[one_half padding=”0 10px 0px 0″][/one_half]It’s been a big week for MGM Resorts as they prepare to launch mobile sports betting in New Jersey! They’ve also struck a deal with the National Basketball Association to become the leagues “official sponsor”, which is in stark contrast to the NBA’s years of opposition. Plus, MGM has successfully taken the first ever legal sports bets in the state of Mississippi! This week’s sponsor is from the BetRally Casino!

Penn National Gaming is discussing potential deals with US major leagues as it expands its offering amid sports betting’s liberalization. As sports betting has been cleared to be legalized nationwide in the US, companies in the gaming industry are planning to expand in the country. However, as major sports leagues are lobbying to get their share of the pie, Penn National Gaming (the largest U.S. regional gaming company by states) is pursuing a sports betting deal with the NBA, MLB, NLH and the PGA Tour. Senior vice president for public affairs for Penn National, Eric Schippers, revealed that the company…

DraftKings mobile sports betting has launched the first online and mobile sports betting platforms in the state of New Jersey with the cooperation of Resorts Casino Hotel. DraftKings’ online and mobile sports-betting offering has cleared state regulatory approval Monday morning and is now available to the general public. Matt Kalish, co-founder of DraftKings, said the soft launch of the DraftKings mobile sports betting product, which began Aug. 1, was “fantastic.” “The goal was really to just trickle in enough customers to play the product where we could get some initial feedback, enough to make sure the product meets our standards…

This week is turning out to belong to MGM. First, it announces a big joint venture with GVC. Then it announced a deal with old partner Boyd Gaming. What followed this morning was news of its deal to be the NBA official gaming partner. Now MGM is bringing mobile sports betting to New Jersey. The imminent arrival of sports betting at playMGM has been signaled by a page on its website saying that mobile sports betting would be available on the playMGM.com Sports betting app. MGM CEO Jim Murren, speaking after the NBA announcement in New York, let the cat…

A historic NBA sports betting deal with MGM Resorts is a significant turnabout. Finding common ground between the major sports leagues and the sports betting world has been a little like looking for hens’ teeth. Since PASPA was ‘ceremoniously’ dismantled back in May, the leagues have searched long and hard for a willingness on the part of the industry and state law makers to agree to a one per cent integrity fee. Those calls have hitherto been met with a fractious blend of derision and outright cynicism. Only New York conceded to such an arrangement, but missed its legislative deadline…

Mississippi sports betting will come on August 1st, which is 26 years to the day after the first casino in the state opened in Biloxi in 1992. The initial wagers are expected to be placed simultaneously at about noon at the Beau Rivage Resort & Casino in Biloxi and at Gold Strike Casino in Tunica. Sports books at the two MGM Resorts International casinos will then open to the public. So for the first weekend or two of the NFL pre-season games, the state could have four casinos taking wagers. The launch of sports betting comes 10 days after Mississippi’s…