Floyd ‘Money’ Mayweather Signed On As Presenter of New ‘Wild Poker’ App

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  • PG News November 23, 2017
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American boxing promoter and former professional boxer Floyd “Money” Mayweather is showing no signs of allowing down even after retiring from professional boxing. After winning the “The Money Fight” against two-division mixed martial arts (MMA) world champion and at-the-time UFC Lightweight Champion Conor McGregor, which is also considered to be “The Biggest Fight in Combat Sports History”, the undefeated 50 – 0 retired boxer will now make money outside the ring. Mayweather has signed a deal with social casino games developer Playtrex and mobile games publisher Hero Digital Entertainment to become the presenter of a play-money poker app called Wild Poker.

Playtrex was founded in 2016 and is pioneering a new genre of social casino adventure games. The studio is focused on adding a level of adventure, strategy and purpose to casino-style games. On the other hand, Hero Digital Entertainment is an emerging mobile APP publisher, with a focus on partnering with major Hollywood IP`s and top celebrities. Hero has offices in Los Angeles as well as in Pune, India.

Wild Poker App

The social casino adventure game offers Texas Hold’em Poker with a unique twist as apart from the regular card game, Wild Poker adds strategy and adventure elements such as real-time decision-making, power-ups, journey, character development and more to increase the fun and overall exhilaration factor.

The game will require players to embrace the spirit of their favorite animal characters and strategically deploy special skills, such as shark’s sharp sense of smell to detect another player’s fear or the giraffe’s elongated neck to peer over another player’s shoulder.

Players level up as they advance in the game and get to unlock new characters with different abilities and go on a journey that no traditional casino-style game currently offers. While players on Wild Poker won’t be able to wager for real money, they can opt to purchase in-app upgrades to give their character advantages at the table.

Mayweather will be integrated into the game both as a character and as a presenter, introducing new hands and offering players tips on how to play the game successfully. He will also appear as one of the poker players, allowing gamers to choose to play their hands as Mayweather and take advantage of his special skills. For his role with the app, Mayweather is rumored to be getting around six-figures and will make additional money based on how well the game does. Sweet for the man who likes to show off his skills and money right?

In the official press release, an excited Mayweather said, “As soon as I saw Wild Poker, I knew I wanted to become part of it. I’m constantly asked to put my name on stuff, but Wild Poker is different than any game I’ve ever seen. It’s poker, but it goes to the next level. There’s a whole new level of strategy with the power ups. It’s a cutting-edge game, this is that next thing, and like everything I put my name on, Wild Poker is the best ever.”

Playtrex CEO Daniel Kashmir explaining the decision to sign Mayweather said, “Our mission with Wild Poker is to evolve the social casino genre to make it more fun and appealing to all types of players. By adding Floyd as a presenter within the game, it shows that we are committed to providing game experiences that can’t be found in any other social casino game.”

Hero Digital Entertainment CEO Ed Mills was equally excited on the new development and said, “We are ecstatic to attach one of the world’s most recognizable athletes to Wild Poker.”

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