PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 15, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The National
Lacrosse League (NLL) today announced a landmark partnership
with Roar Digital – a joint venture between global gaming
industry leaders MGM Resorts International and GVC Holdings –
making Roar's sports betting brand, BetMGM, the official and
exclusive gaming partner of the NLL. It is the first-ever gaming
partnership for the sport of lacrosse in the United States.
"We are so proud to welcome BetMGM as yet another world-class
brand to our family of national partners," said NLL Commissioner
Nick Sakiewicz. "The growth of our
league as a sports and entertainment property and the amount of
engagement we will be able to generate through this innovative
partnership with MGM Resorts and Roar Digital will be very exciting
and add tremendous value to avid, casual and new fans. The
like-minded vision both our organizations share will continue to
increase the relevance of the NLL and draw a wider audience of fans
as we continue the momentum we enjoyed over the last four
seasons."
"Lacrosse is a fast-paced, high-scoring, growing sport that
presents exciting sports betting opportunities. We are greatly
impressed by the management and operations of the NLL as evidenced
by its strong roster of team owners," said Scott Butera, President of Interactive Gaming
for MGM Resorts. "The NLL is an ideal partner for BetMGM in
accessing a fast-growing Lacrosse fan base."
BetMGM will have commercial visibility and other promotional
opportunities throughout the NLL regular season and playoffs. In
addition, will create weekly betting lines distributed across all
NLL platforms and channels.
Accessible via desktop and mobile, BetMGM features GVC's
state-of-the-art betting engine and technology platform. Not only
can users play the traditional casino and poker games they've come
to love, but sports fans can place an expanded range of pre-match
and in-play bets with more than 100 leagues, as well as individual
sports, tours and events.
The NLL is the premier professional lacrosse league, ranking
third in average attendance for pro indoor sports, with 13 teams in
key markets across North America.
The NLL experienced substantial growth last season with nearly a
million total ticket sales, a 28 percent increase from 2017-18.
Digital viewership also rose significantly through B/R Live the
NLL's streaming rights partner, showing substantial increases in
total unit sales (+151 percent from last year), average unique
viewers (+27 percent), and average minute audiences (+14 percent).
Sponsorship revenues are projected at a 29 percent increase from
2018 into 2019.
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Jessica Berman and Commissioner
Sakiewicz on Twitter @JessicaBerman1 and @NLLcommish,
respectively.
About the National Lacrosse League
The National Lacrosse League (NLL) is the premier professional
lacrosse league. Founded in 1986, the NLL ranks third in average
attendance for pro indoor sports worldwide, behind only the NHL and
NBA. The League is comprised of 13 franchises across the United States and Canada: Buffalo Bandits, Calgary Roughnecks,
Colorado Mammoth, Georgia Swarm,
Halifax Thunderbirds, New England Black Wolves, New York Riptide,
Philadelphia Wings, Rochester Knighthawks, San Diego Seals,
Saskatchewan Rush, Toronto Rock, and Vancouver Warriors. For more
information, visit NLL.com and find the NLL on Facebook, Instagram
and Twitter.
About Roar Digital
Roar Digital LLC is the U.S. sports betting and online gaming
venture, owned by MGM Resorts International (NYSE: MGM) and GVC
Holdings Plc (LSE: GVC). Based in New
Jersey, the venture was established in July 2018 to create a world-class sports betting
and online gaming platform in the United
States, in order to take advantage of the new opportunities
created by the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to overturn the U.S.
federal Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (PASPA).
Utilising GVC's U.S.-licensed, state-of-the-art proprietary
technology platform, Roar Digital offers sports betting and online
gaming via market leading brands including BetMGM and partypoker.
The venture has exclusive access to MGM's U.S. land-based and
online sports betting, major tournament poker, and online gaming
businesses.
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 29 unique hotel and destination gaming
offerings including some of the most recognizable resort brands in
the industry. Expanding throughout the U.S. and around the world,
the company recently acquired the operations of Empire City Casino
in New York and Hard Rock Rocksino
in Ohio, which was rebranded as
MGM Northfield Park. In 2018, MGM Resorts opened MGM Springfield in
Massachusetts, MGM COTAI in
Macau, and the first
Bellagio-branded hotel in Shanghai. The over 80,000 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 visit us at www.mgmresorts.com.
About GVC Holdings PLC:
GVC Holdings PLC is one of the world's largest sports-betting
and gaming groups, operating both online and in the retail sector.
The Group owns a comprehensive portfolio of established brands;
Sports Brands include bwin, Coral, Crystalbet, Eurobet, Ladbrokes,
Neds and Sportingbet; Games Brands include CasinoClub, Foxy Bingo,
Gala, Gioco Digitale, partypoker and PartyCasino. The Group owns
proprietary technology across all of its core product verticals and
in addition to its B2C operations provides services to a number of
third-party customers on a B2B basis. The Group has also entered
into a joint-venture with MGM Resorts to capitalise on the
sports-betting and gaming opportunity in the U.S. The Group,
incorporated in the Isle of Man, is a constituent of the FTSE 250
index and has licences in more than 20 countries, across five
continents. For more information see the Group's website:
www.gvc-plc.com
Media Contacts:
MGM Resorts: Marc Jacobson, media@mgmresorts.com
National Lacrosse League: Stephanie
McGinley, smcginley@nll.com
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