NEW
YORK, Aug. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- BetMGM, a
leading sports betting and iGaming operator, and SportsGrid, the
nation's first live sports wagering streaming video network,
announced today an expansion and extension of their strategic
partnership. Under the multi-year agreement BetMGM's trading team
and experts will provide insight during various broadcasts
including Ferrall Coast to
Coast, Pro Football Today and In-Game Live
Primetime. SportsGrid's lead pro football
analyst Warren Sharp will
deliver reports from MGM Resorts properties including MGM National
Harbor in Maryland.
"SportsGrid is an ideal partner and, together, we look forward
to providing our customers with more sports betting content just in
time for the start of football season," said Matt Prevost, Chief Revenue Officer, BetMGM.
BetMGM's odds and promotions will now be featured throughout the
entirety of Ferrall Coast to
Coast. Sharp's live reports also will be distributed over
SportsGrid's multi-media content platforms including the video
streaming network, website, digital syndication publisher network
and both companies' social media properties.
SportsGrid Chief Operating Officer Adam
Kaplan said, "We are thrilled to be expanding our
relationship with BetMGM on the heels of our initial partnership
launch earlier this year. By further leveraging SportsGrid's
media-as-a-service model, BetMGM will benefit from the scale of our
network's audience and distribution footprints, the integration of
top talent like Warren Sharp and the
live content production from premier MGM Resorts properties."
Sharp said, "I am excited to provide BetMGM
customers and SportsGrid's nationwide audience with my real
time insights and analytics throughout the NFL regular season and
playoffs. This partnership provides me with a unique
perspective in covering the NFL matchups, spread, over/under and
money lines, along with futures odds and player props."
As BetMGM continues to expand to new areas, responsible gaming
education remains a key focus. BetMGM is proud to provide resources
to help customers play responsibly. For more information on BetMGM,
follow @BetMGM on Twitter.
ABOUT BETMGM INC.
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 Resorts' U.S. land-based and online sports betting, major
tournament poker, and online gaming businesses. Utilizing Entain's
U.S.-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
http://www.betmgminc.com/.
ABOUT SPORTSGRID INC.
SportsGrid, Inc. is the multimedia content and technology
platform providing digital innovative solutions for the convergence
of sports content, gaming, and NextGen technology. The SportsGrid
multimedia destinations include SportsGrid Streaming Video Network,
SportsGrid Radio, SportsGrid.com, DailyRoto, and SportsGrid
Studios. SportsGrid statistics and data sourced from Sportradar
enables the network to integrate real time delivery of news,
storylines, data, odds, statistics, and betting intelligence across
the daily original program schedule. For more information, please
visit sportsgrid.com.
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. Forward looking
statements are based 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 future results of BetMGM. 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
BetMGM
Elisa Richardson
press@betmgm.com
SportsGrid
Charles
Theiss
charles@sportsgrid.com
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