MPBL, OKBET renew hoopfest partnership
THE Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) and gaming platform OKBET renewed their partnership geared at helping more aspiring players reach their full potential and realize their dreams.
Boxing legend and MPBL founder Manny Pacquiao was elated over the commitment made by the country’s leading gaming platform for the league’s upcoming fifth regular season.
“I am looking forward to continue working with OKBET, which is one of our trusted partners in championing sports development and the welfare of our Filipino athletes,” said the former senator during the OKBET Grand Launch billed “Together, We Rise” at the Hilton Manila Hotel.
“OKBET shared our goals to provide more opportunities to aspiring talents from all over the country, and help the local competitive scene recover from the Covid-19 pandemic,” Pacquiao added.
Okbet’s partnership with MPBL is one of the milestones the gaming platform achieved the past years which Pacquiao attested to, saying “the league he bankrolled returned from a two-year break due to the contagion with much success.”
OKBET vowed to keep the partnership more vibrant apart from its main goal of helping revitalize the country’s economy.
After sealing a historic deal with MPBL last year, Okbet also launched its “Play It Forward” sports development program and enlisted the help of some of the league’s most talented players and coaches to host free basketball clinics for the Filipino youth.
It has also acquired the rights to the Makati OKBET Kings in the MPBL which will be competing with at least 29 other teams from different cities and provinces around the country on March 10.
As a reliable ally of the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation, OKBET also committed to upholding the integrity of the gaming industry.