SBTech Powers Arkansas Sports Betting NORTH AMERICA
SBTech has gone live with Oaklawn Racetrack and Casino, powering the property’s retail sportsbook with the first bet placed in July
Te newly refurbished Oaklawn Racetrack and Casino is the first operator in the state to launch sports betting via its in-house venue powered by SBTech
ARKANSAS SPORT BETTING
NEW JERSEY – GLI President/CEO James Maida won the EY Entrepreneur of The Year 2019 New Jersey Award, which was presented during a gala ceremony last month at the Hyatt Regency in New Brunswick, N.J.
Mr. Maida was selected as the winner of this year’s Entrepreneur of the Year New Jersey regional award by a panel of independent judges who recognized him for excelling in the areas of innovation, financial performance, and his personal commitment to GLI and the local community. As a regional award winner, Mr. Maida is now eligible for consideration for the Entrepreneur of the Year 2019 national competition.
NEVADA – Konami Gaming, Inc. announced the appointment of recognized industry executive Greg Colella to vice president, product management. Colella has more than 20 years of
gaming industry experience, with a proven track record in product lifecycle planning, strategy, and marketing. In his role as vice president, product management, he is responsible for market research, product strategy, and new product introduction for Konami game products.
“As Konami continues its focus on advancing our product portfolio to enable customer success, we are pleased to welcome Greg Colella’s demonstrated industry knowledge and expertise to the organization,” said Victor Duarte, senior vice president & chief product & strategy officer. “His strategic leadership will be a direct support to the company’s immediate and long-term objectives.”
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC – The government has launched a new campaign against the increasing presence of illegal slot machines in small businesses. The campaign includes posters with messages for the prevention of illegal gaming in different commercial establishments.
Speaking at the launch, The Attorney General Jean Rodríguez explained that the campaign aims to raise awareness among the population when it comes to the penalties in place for the crime of illegally installing slot machines and the risks they impose on the public.
"With the enactment of Law 29-06 serious sanctions were established for persons and establishments that operate, manage or own slot machines without the proper permits or authorisations, ranging from fines of RD$100 thousand to RD$500 thousand or prison from six months to two years or both penalties at the same time, " he said.
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Te first bet was placed at the beginning if July with Oaklawn Racing Casino Resort general manager Wayne Smith wagering $5 on the Dallas Cowboys to beat the New York Giants in the NFL’s opening game on 8th September. Te newly refurbished Oaklawn Racetrack and Casino is the first operator in the state to launch sports betting via its in-house venue powered by SBTech.
Retail players can access 10 kiosks to bet on a comprehensive selection of sports including American football, basketball, baseball, hockey, soccer, UFC, golf and tennis to name a few. Oaklawn will introduce an SBTech powered mobile betting app later this year.
In August last year, SBTech became the first supplier to announce technology partnerships in the newly regulated US market with Churchill Downs and Golden Nugget and Resorts Casino, just weeks after the repeal of PASPA.
Since then it has rapidly become the go-to sportsbook platform supplier across regulated US states with several tier one partners, most
Twin Rivers to snap up two properties from Eldorado
US
Twin River is buying two casinos from Eldorado Resorts, namely the Isle of Capri Casino Kansas City in Kansas City, Missouri and Lady Luck Casino Vicksburg in Vicksburg, Mississippi, for $230m.
George Papanier, President and CEO of Twin River, said: "Tis transaction continues our focus on creating long-term shareholder value as we strive to develop or acquire assets that we believe will prove accretive to our earnings. Isle Kansas City and Lady Luck Vicksburg expand our geographic footprint with assets in attractive markets. We believe these assets are a great fit for our portfolio and see the opportunity to increase the net cash flow from these properties by our redevelopment and
recently being selected as the supplier of choice for the Oregon Lottery. SBTech is recognised for its highly innovative, revenue-generating platform and sportsbook technology and its unparalleled speed to market, localisation and flexibility.
Richard Carter, CEO, SBTech, said: “We are rapidly becoming the supplier of choice for omni-channel sportsbook platform software in regulated and newly regulating US states, as well as major global regulated markets for tier one operators and lotteries. We’re delighted that Oakland selected SBTech to power their sportsbook in partnership with Churchill Downs and launch the state’s first sports wager, and we look forward to extending that to other products and channels in the near future.”
Ian Williams, President Online Gaming, Churchill Downs, said: “We are delighted to facilitate sports betting at Oaklawn through our partners SBTech. As a long-standing partner in horse racing, it was a natural fit for us to bring legal sports betting first to the state of Arkansas.”
operating plans. In particular, in Kansas City, where the property lies within an area near downtown that has been targeted by local officials for development."
Isle of Capri Casino Kansas City is located in Kansas City, Missouri overlooking the Missouri River in close proximity to downtown Kansas City. Te property consists of approximately 40,000sq.ft. of casino space, 939 gaming machines, 13 table games and two dining venues. Te Kansas City casino is located at a premier location on the riverfront near downtown and is readily accessible to suburban traffic.
Lady Luck Casino Vicksburg is located along the Mississippi River in Vicksburg, Mississippi. Te property features approximately 25,000sq.ft of casino space, 603 slot machines, eight electronic table games, three dining venues and an 89 room hotel.
Nevada
Te forthcoming CEC Vegas, to be held September 4-5, at the Luxor Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, has recorded a major coup securing Take-Two Interactive’s Director, J Moses, as its keynote speaker. In addition to being US publisher of Grand Teft Auto, Red Dead Redemption and NBA 2K, Moses is Director of the ReadyUp platform launched by Johnathan Wendel, aka ‘Fatal1ty’, arguably the most significant player in US eSports. Moses and ‘Fatal1ty’ will headline in CEC's keynote panel, the first occasion that a publisher and eSports legend have shared their insight on the future of eSports betting in a B2B environment. CEC will deliver insight across eight key tracks: Configuring Infrastructure for the New Era; Esports Regulation; iGaming and Online Sports Betting; Investment; Interactive Gaming; Making Money with Esports; Marketing Techniques that Attract Gamers, and Betting.
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