Similar to the deal Little River Casino signed with Rush Street Interactive, Bay Mills Indian Community will also look to expand into online sports betting with DraftKings once the state rules allow it. to operate the tribe’s sportsbook at Bay Mills Resort & Casino in Brimley. In the months since, tribes from across the state have been inking partnerships with national and international gaming brands around operating their sportsbooks and iGaming platforms.Įarlier this month, Bay Mills Indian Community in the eastern Upper Peninsula signed a partnership with Boston-based DraftKings Inc. Gretchen Whitmer in December 2019 signed into law a bill legalizing sports betting and online gaming in Michigan. “Rush Street’s ability to provide a road map of how they’ve enabled other land-based casinos to operate market-leading sportsbooks kept us from having to reinvent the wheel,” Gentile said in a statement. Little River Casino has about 1,350 slot machines and 26 table games and operates on a campus that includes a 292-room hotel, RV park, and event and conference center.Īndrew Gentile, general manager of Little River Casino Resort, cited Rush Street Interactive’s “successful track record” with gaming in other states in opting to move ahead with the partnership.

“Being only a lakeshore away in Chicago, the Rush Street Interactive team views this partnership as an opportunity to help bring a property-wide lift to Little River Casino Resort - from slots to tables to restaurants - thanks to the tremendous and growing popularity of sports wagering,” Schwartz said in a statement. In a statement, Rush Street Interactive President Richard Schwartz praised the tribe’s “outstanding reputation” in the gaming industry.

The company also is the sportsbook partner for the Philadelphia Flyers NHL team.

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