VGW introduces Skrill as new payment option on US sites

(PRESS RELEASE) -- Virtual Gaming Worlds, the innovative pioneers of Social Sweepstake Gaming, today announced that it has partnered with Skrill USA, Inc., a digital payments leader, for VGW’s social gaming sites based in the United States. This strategic collaboration will enable VGW’s players in the U.S. to use Skrill as a new payment solution on its fast-growing social gaming sites, Global Poker and Chumba Casino.

Skrill enables players to quickly upload funds using ACH, cards or prepaid vouchers and pay with just an e-mail address and password while they play, offering a seamless, quick and secure payments experience. Effective today, Global Poker’s and Chumba Casino’s U.S. players can now make purchases of gold coins and redeem sweepstakes prizes using Skrill.

“Providing players with a streamlined online payment solution is central to what we do,” said Lorenzo Pellegrino, a commercial leader at Skrill USA, Inc. “Helping businesses enhance their customer experience in order to do this is one of our main objectives.”

Laurence Escalante, CEO of VGW, added, “Skrill is one of the fastest growing digital payments providers in the U.S. Together, we are confident that our new partnership will offer our players a seamless and secure payment option. We are particularly excited that Skrill’s capabilities will give our players more choice and flexibility to interact with our games in the way which is most convenient for them.”

The Skrill app is available for download in the Apple App Store and Google Play Store.