LAS VEGAS, March 8, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- MGM Resorts
International (NYSE: MGM) and BetMGM today announced a unified
commitment to responsible gaming and to providing the tools needed
to help players make responsible, informed decisions while playing.
This comes as MGM Resorts and BetMGM join the National Council on
Problem Gambling in promoting Problem Gambling Awareness Month
throughout March.
With sports betting and iGaming rapidly expanding access and
growing in popularity across the United
States, BetMGM is prioritizing responsible gaming by
integrating education and outreach into the player experience and
through customer service. As part of a new joint-initiative, BetMGM
and MGM Resorts' employees will participate in a weekly educational
series provided by EPIC Risk designed to provide employees with
unique and diverse perspectives on problem gambling and insight
into how operators can play an important role in problem gambling
prevention.
"We're committed to providing BetMGM employees with the
responsible gambling tools, information, and empowerment they need
to ensure the highest level of customer service and care possible,"
said Richard Taylor, Responsible
Gambling Program Manager, BetMGM. "Throughout the month they'll
hear from experts about the nature of problem gambling, the
importance of research and policy, and the role they can play in
preventing problem gambling. We're pleased to collaborate on this
critical initiative."
BetMGM is also promoting the Eighth Annual Gambling Disorder
Screening Day, led by Harvard Medical
School faculty at the Division on Addiction, Cambridge
Health Alliance. The event provides resources including an online
screening toolkit to enable individuals to identify if they
may be exhibiting behaviors associated with increased risk of harm.
Additionally, BetMGM will be adding further responsible gaming
resources and tools within the BetMGM app.
MGM Resorts is an established leader in responsible gaming with
its award-winning program GameSense, which is integrated into its
casinos and sportsbooks nationwide. Developed and licensed by the
British Columbia Lottery Corporation (BCLC) in 2017, GameSense
transformed the industry's approach to responsible gaming by
incorporating education and outreach into MGM Resorts'
industry-leading customer service model. Whether it's through
personal interactions with trained staff, touch screens or programs
built into player interfaces, GameSense promotes responsible gaming
education through positive, proactive interactions with players to
give them the tools to keep gaming fun and responsible. The program
has earned recognition multiple times from the National Council on
Problem Gambling.
Stephen Martino, SVP & Chief
Compliance Officer, MGM Resorts, said, "MGM Resorts has a long and
storied history of supporting responsible gaming efforts and we are
proud to support the NCPG's efforts in addressing problem gambling.
Our team members stand ready to assist guests in to helping them
understand the risks, where to get help, and ultimately, how to
make sure that gambling remains fun."
These efforts are taking place as BetMGM and MGM Resorts prepare
for an influx of visitors to retail sportsbooks and digital
properties during March's college basketball tournament. As BetMGM
continues to expand into new states, responsible gaming education
remains a key focus.
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 in the United States and Macau, including some of the most recognizable
resort brands in the industry such as Bellagio, MGM Grand, ARIA and
Park MGM. The Company's 50/50 venture, BetMGM, LLC, offers U.S.
sports betting and online gaming through market-leading brands,
including BetMGM and partypoker. The Company is currently pursuing
targeted expansion in Asia through
the integrated resort opportunity in Japan. Through its "Focused on What Matters:
Embracing Humanity and Protecting the Planet" initiative, MGM
Resorts commits to creating a more sustainable future, while
striving to make a bigger difference in the lives of its employees,
guests, and in the communities where it operates. The 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, please visit us at
www.mgmresorts.com. Please also connect with us @MGMResortsIntl on
Twitter as well as Facebook and Instagram.
About BetMGM
BetMGM is a market leading sports betting
and gaming entertainment company, pioneering the online gaming
industry. Born out of a partnership between MGM Resorts
International (NYSE: MGM) and Entain Plc (LSE: ENT), BetMGM has
exclusive access to all of MGM's U.S. land-based and online sports
betting, major tournament poker, and online gaming businesses.
Utilizing Entain's US-licensed, state of the art technology, BetMGM
offers sports betting and online gaming via market leading brands
including BetMGM, Borgata Casino, Party Casino and Party Poker.
Founded in 2018, BetMGM is headquartered in New Jersey. For more information, visit
www.betmgminc.com.
ABOUT THE NATIONAL COUNCIL ON PROBLEM GAMBLING
Based
in Washington DC, the National
Council on Problem Gambling is the only national nonprofit
organization that seeks to minimize the economic and social costs
associated with gambling addiction by working with constituents in
all facets of gambling. If gambling becomes a problem, NCPG urges
people who gamble, as well as their loved ones, to contact the
National Problem Gambling Helpline, which offers hope and help
without judgment or shame. If you or someone you know has a
gambling problem, call or text 1-800-522-4700 or visit
www.ncpgambling.org/chat. Help is available 24/7 – it is free and
confidential.
Statements in this release that are not historical facts are
"forward-looking" statements and "safe harbor statements" within
the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995
that involve risks and/or uncertainties, including those described
in MGM Resorts' public filings with the SEC. MGM Resorts has based
forward-looking statements on management's current expectations and
assumptions and not on historical facts. Examples of these
statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding
the pace of expansion of sports betting and iGaming. Among the
important factors that could cause actual results to differ
materially from those indicated in such forward-looking statements
include effects of economic conditions and market conditions in the
markets in which MGM Resorts operates and competition with other
destination travel locations throughout the United States and the world, the design,
timing and costs of expansion projects, risks relating to
international operations, permits, licenses, financings, approvals
and other contingencies in connection with growth in new or
existing jurisdictions and additional risks and uncertainties
described in MGM Resorts' Form 10-K, Form 10-Q and Form 8-K reports
(including all amendments to those reports). In providing
forward-looking statements, MGM Resorts is not undertaking any duty
or obligation to update these statements publicly as a result of
new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by
law. If MGM Resorts updates one or more forward-looking statements,
no inference should be drawn that it will make additional updates
with respect to those other forward-looking statements.
Media Contacts
MGM Resorts
Marc Jacobson
media@mgmresorts.com
BetMGM
Elisa
Richardson
press@betmgm.com
National Council on Problem Gambling
John Norton
Communications Manager
JohnN@ncpgambling.org
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