LAS VEGAS, March 6, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- MGM
Resorts (NYSE: MGM) unveiled new sports betting experiences
across its Las Vegas properties
today, as well as announced the launch of BetMGM in Nevada. In partnership with Roar Digital, LLC
– MGM Resorts' joint venture with GVC Holdings (LSE: GVC) – the
launch of BetMGM in Nevada
includes a state-of-the-art mobile betting app, the rebranding of
MGM Resort's sportsbooks, and more than 100 gaming kiosks across
MGM's Las Vegas properties.
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"MGM Resorts has emerged as a leader in sports betting, striking
significant partnerships with professional sports leagues,
expanding our market reach and harnessing best-in-class mobile
technology from Roar Digital, powered by GVC," said Scott Butera, President of Interactive Gaming
for MGM Resorts. "Beyond sports, we continue to offer new and
exciting amenities at our properties as we've found our sport
bettors appreciate world-class hotels, restaurants and
entertainment; BetMGM allows us to incorporate them into the
ecosystem of everything MGM has to offer."
BetMGM offers bettors in Nevada
the flexibility to play from the convenience of their phones, in
person at MGM Resort's sportsbooks, or from easily accessible
gaming kiosks. Both the app and gaming kiosks offer intuitive and
simple navigation of the full suite of wagering opportunities
guests can find at the sportsbook, including pre- and in-game bets,
parlays, prop bets and more. Through its connection with MGM
Resorts' loyalty program M life Rewards, with each bet BetMGM's
players earn points, benefits and rewards that can be used at MGM's
resorts.
Adam Greenblatt, CEO of Roar
Digital, said, "We're proud to formally introduce the new
BetMGM app in Nevada today. MGM
Resorts' iconic properties across Las
Vegas and GVC's technology combine to deliver a streamlined
sports betting experience that's easy to use and exciting to play,
giving BetMGM a leading edge in the industry."
BetMGM Sportsbooks and Gaming Kiosks
In the coming weeks, rebranded BetMGM sportsbooks will debut at
Bellagio, ARIA, MGM Grand, Mandalay Bay, The Mirage, Park MGM,
New York-New York, Luxor and
Excalibur – along with more than 100 gaming kiosks across the
sportsbooks for quick and easy wagers.
BetMGM Mobile App
Currently available for download on iOS and Android, the
BetMGM mobile app is a new customer experience as well as a
rebranding of the mobile sports betting app PlayMGM first
introduced in 2017.
BetMGM offers sports fans a seamless betting experience and
allows them to place an expanded range of pre-match and in-play
bets on professional and collegiate football, MLB, MLS, NBA and NHL
games, among other sporting events. The app features the latest
betting odds, enhanced offers and multiple betting formats, from
money line and point spread bets to parlays and futures.
After downloading the app, players can expedite enrollment by
completing the in-app registration. They'll need to visit the
dedicated BetMGM window at any MGM Resorts' sportsbook in
Las Vegas to activate their
account, place a cash deposit and make a first bet. After
completing this enrollment process, they're free to place wagers
through the app from anywhere in Nevada and make deposits and withdrawals right
on their phone.
Key app features:
- All the perks and betting options of MGM Resorts' traditional
sportsbooks, right on your phone
- Easy in-app registration to expedite the process with dedicated
BetMGM windows at MGM Resorts' Vegas sportsbooks to quickly
activate account and make a first cash deposit
- Following account registration and first bet placed at
sportsbook, all deposits and withdrawals can be made directly
inside the app with a credit/debit card via the BetMGM Play+
pre-paid card or at the sportsbook counter
- Robust menu of prop bets and live, in-game wagering; see odds
change real-time as games unfold
- Wagering opportunities 24 hours a day, 7 days a week from
anywhere in Nevada (must be 21
years or older)
- Clean, simple user interface allows instant access to desired
games and bet types
- Preferred access and perks with MGM Resorts' properties and
amenities across the country
As MGM Resorts continues to expand and evolve its sports betting
platforms, responsible gambling education remains a key
focus. GameSense is an industry-leading program, developed and
licensed to MGM Resorts by the British Columbia Lottery Corporation
(BCLC), focusing on positive, transparent and proactive
conversations with players about how to gamble
responsibly. The program comes alive through personal
interactions between guests and trained staff based at each
property's M life Rewards desk. In addition to speaking to trained
employees – known as GameSense Advisors – guests also utilize
interactive GameSense touchscreens and educational materials and
other resources found at the M life Rewards Desk. Players can also
visit www.mgmresorts.com/gamesense.
BetMGM is now live in Nevada,
New Jersey, West Virginia and Indiana. Subject to receipt of all applicable
gaming approvals, it also will soon go live in Michigan with retail sportsbook betting at MGM
Grand Detroit, with statewide mobile betting to follow. MGM Resorts
also recently announced partnerships with Buffalo Wild
Wings and Yahoo Sports to further the reach of the BetMGM
brand and experience across the country.
For more information on BetMGM, follow @BetMGM on Twitter.
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 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.
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 launch of BetMGM in Nevada,
the rebranding of the Las Vegas
sportsbooks and the addition of gaming kiosks and the expected
launch of BetMGM in additional jurisdictions in the future. 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
Kirvin Doak Communications
Natalie Mounier/Robert Flicker
nmounier@kirvindoak.com, rflicker@kirvindoak.com
Roar Digital
Elisa Richardson
Elisa.richardson@roardigital.com
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