continued, “we will apply the funds from our recently completed business combination to aggressively pursue further growth within these two areas to drive revenue growth.”
About Enthusiast
Enthusiast was incorporated in 2014 under the laws of the Province of Ontario. Enthusiast owns and operates an online network of websites devoted to video gaming and Canada’s largest video-gaming expo, EGLX. Between its online digital media properties, its network of partner websites, and video-gaming gaming expo, Enthusiast engages millions of video gaming enthusiasts worldwide.
You can find more information relating to Enthusiast Gaming on our website (enthusiastgaming.com) and on SEDAR (sedar.com).
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Investors are cautioned that, except as disclosed in the Filing Statement any information released or received with respect to the reverse take-over may not be accurate or complete and should not be relied upon. Trading in the securities of the Corporation should be considered highly speculative.
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The securities of the Company have not been and will not be registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from the registration requirement. This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy nor shall there be any sale of the securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful.
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