BetMGM to provide sports betting on cruise ship after collaboration with Carnival Corporation
June 20, 2022
BetMGM announced last week Thursday, June 16, its partnership with Carnival Corporation to provide sports betting services on cruise ships. The service is planned to operate on over 50 ships sailing in the U.S. including Carnival Cruise Line, Holland America Line, and Princess Cruises. The retail and mobile services fully operate in the next several months.
“We’ve found an ideal partner in Carnival Corporation and look forward to providing our sports betting and iGaming products to its millions of passengers,” said Adam Greenblatt, BetMGM CEO. “This is another great opportunity for us to further expand BetMGM’s footprint.”
The partnership will bring BetMGM sports betting on Carnaval-owned U.S. ships sailing on international travels. On board, there will be digital and cash sports betting, and real-money gaming products.
“We’re very proud to be able to deliver the excitement and engagement of sports betting and iGaming to our guests through our partnership with BetMGM,” said Marty Goldman, Carnival Corporation SVP Global Casino Operations.
“Our two leading global hospitality organizations will provide a wide array of immersive digital content as a complement to our exceptional shipboard casinos.”
MGM Resorts Pride Month celebration
MGM Resorts International is celebrating June’s pride month with LOVE OUT LOUD in several resorts location to support LGBTQ+ communities of the world. Events are available from June 1-30 including a special Temptation Sundays activation at Luxor and an interactive bar crawl with celebratory drinks, PRIDE-themed swag bags, and more.
To participate, guests of the bar, lounge, or restaurant must be 21 years or older and have received an official PRIDE bar crawl passport at the venue. Guests must collect all LOVE OUT LOUD rainbow cups and PRIDE stamps in the six venues participating. As a reward, guests will receive a PRIDE swag bag at the Luxor Front Desk.
The venues participating in the event are Level Up at MGM Grand, Rhythm & Riffs at Mandalay Bay, Juniper Cocktail Lounge and Primrose at Park MGM, Aurora at Luxor, The Lounge at Excalibur, and Center Bar at New York-New York.
About BetMGM
BetMGM is a sports betting and gaming entertainment company formed through a partnership involving MGM Resorts International and Entain Plc in 2018. The company provides gambling services from BetMGM, Borgata Casino, Party Casino, and Party Poker. The company offers retail and online gambling services from its main office in New Jersey.
BetMGM shows its commitment to fun gambling experiences with its responsible gaming education. Customers will be able to access the company’s resources to help them play responsibly including its specialized tool for responsible gaming, GameSense. It is a program developed and licensed by the British Columbia Lottery Corporation for MGM Resorts. The program is available on mobile and desktop platforms.
About Carnival Corporation & plc
Carnival Corporation & plc is a leisure travel company operating on the nine biggest cruise lines in the world. The cruise lines are Carnival Cruise Line, Princess Cruises, Holland America Line, Seabourn, P&O Cruises for Australia, Costa Cruises, AIDA Cruises, P&O Cruises for the U.K., and Cunard. The company is operating in North America, Australia, Europe, and Asia.
