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BetMGM to Make Basketball History This March

Published

2 months ago

March 21, 2024

Destination sportsbook at State Farm Stadium and record-breaking wagers set the stage for biggest tournament in company history.

BetMGM, a leading sports betting and iGaming operator, is set to make history this March forecasting a record-setting handle and featuring a destination sportsbook at State Farm Stadium. To celebrate the greatest tournament of the year, BetMGM is giving customers a stake in an underdog with a free-to-play $100,000 Sleeper Sixteen Contest available through the mobile app.

“March is here and we’re preparing for the landmark tournament,” said BetMGM CEO Adam Greenblatt. “BetMGM will be front-and-center of the action elevating the experience for our fans with unique contests and world-class destinations across the country to catch the games.”

Making History: This year’s tournament will have its place in the record books. Arizona is home to the BetMGM Sportsbook at State Farm Stadium is a 17,000-square-foot entertainment destination with state-of-the-art sportsbook amenities including giant video walls, dozens of wagering kiosks and a world-class bar and grill. Additionally, BetMGM projects 2024 to be the most bet on tournament in company history having recently expanded to North Carolina marking its 29^th market in North America.
BetMGM’s $100,000 Sleeper Sixteen Contest: Now that the bracket is set, all BetMGM players can play a free Sleeper Sixteen game on the mobile app. Players will spin a wheel to be assigned a team in the tournament that is a 10 through a 16 seed. If their team is one of the final 16 teams left in the tournament, the player will split $100,000 in bonus bets, divvied up among other users with that team. Contest not available in New York, Nevada or Puerto Rico.
March Matchups 64% Boost Pack: Starting Wednesday, March 20, all BetMGM customers will receive a Boost Pack, containing three unique tokens to boost their favorite bets in the Round of 64. IThe boost pack will include an odds boost token, a parlay boost token, and a “live” token that can be used on any in-play wager. Promotion not available in Nevada or Puerto Rico.
Inside the Lines: The following intel from the BetMGM trading team highlights the most notable early action across the country.
- Fan Favorite to Win: Kentucky, North Carolina and UConn are the most bet teams in the tournament to win it all. Michael Ranftle, Senior Trader at BetMGM, said, “Kentucky is our biggest liability to win the NCAA Tournament. However, with the recent launch of legal sports betting in North Carolina, the Tar Heels are becoming a big loser for the sportsbook with their hometown fans believing in them. Both blue bloods getting knocked out of the bracket early would be great for BetMGM.”

- Most Popular Underdogs to Win Opening Round:
  - Samford +260
  - NC State +180
  - McNeese State +230
  - Duquesne +400

As BetMGM continues to expand into new markets, responsible gaming remains a key focus. Additionally, 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 integration within BetMGM’s mobile and desktop platforms, customers can receive the same GameSense experience they have grown to count on at MGM Resorts properties nationwide. This complements BetMGM’s already existing responsible gambling tools which serve to provide customers with an entertaining and safe digital experience.

The BetMGM app is available for download on both iOS and Android and is accessible via desktop at betmgm.com.

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RG24seven Virtual Training Collaborates with Gambling Policy Expert Brianne Doura-Schawohl to Offer New Responsible Gaming Courses

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1 hour ago

May 10, 2024

George Miller

RG24seven Virtual Training, the responsible, effective, and free video-based training platform for Tribal and commercial gaming employees, has released a series of enhanced responsible gaming courses. Presented by responsible and problem gambling policy expert Brianne Doura-Schawohl, these courses are designed to provide tools and resources to every gambling industry employee.

Wendy Anderson, CEO of RG24seven Virtual Training, stated, “With over a decade of experience in the gambling industry, Brianne Doura-Schawohl brings a deep understanding of responsible and problem gambling to RG24seven’s responsible gaming courses. These updated courses introduce new perspectives and insights that align with the latest developments in the industry.”

Anderson continued, “Brianne’s expertise provides RG24seven’s learners with insight into navigating responsible gambling practices and the tools available to ensure that they are implemented effectively for the well-being of everyone involved.”

Brianne Doura-Schawohl, CEO of Doura-Schawohl Consulting, added, “Promoting responsible gambling is a shared responsibility. We have designed the courses on RG24seven with comprehensive and relevant knowledge to enable gaming employees to incorporate responsible gambling into their daily duties.”

Anderson concluded, “We are very grateful to Brianne for her support of RG24seven in our mission to empower gambling employees with up-to-date industry-based training. RG24seven provides comprehensive, up-to-date education addressing emerging issues, refining content to align with evolving policies, and promoting responsible gambling practices.”

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Vibra Solutions receives Peru regulatory accreditation

Published

13 hours ago

May 9, 2024

Peter Tolan

Go-to LatAm omnichannel platform developer gains registered B2B supplier status in newly regulating market.

Vibra Solutions, the go-to LatAm omnichannel platform developer has been officially registered as a B2B technology supplier in the newly regulating Peru market.

