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Meridian Holdings Announces Dejan “Pet” Petković, Brazilian Football Legend, as Global Brand Ambassador
LAS VEGAS, May 26, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Meridian Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: MRDN) (“Meridian” or the “Company”), a global operator and technology provider in online sports betting and gaming markets, today announced that Dejan Petković, the Serbian-born former football (soccer) player and current television analyst universally regarded as one of the most beloved foreign players in Brazilian football history, has signed an agreement to become the Global Brand Ambassador of the Company. As part of
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