01 Dec, 2018
ProGame Sports is proud and excited to welcome attorney and long-standing public servant Jeff Kessler to the ProGame team. Jeff has recently joined ProGame as its legal counsel to provide his first rate legal acumen as ProGame prepares to launch its signature “Mountaineer” peer-to-peer gaming marketplace in West Virginia in 2019.
Jeff served as a long-standing member of the West Virginia Senate, representing the 2nd district from 1997 to 2017. During his tenure, Jeff served as President of the Senate/Lieutenant Governor, Chairman of the Judiciary Committee and Senate Minority Leader, where he was highly praised on both sides of the aisle for his keen legal insight and extensive knowledge of legislative procedure and history. Privately, Jeff is a partner at the law firm Berry, Kessler, Crutchfield, Taylor & Gordon, located in Moundsville, West Virginia.
“We are thrilled that Jeff has signed on to ProGame Sports as we put the final touches on the Mountaineer marketplace. Jeff’s regulatory knowledge, contacts and legal skillset are a perfect fit for ProGame and offer us the best opportunity to successfully establish an exciting and enjoyable vehicle for peer-to-peer wagering on traditional and eSports,” says ProGame co-owner David A. Ealy.
Jeff Kessler stated: “I am extremely excited to become part of a new West Virginia- based company that is on the cutting edge of legalized sports wagering and eSports opportunities here at home. ProGame intends to show the world that West Virginians can compete on a national and international level and has already garnered the attention of Byteball, an internationally recognized leader in sports betting and blockchain technology.”
Jeff’s initial focus will be on attaining a license to operate in WV to allow players to enjoy the benefits of the peer-to-peer gaming marketplace statewide, but also to launch new products and lead the company into other States as they come online to legalized gambling.
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The Wheeling Wheelman rode his training, talent and grit to capture his biggest victory to date, taking the prestigious 2019 Snowball Derby Monday at the 5 Flags Speedway in Pensacola, Fla. It was Braden’s first time qualifying for the race, and even that was chancy, given the circumstances.
But to WIN? That, my friends, was remarkable.
To quickly recap: 1. Braden was wrecked in practice Friday, destroying the right side of the car. The crew replaced the entire suspension, got the ride ready and, despite no practice with “the new car,” Braden was able to qualify for the race. 2. He qualified 30th, which, on a short track with an old, slick, asphalt surface, put his car in the crosshairs for more beatin’ and bangin’ and perhaps another wreck. 3. He went a lap down on an early pit stop. 4. He was spun by another car in the last five laps.
But to pull himself and Team Platinum together and make a run to the front after all the issues? Braden, just 25, relied on his experience and talent. When the car went a lap down and fell to 34th, the crew gambled and took on new tires before any of the other cars. This allowed him to maneuver, dart and dodge his way to sixth, and put himself into position to make a run for the win.
Travis Braden is fast, and he’s smart. He’s got two degrees in engineering from West Virginia University — mechanical and aerospace — and knows his car inside and out.
“I can build a car from the ground up,” he admitted. “A lot of the drivers can’t say that.”
It was the most improbable finish of his career. It was wild and it was staggering, several times over. But if you’ve paid close attention, you could’ve seen this coming, because it was also methodical and surgical. It was Travis Braden showing how it’s done.
The Wheeling Wheelman rode his training, talent and grit to capture his biggest victory to date, taking the prestigious 2019 Snowball Derby Monday at the 5 Flags Speedway in Pensacola, Fla. It was Braden’s first time qualifying for the race, and even that was chancy, given the circumstances.
But to WIN? That, my friends, was remarkable.
To quickly recap: 1. Braden was wrecked in practice Friday, destroying the right side of the car. The crew replaced the entire suspension, got the ride ready and, despite no practice with “the new car,” Braden was able to qualify for the race. 2. He qualified 30th, which, on a short track with an old, slick, asphalt surface, put his car in the crosshairs for more beatin’ and bangin’ and perhaps another wreck. 3. He went a lap down on an early pit stop. 4. He was spun by another car in the last five laps.
But to pull himself and Team Platinum together and make a run to the front after all the issues? Braden, just 25, relied on his experience and talent. When the car went a lap down and fell to 34th, the crew gambled and took on new tires before any of the other cars. This allowed him to maneuver, dart and dodge his way to sixth, and put himself into position to make a run for the win.
Travis Braden is fast, and he’s smart. He’s got two degrees in engineering from West Virginia University — mechanical and aerospace — and knows his car inside and out.
“I can build a car from the ground up,” he admitted. “A lot of the drivers can’t say that.”
MCMECHEN — Pro race car driver and Wheeling native Travis Braden grew up wishing that video game technology... would be more realistic — especially when it came to racing. That time has come.
The Wheeling Wheelman rode his training, talent and grit to capture his biggest victory to date, taking the prestigious 2019 Snowball Derby Monday at the 5 Flags Speedway in Pensacola, Fla. It was Braden’s first time qualifying for the race, and even that was chancy, given the circumstances.
But to WIN? That, my friends, was remarkable.
To quickly recap: 1. Braden was wrecked in practice Friday, destroying the right side of the car. The crew replaced the entire suspension, got the ride ready and, despite no practice with “the new car,” Braden was able to qualify for the race. 2. He qualified 30th, which, on a short track with an old, slick, asphalt surface, put his car in the crosshairs for more beatin’ and bangin’ and perhaps another wreck. 3. He went a lap down on an early pit stop. 4. He was spun by another car in the last five laps.
But to pull himself and Team Platinum together and make a run to the front after all the issues? Braden, just 25, relied on his experience and talent. When the car went a lap down and fell to 34th, the crew gambled and took on new tires before any of the other cars. This allowed him to maneuver, dart and dodge his way to sixth, and put himself into position to make a run for the win.
Travis Braden is fast, and he’s smart. He’s got two degrees in engineering from West Virginia University — mechanical and aerospace — and knows his car inside and out.
“I can build a car from the ground up,” he admitted. “A lot of the drivers can’t say that.”