The rapidly growing company has received regulatory accreditation from Peru’s Ministry of Foreign Trade & Tourism (Mincetur) enabling it to soon launch customers into the new territory.

Vibra Solutions’ modular technology is designed to adapt to any operator need, online, retail or both, and is aimed at brands looking to move from existing platforms to a more flexible and customizable alternative. Its technology is GLI-certified and already live across several LatAm markets including Brazil and Argentina.

Vibra Solutions’ content aggregation is a key part of its flexible platform which contains more than 2,800 games from 20+ of the world’s most popular providers and a multi-currency payment gateway integrated with more than 30 suppliers.

Vibra has also launched a new VLT division in the region providing its own Electronic Game Machine (EGM) platform, in-house localized and third-party aggregated content, as well as adapting its technology to any existing hardware clients already have in place.

In June 2023, Vibra became one of the first providers to launch VLTs with lottery-certified content in Brazil, with its ‘Scratch-a-Lot’ games becoming an instant fan favorite.

Ramiro Atucha, CEO, Vibra Gaming, said: “Our official registration in Peru marks yet another milestone in our LatAm growth story, a region we are proud to call home, where we have gained a formidable reputation with our proprietary games and technologies, and where we are rapidly expanding.

“Peru is a great market of key importance to us, with many possibilities on the horizon. Vibra Solutions is poised to make its mark as the country establishes a regulated iGaming market.”

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Fanatics Sportsbook & Casino Launches in New Jersey

Published

13 hours ago

May 9, 2024

Peter Tolan

Fanatics Betting and Gaming, a subsidiary of Fanatics Holdings Inc, a global digital sports platform, launched the Fanatics Sportsbook & Casino today in New Jersey.

Sports fans living in and visiting New Jersey will be able to download the Fanatics Sportsbook on iOS and Android and begin their Fanatics Sportsbook and Casino experience. The Fanatics Sportsbook is now available to approximately 95% of the addressable online sports bettor market in the U.S.

On April 3, 2024, Fanatics Betting and Gaming completed its acquisition of the U.S. businesses of PointsBet. Today in New Jersey, PointsBet customers’ username, password, account balance, rewards points and responsible gaming settings will be automatically migrated to the Fanatics Sportsbook. New Jersey is the final PointsBet state and marks the twentieth state for the Fanatics Sportsbook and fourth state for Fanatics Casino.

The Fanatics Sportsbook makes being a fan easy with fast signup, easy betting, transparent withdrawals and is disrupting the sports betting industry with the following new features:

Building a better sportsbook: The Fanatics Sportsbook app was built natively on iOS and Android. The design, speed and quality of the navigation experience rival the sports betting apps in the market today that were not built specifically for iOS and Android.
FanCash: Get up to 5% FanCash back on bets, win or lose. Every bet gets you closer to more rewards like team merchandise, bonus bets, and more.
Live Betting: Real-time game and stat updates keep customers informed.
Discover: Get everything a customer cares about—marquee games, key stats and trending bets delivered straight to the Discover feed.
Search: Find promos, bets, and trending topics all from the advanced search functionality. Bet directly from the search results and spend time enjoying the game, not looking for a bet.
One App, One Wallet: Fanatics customers in NJ will now have a seamless sports betting experience and can travel to other legal sports betting states (like NY, PA and CT) to place wagers using one app and one wallet on the Fanatics Sportsbook.

Fanatics Sportsbook Discover Page Baseball

As part of the launch in New Jersey, Fanatics Betting and Gaming will also launch its new online casino, embedded in the Fanatics Sportsbook app. The newly designed Fanatics Casino will feature a range of classic and popular casino favorites like roulette, slots and blackjack along with offering customers the following exciting new features:

Play with IGT Play Digital: Fanatics Casino players can enjoy a range of highly engaging IGT PlayDigital games including many of the classic titles that iGaming players love including Cash Eruption™, Fortune Coin™ and Cleopatra™, as well as a suite of MegaJackpots™ titles, proprietary table games and video poker content.
Evolved Live Casino Games: Fanatics Casino has partnered with Evolution to provide customers with world-leading live casino games including Blackjack, Roulette, Craps, Baccarat and Poker variants. In addition, Evolution will provide Fanatics Casino with an exciting lineup of online slots, the award-winning Lightning Roulette, and many more.
Wonderful New Games: Light & Wonder will provide Fanatics Casino with a wide range of the company’s first party titles, including top-performing games 88 FORTUNES™, JIN JI BAO™ ENDLESS TREASURES™, DANCING DRUMS EXPLOSION™, and ULTIMATE FIRE LINK™ CHINA STREET™. In addition, Light & Wonder will offer Fanatics Casino customers access to third party aggregated content from some of the world’s biggest studios such as Big Time Gaming, Reel Play and Hacksaw.
Rewards: Casino customers can earn FanCash back on bets, spins and hands.
Fanatics Game Studios: Fanatics Betting and Gaming has produced exclusive content including the new Fanatics Blackjack and Fanatics Multi-Hand Blackjack games developed in partnership with Boom Entertainment.

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