- BetMGM is live with online sports betting in Kentucky.
- The company has partnered with Revolutionary Racing for market access.
- The forthcoming retail sportsbook will open at the Revolutionary Racing owned Sandy’s Racing & Gaming in Ashland, Kentucky.
Mobile and retail sportsbook is now live in Kentucky with a number of operators now in the mix. No surprise that one of these is BetMGM, which has announced the debut of their mobile betting app and a forthcoming retail sportsbook to be located in Ashland, Kentucky.
BetMGM emphasized their integration with the MGM Rewards loyalty program:
The BetMGM app features a user-friendly platform, giving Kentucky sports fans the ability to customize pre-game, in-play, futures and parlay wagers. Recent app enhancements utilize heightened functionality with same-game parlays and weekly free-to-play contests, while offering a seamless experience when traveling between Kentucky and surrounding states where online sports betting is available (Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, West Virginia, Virginia and Tennessee). Additionally, integration with MGM Rewards allows BetMGM users to redeem their gameplay for world-class experiences at MGM Resorts properties such as Bellagio and MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Beau Rivage in Mississippi, Borgata in New Jersey, MGM National Harbor in Maryland and MGM Grand Detroit.
BetMGM CEO Adam Greenblatt offered a succinct quote:
“Kentucky is home to some of the country’s most passionate fans. We’re confident that our sports betting platform will elevate their gameday experience.”
The retail sportsbook will open ‘this fall’ at Sandy’s Racing & Gaming:
This fall, BetMGM will open a 5,200-square-foot retail sportsbook with Revolutionary Racing Kentucky at Sandy’s Racing & Gaming, a $75M gaming and entertainment facility in Ashland. Construction of Kentucky’s first quarter horse racetrack and equestrian center will follow on 182 acres adjacent to Sandy’s, with the first races scheduled to launch in 2025.
Prentice Salter, CEO of Revolutionary Racing, offered this quote:
“We know how excited Kentucky sports fans are to finally be able to place wagers with BetMGM. And we know they will be even more excited when Sandy’s opens this fall and they can bet while watching games with their friends in our BetMGM Race and Sportsbook.”
According to the Sandy’s Racing & Gaming website, the grand opening date for the facility and the sportsbook will be October 26.
