Legal sports betting launches around the country continue, as Virginia legal, online sports betting is now available for Virginia state sports fans. BetMGM Sportsbook debuted their mobile sports betting products Wednesday, January 27.
The current sports betting boom in the US required a change in stance on federal sports wagering laws. A 1992 mandate known as the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (PASPA) outlawed. Closely connected to the issue of daily fantasy sports is the issue of regulated sports betting in the United States. On May 14, 2018, the US Supreme Court struck down the 1992 law (PASPA) that made sports betting illegal everywhere except Nevada. This means that sports betting is now in the hands.
BetMGM previously announced a partnership with the Washington Nationals. Scheduled to launch later this season, BetMGM plans to open a retail BetMGM sportsbook connected to Nationals Park. It will be BetMGM’s first in-stadium sportsbook.
A market leading sports betting and gaming entertainment company, BetMGM launched their sports betting app and website. Their betting app, available on iOS and Android, offers a user-friendly sports betting experience, making it very easy to create and customize pre-game and live in-play sports bets. Sports bettors can also participate in futures and parlay wagers.
Virginia marks the tenth state in which BetMGM’s app is available, joining Michigan, which just launched last week. Others include Colorado, Indiana, Iowa, Nevada, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Tennessee and West Virginia online sportsbooks.
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“We’re ecstatic that BetMGM is one of the first mobile sports betting platforms to launch in Virginia,” said BetMGM CEO Adam Greenblatt said in a press release obtained by SportsbookWire. “Virginians are passionate sports fans, and we’re thrilled to provide them a user-friendly sports betting experience. BetMGM Virginia customers can earn benefits and will soon enjoy innovative experiences planned with MGM National Harbor in Maryland and the Washington Nationals.”
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Integrated with MGM Resorts’ M Life Rewards Program, allowing Virginia customers to redeem game-play for world-class experiences at MGM Resorts properties nationwide, including MGM Grand Detroit, Bellagio, ARIA and MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Borgata in New Jersey, Beau Rivage in Mississippi and MGM National Harbor in Maryland.
“MGM National Harbor is the premier entertainment destination for the DC-Maryland-Virginia region, and the launch of the BetMGM app in Virginia gives our customers another great way to interact with our brand. We’ve got the DMV covered with a variety of entertainment options — whether at Nationals Park in D.C., our MGM National Harbor resort, or via the mobile app in Virginia. Additionally, should Maryland allow casinos to operate sports betting, MGM National Harbor stands ready to add this amenity,” said Jorge Perez, President & COO of MGM National Harbor via press release.
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