WinnerOnline-Editorial

With its popularity on a high with a high volume of traffic from Mainland China and seeing around a million page views a month, the World Sports Network has "secured its first institutional round of venture funding from Valhalla Investments Inc." according to a release and has received an added bonus, Mark Blandford has joined its board.

For the uninitiated, Blandford founded Sportingbet.com and currently serves as Valhalla's Director.

"We are thrilled to bring on an industry veteran in Mark Blandford," said Charles Gillespie, WSN's CEO.

"Mark's success in online sports betting is unrivaled and we are excited to hear what advice he can provide us from his experience with Sportingbet and his other ventures."

Blandford for his part was happy to join the World Sports Network and was more than willing to lend his expertise.

"I believe the addressable market is huge and that WSN can feed the demand for more information and statistics which have an impact on the outcome of sporting events," he said.