WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va.,
Jan. 29, 2020 /PRNewswire/
-- MGM Resorts International (NYSE: MGM) and Roar Digital, LLC
– the joint venture between MGM Resorts and GVC Holdings (LSE: GVC)
– today announced that the BetMGM mobile sports betting app is now
accepting wagers throughout West
Virginia. Today's announcement was made in conjunction with
The Greenbrier, the mountain luxury resort synonymous with
world-class, authentic hospitality in West Virginia.
"We are pleased to be operating in West Virginia and partnering with The
Greenbrier, a historic grand hotel and one of the most storied
landmarks in the United States,"
said Scott Butera, President of
Interactive Gaming for MGM Resorts. "Sports betting represents a
significant opportunity for the MGM Resorts-GVC joint venture; we
look forward to bringing our best-in-class mobile technology to
additional states where mobile gaming is approved."
BetMGM offers unique product features, such as in-app,
livestreamed sports events from around the world. With today's
announcement, West Virginian sports bettors will have access to
industry-leading promotions only available inside the Mountain State.
"We know the passion for sports in West Virginia, which is why we're launching
BetMGM with the very best features and promotions already up and
running," said Adam Greenblatt, CEO
of Roar Digital. "West Virginians will notice the care we've put
into making this a mobile betting experience for die-hard sports
fans and novices alike."
Available for download on both iOS and Android as well as
accessible via desktop, BetMGM leverages an exclusive betting
engine that allows fans to place bets quickly and with ease. Sports
bettors also have access to a wide assortment of betting markets,
including football, basketball, baseball, hockey, golf, soccer,
tennis and combat sports.
"We are thrilled that BetMGM is coming to West Virginia and couldn't be prouder that
this tremendous brand is launching at The Greenbrier," said Dr.
Jill Justice, President, The
Greenbrier. "West Virginia sports
fans are going to love this app as much as they love visiting us
here at America's Resort."
West Virginia became the third
state to adopt online sports betting in December 2018. For more information on BetMGM,
follow @BetMGM on Twitter.
About Roar Digital
Roar Digital LLC is a US sports
betting and online gaming venture, owned by MGM Resorts
International (NYSE: MGM) and GVC Holdings Plc (LSE: GVC).
Based in New Jersey, the venture
was established in July 2018 to
create a world-class sports betting and online gaming platform in
the United States, in order to
take advantage of the new regulated sports betting market
developing in the US. Utilizing GVC's U.S.-licensed,
state-of-the-art proprietary technology platform, Roar Digital
offers sports betting and online gaming via market leading brands
including BetMGM and partypoker. The venture has exclusive access
to MGM's U.S. land-based and online sports betting, major
tournament poker, and online gaming businesses. For more
information visit www.roardigital.com.
About MGM Resorts International
MGM Resorts
International (NYSE: MGM) is an S&P 500® global entertainment
company with national and international locations featuring
best-in-class hotels and casinos, state-of-the-art meetings and
conference spaces, incredible live and theatrical entertainment
experiences, and an extensive array of restaurant, nightlife and
retail offerings. MGM Resorts creates immersive, iconic experiences
through its suite of Las
Vegas-inspired brands. The MGM Resorts portfolio encompasses
29 unique hotel and destination gaming offerings including some of
the most recognizable resort brands in the industry. Expanding
throughout the U.S. and around the world, the company recently
acquired the operations of Empire City Casino in New York and Hard Rock Rocksino in
Ohio, which was rebranded as MGM
Northfield Park. In 2018, MGM Resorts opened MGM Springfield in
Massachusetts, MGM COTAI in
Macau, and the first
Bellagio-branded hotel in Shanghai. The over 80,000 global employees of
MGM Resorts are proud of their company for being recognized as one
of FORTUNE® Magazine's World's Most Admired Companies®. For more
information visit us at www.mgmresorts.com.
About GVC
GVC Holdings PLC is one of the world's
largest sports-betting and gaming groups, operating both online and
in the retail sector. The Group owns a comprehensive
portfolio of established brands; Sports Brands include bwin, Coral,
Crystalbet, Eurobet, Ladbrokes, Neds and Sportingbet; Games Brands
include CasinoClub, Foxy Bingo, Gala, Gioco Digitale, partypoker
and PartyCasino. The Group owns proprietary technology across all
of its core product verticals and in addition to its B2C operations
provides services to a number of third-party customers on a B2B
basis. The Group has also entered into a joint-venture with MGM
Resorts to capitalise on the sports-betting and gaming opportunity
in the US. The Group, incorporated in the Isle of Man, is a
constituent of the FTSE 250 index and has licenses in more than 20
countries, across five continents. For more information see the
Group's website: www.gvc-plc.com
About The Greenbrier
The Greenbrier is a luxury
mountain resort in White Sulphur
Springs, West Virginia.With a history dating back to 1778,
the 710 perfectly appointed Signature Resort Rooms, Classic and
Historic Suites, Legacy Cottages and Estate Homes are situated on
The Greenbrier's breathtaking 11,000-acre playground. Play
championship golf courses or experience more than 55 activities.
America's only private casino features table games, slot machines
and sports wagering. The Greenbrier's full-service mineral spa is
widely recognized as one of the most luxurious in the world, and
the Retail Collection is comprised of 36 boutiques, shops and
hand-crafted works of art. The Greenbrier Restaurant Collection
includes 20 restaurants, cafés and lounges. The Greenbrier Clinic
has been practicing diagnostic medicine since 1948, and The
Greenbrier Sporting Club is the pinnacle of luxury real estate.
Follow The Greenbrier on Facebook at The Greenbrier, on
Twitter at @the_greenbrier or on Instagram at the
greenbrier.
Statements in this release that are not historical facts are
"forward-looking" statements and "safe harbor statements" within
the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995
that involve risks and/or uncertainties, including those described
in MGM Resorts' public filings with the SEC. MGM Resorts has based
forward-looking statements on management's current expectations and
assumptions and not on historical facts. Examples of these
statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding
the future results of BetMGM. Among the important factors that
could cause actual results to differ materially from those
indicated in such forward-looking statements include effects of
economic conditions and market conditions in the markets in which
MGM Resorts operates and competition with other destination travel
locations throughout the United
States and the world, the design, timing and costs of
expansion projects, risks relating to international operations,
permits, licenses, financings, approvals and other contingencies in
connection with growth in new or existing jurisdictions and
additional risks and uncertainties described in MGM Resorts' Form
10-K, Form 10-Q and Form 8-K reports (including all amendments to
those reports). In providing forward-looking statements, MGM
Resorts is not undertaking any duty or obligation to update these
statements publicly as a result of new information, future events
or otherwise, except as required by law. If MGM Resorts updates one
or more forward-looking statements, no inference should be drawn
that it will make additional updates with respect to those other
forward-looking statements.
CONTACTS
MGM Resorts
Marc Jacobson
media@mgmresorts.com
Roar Digital
Drew
Pierson
Finn Partners (on behalf of Roar Digital)
roar@finnpartners.com
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