Toronto Blue Jays and theScore Bet Announce Groundbreaking 10-Year Partnership
April 07 2022 - 10:00AM
Business Wire
- theScore Bet Becomes the Exclusive Gaming
Partner of the Toronto Blue Jays in a Milestone Deal for the Two
Canadian Organizations -
The Toronto Blue Jays and theScore Bet today announce a 10-year
exclusive partnership making theScore Bet the Official Gaming
Partner of the Toronto Blue Jays. This landmark deal – the first of
its kind in the country – brings together two best-in-class
Canadian organizations to offer fans innovative and exciting ways
to experience the game, both at the ballpark and online.
The historic partnership represents the Blue Jays’ first gaming
partner and theScore Bet’s first professional team sponsorship.
Teaming up is a natural collaboration for the two Toronto-based
organizations with Ontario recently opening its market for sports
betting and iGaming to regulated private operators on April 4,
2022.
The deal grants theScore Bet, a subsidiary of Penn National
Gaming (Nasdaq: PENN), exclusive national marketing rights that
extend across all gaming categories including sports betting,
casino, online casino, and fantasy sports. The Blue Jays and
theScore Bet also plan to create a branded, premium,
365-days-a-year, flagship sports bar and restaurant at Rogers
Centre that will serve as an entertainment hub and destination for
fans.
The partnership also delivers new and exclusive in-stadium and
digital offerings to Blue Jays fans and theScore Bet users through
various sponsorship elements, including two immersive premium
seating sections on the baselines, extensive in-stadium branding,
in-game features, a host of team-related experiences, and
designates theScore Bet as the presenting partner of the Jays Care
50/50 program.
“The fan experience is evolving and this monumental partnership
with theScore Bet offers compelling new ways for sports enthusiasts
to be a part of the game,” said Mark Shapiro, President & CEO,
Toronto Blue Jays. “We are excited to be partnering with a Canadian
company that operates at the highest level of the industry and
understands our role in Toronto and Canada, to bring baseball to
more fans nationwide.”
“theScore Bet is proudly Canadian and we are thrilled to make
Canada’s baseball team our long-term partner,” said John Levy, CEO,
theScore Bet. “This is a foundational partnership with a team and
organization that is deeply embedded in our country’s sports
culture. Teaming with the Blue Jays opens up exciting new exclusive
marketing opportunities and brings theScore Bet even closer to a
huge audience of passionate and engaged fans, both on-site at
Rogers Centre and online across our platforms. With our combined
loyal audiences and brand affinity in Ontario, we believe this deal
will establish a new standard for team and gaming operator
relationships as we pioneer innovative ways to experience and
interact with the game.”
Levy continued, “We look forward to working with Mark, the
partnerships team and the entire Blue Jays organization on what we
know will be a mutually rewarding and successful partnership for
many years to come.”
The Toronto Blue Jays and theScore Bet look forward to bringing
these partnership touchpoints to life and creating innovative
experiences for fans and customers throughout this historic
partnership.
About theScore Bet
theScore Bet, a wholly owned subsidiary of Penn National Gaming
(Nasdaq: PENN), is a natively built mobile Sportsbook and Casino
product that launched in Ontario on April 4, 2022. Available on iOS
and Android devices, theScore Bet delivers an immersive and
holistic mobile sports betting experience, including a
comprehensive range of pregame and in-play bet types across all
major sports leagues and events. It uniquely integrates with the
company’s flagship media app, theScore, to provide a suite of
cutting-edge features that seamlessly bring media and betting
together in one ecosystem. theScore Bet is regulated by the Alcohol
and Gaming Commission of Ontario and operates in Ontario pursuant
to an operating agreement with iGaming Ontario. theScore Bet is an
RG Check accredited operator, and is committed to making gaming
safe and fun for its players.
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For more information Dan Sabreen Vice President,
Communications theScore 917-722-3888 ext. 706
dan.sabreen@thescore.com
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