Mar 16, 2009 09:58 ET
KlickSports Launches Real-Time, Multi-Platform Prediction Gaming for March Madness
"Twitter" for Sports Offers Fans the Ultimate Interactive Experience
with the Popular College Basketball Series
LOS ANGELES --(Business Wire)-- Mar 16, 2009
KlickSports, the premier provider of live, sports-based interactive
prediction games, today announced that its free College Basketball
Championship Challenge game is now open for fans to join and compete.
Through its multi-platform offering, KlickSports enhances typical
bracket-style games because fans can opt-in to play at anytime
throughout the tournament, rather than be locked into pre-series
picks--or be locked out entirely for not making picks prior to the start
of the tournament. The KlickSports format allows both casual and
hardcore fans alike to enjoy the thrill of March Madness.
By visiting www.klicksports.com/promo/bracket.html,
users can immediately participate in the fun by playing one game in each
Region (4) in the First Round, and then continue to play one Regional
game in each Round all the way through to the Final in April. Fans can
play online (via automated Instant Messenger) and on mobile phones (via
automated Text Messaging) during the entire Tournament. Players will be
playing for prizes throughout the series, with a chance to win a PS3,
iPods and team baseball caps.
The College Basketball Championship Challenge follows on KlickSports’
successful Super Bowl game in which KlickSports saw its user base
increase by 48 percent. With the KlickSports’ college basketball series,
fans predict team and player stats live during the game and play against
their friends and other fans for points and prizes.
"This will be the most exciting KlickSports game series we have ever
offered," said Jose daVeiga, CEO of KlickSports. "We are complementing
the popular traditional methods of fan participation during March
Madness by enabling players to compete against one another in real-time,
as well as expand their connections to fans in other regions. We have
something that is live and that people can enjoy punctually (for 1 game)
or round-by-round. They can join anytime and still have a chance to win
something. It's not an odds-based ‘all or nothing’ proposition, but
rather a skill-based game where the fans really have an impact on the
outcome of their performance."
KlickSports is currently offering immediate participation in its College
Basketball Championship Challenge game - visit www.klicksports.com/promo/bracket.html.
About KlickSports
To learn more about KlickSports, visit http://biz.klicksports.com.
The Jaxson Group for KlickSports
Liz Erk, 781-279-0370
liz@jaxsongroup.com