$1M tournament
to headline 2022 ARIA Poker Classic
JERSEY
CITY, N.J., May 5, 2022
/PRNewswire/ -- BetMGM, a leading sports betting and iGaming
operator, today announced that the first BetMGM Poker Championship
is scheduled for June 23-26 at ARIA
Resort & Casino in Las Vegas.
The tournament, scheduled during the 2022 ARIA Poker Classic, will
lead four days of BetMGM poker events.
"The first-ever BetMGM Poker Championship descends on Las Vegas
during one of the most exciting times of the poker season," said
Luke Staudenmaier, Director of
Poker, BetMGM. "ARIA is a legendary poker brand and we're thrilled
that the Championship has become an integral part of this year's
Poker Classic. Through our relationship with MGM Resorts and its
world-class U.S. properties, we'll continue to leverage event
programming and connect with players both online and in their
favorite poker rooms."
The BetMGM Poker Championship at ARIA is a $3,500 buy-in no limit hold 'em tournament
carrying a $1 million guarantee. On
Saturday, June 25, a $600 buy-in BetMGM Poker Mystery Bounty will mark
the first time ARIA has run this modern take on a live poker
knockout tournament.
Through a rolling schedule of daily qualifiers and weekly
satellites, BetMGM Poker will award prize packages to at least 15
players from each U.S. live poker market. The packages include a
buy-in for the BetMGM Poker Championship, travel expenses, and a
five-night stay at ARIA.
As BetMGM continues to expand into new markets, responsible
gaming education remains a key focus. BetMGM is proud to provide
resources to help customers play responsibly including GameSense,
an industry leading program, developed and licensed to MGM Resorts
by the British Columbia Lottery Corporation. Through the GameSense
integration within BetMGM's mobile and desktop platforms, customers
can directly access responsible gaming tools.
The BetMGM Poker app is accessible on both iOS and Android, as
well as via desktop. For more information about BetMGM,
follow @BetMGM on Twitter.
About BetMGM
BetMGM is a market leading sports betting
and gaming entertainment company, pioneering the online gaming
industry. Born out of a partnership between MGM Resorts
International (NYSE: MGM) and Entain Plc (LSE: ENT), BetMGM has
exclusive access to all of MGM's U.S. land-based and online sports
betting, major tournament poker, and online gaming businesses.
Utilizing Entain's US-licensed, state of the art technology, BetMGM
offers sports betting and online gaming via market leading brands
including BetMGM, Borgata Casino, Party Casino and Party Poker.
Founded in 2018, BetMGM is headquartered in New Jersey. For more information, visit
https://www.betmgminc.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
32 unique hotel and gaming destinations globally, including some of
the most recognizable resort brands in the industry. The Company's
50/50 venture, BetMGM, LLC, offers U.S. sports betting and online
gaming through market-leading brands, including BetMGM and
partypoker. The Company is currently pursuing targeted expansion in
Asia through the integrated resort
opportunity in Japan. Through its
"Focused on What Matters: Embracing Humanity and Protecting the
Planet" philosophy, MGM Resorts commits to creating a more
sustainable future, while striving to make a bigger difference in
the lives of its employees, guests, and in the communities where it
operates. The 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, please visit us
at www.mgmresorts.com. Please also connect with us
@MGMResortsIntl on Twitter as well
as Facebook and Instagram.
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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.
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