Scientific Games Corporation Bringing Sports Betting to Indiana

Ivan Potocki — Thu, 03 Oct 2019 14:46:55 +0000

Just several days after inking two extremely important business deals with the American lottery and Turkish National Lottery, one of the premier innovators in the industry, Scientific Games Corporation has announced that it plans on bringing sports betting to Indiana. In the company’s official press release, it was revealed that Scientific Games Corporation has already made the very first steps towards making this come true as it has helped a casino in the state of Indiana to launch its sports betting service.

The Las Vegas-based company used its official press release to share more details regarding its efforts towards bringing sports betting to the state. The press release details that the company has helped the Indiana Grand Racing and Casino facility to finally fully utilize its sports betting service named OpenSports which is now a widely popular place for sports betting fans and enthusiasts who can place real money wager on a variety of both amateur and professional sporting activities.

Cementing Its Position as the Industry’s Leader

Scientific Games Corporation is definitely one of the biggest, premier casino games suppliers in the world of online gaming. Both big and small companies active in the industry aspire to the company due to its impressive consistency and remarkable quality of its gaming product that the company maintains through every single game released under it name. While Scientific Games Corporation is headquartered in Vegas, it has many offices across six continents.

The company’s experience and superiority in the online gaming market are unparalleled. Since the company is involved in various areas of the industry including social gaming, digital gaming, lottery and more, it is one of the most versatile companies of this kind which offers its customers an in-depth, fully integrated gaming portfolio that is accessible via all modern platforms. Scientific Games Corporation has been present around for more than eighty-five years.

Throughout this time, the company has managed to cement its position as one of the major brands in the casino industry. Besides delivering high-quality games, Scientific Games also delivers creative content, innovative content backed by innovative technology and of course security at all times. All in all, Scientific Games has been a leader in innovative and creative technologies and content while paying the way for emerging innovative standards.

Partnering with the Caesars Entertainment Corporation

Regarding the company’s latest business venture, Scientific Games has explained in its official press release that the Indiana-based casino which now offers a full suite of sports betting activities is owned and operated by one of its business partners, the Caesars Entertainment Limited. The casino premiered its sportsbook named Winner’s Circle Race Sports Pub on the 1^st of September following the legislation ratification which was the one to bring fully legalized sports betting activities to this Midwestern state.

Commenting on the news, the Scientific Games Corporations SG Digital’s Chief Executive Jordan Levin said in his official press release that its major business partner Caesars plans on exploit the Scientific Games’ OpenSports service to debut sportsbooks within its other facilities including the Harrah’s Hoosier Park and Casino, Horseshoe Southern Indiana Hotel and Casino and Horseshoe Hammond venues.

He also added that his company is thrilled to expand its network of business partners with one of the leaders in the industry, Caesars Entertainment Corporation. For his part, the Caesars Entertainment Corporation’s Vice President Christian Stuart shared his hopes on introducing the OpenSports platform to other venues owned by his company in Illinois and North Carolina.

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Caesars Entertainment Corporation Launching Sports Betting in Indiana

Ivan Potocki — Tue, 17 Sep 2019 20:39:49 +0000

In order to take advantage of ratified gambling legislation, one of the biggest casino operators in the United States, Caesars Entertainment Corporation revealed that the company wants to launch sports betting services at five facilities located in the state of Indiana. As it was reported, the very first service of this is expected to start on Sunday.

The Las Vegas-based company in its official press releases stated that it plans on opening a sportsbook within its popular Indiana Grand Racing and Casino facility this week before introducing similar sports betting service within its Harrah’s Hoosier Park Racing and Casino in days to come. Caesars Entertainment Corporation was founded eighty-one years ago in 1937 in Reno, Nevada.

The company currently operates and owns more than fifty properties including several gold courses under several brands. Back in 2013, Caesars Entertainment Limited was the fourth-biggest company of this kind in the world with remarkable annual revenues of more than $8.5 billion.

Rich History Spanning Over Eighty Years

Everything started back on the 29^th of October, eighty-one years when Bill Harrah established a small bingo room in Reno. This small bingo parlor is actually a predecessor to popular Harrah’s Reno. Back in 1955, this back then the small company expanded to Stateline on the Lake Tahoe shore where Bill Harrah opened Harrah’s Lake Tahoe facility. The company appeared on the American Stock Exchange for the first time in 1973 which made Bill Harrah’s company the very first gambling company to be listed on the biggest stock exchange.

In February of 1980, the company was acquired by Holiday Inn for around $300 million. The company that we know today as Caesars Entertainment was established back in 1980 by its former name The Promus Companies. Following a massive increase in the growth of gambling markets back in 80s and early 90s, Caesars Entertainment Corporation opened a number of riverboat casinos, hotel and casino resorts including Harrah’s Shreveport, Harrah’s Ak-Chin, Harrah’s Central City, Harrah’s Black Hawk, Harrah’s Tunica, Harrah’s Joliet and Harrah’s Vicksburg.

Before purchasing Caesars Entertainment Inc. in 2005, the company was renamed to Harrah’s Entertainment while continuing its remarkable gaming expansion by opening Harrah’s Prairie Band, SkyCity Auckland, as well as by acquiring the Showboat Inc., Players International, Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino and several other companies. The company’s biggest expansion came in 2005 with acquiring Caesars Entertainment for more than $10 billion.

Purchasing the Company Behind Indiana-Based Facilities

As it was reported recently, the company invested around $1.7 billion in just several months in order to acquire the company which is behind those two Indiana-based gambling venues. It was also reported that Caesars Entertainment Limited was the very first company to actually capitalize on the latest gambling legislation which was signed not so long ago by the state’s Governor Eric Holcomb.

This legislation in particular legalized all sorts of sports betting activities in May while the very first sports betting platforms can start offering their services as of the 1^st of September. Caesars Entertainment Limited hopes on attracting new customers with its sports betting services offered within Indiana Grand Racing and Casino including offering a large selection of sports such as golf, basketball, and baseball among others. Besides adding more sports betting activities, the company also plans on adding new dining areas with restaurants.