The partnership expands upon an agreement that formed in January 2019, when the NFL named Caesars Entertainment its first casino sponsor.
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BetMGM, FanDuel, DraftKings, BetRivers and Barstool Sportsbook all reported technical difficulties on Sunday, one of the biggest sports betting days of the year.
Less than two weeks after launching a mobile app in Michigan, MGM Resorts International’s sports betting platform is teaming up with former Detroit Lions running back Barry Sanders.
Despite a 37 percent drop from the amount bet nationwide last year, the American Gaming Association predicts this year’s Super Bowl will generate the largest single-event legal handle in American sports betting history.
“Certainly, this year’s Super Bowl weekend will look different than years past with much more intimate events given the current occupancy restrictions,” but casinos will strive to “provide the exciting Super Bowl experience fans expect,” Nevada Resort Association president Virginia Valentine said.
MGM Resort International’s sports betting platform has been named the first official sports betting partner of the Las Vegas Raiders.
The decline comes as 29 million more American adults have access to legal sports betting in their home state, 54 percent more than at the start of last season.
The supply agreement is set to be in place in time for the 2020 football season at the stadium, as well as the Raiders’ administrative facilities and practice facility in Henderson.
The report, released Tuesday, found the spread of legalized sports betting across the U.S. has opened doors for more Americans to place legal bets on the Super Bowl.
The authority’s citizens advisory committee, formed last month, will be evaluating the proposal at a January meeting.
Commissioner Roger Goodell will lead a fireside chat at the January event as Las Vegas readies to become an NFL city.
The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority has appointed two people to the Las Vegas Local Organizing Committee, set to help plan for the NFL 2020 draft in Las Vegas.
Hotels across the Las Vegas Valley are raising their rates during the 2020 NFL Draft, which is expected to bring hundreds of thousands of visitors to the Strip.
More than 1.7 million Nevadans are expected to tune in to this year’s game, which will pit the Los Angeles Rams against the New England Patriots in Atlanta’s Mercedes-Benz Stadium.
The Raiders’ Las Vegas stadium has the green light to get its power from a provider other than NV Energy — and it won’t have to pay an impact fee to do business with an electricity competitor.