International Game Technology (IGT) has signed a sports betting agreement with Meruelo Gaming

International Game Technology (IGT) has signed a sports betting accord with Meruelo Gaming.

The London-based byplay testament ply Meruelo with its trading consultatory services and PlaySports tech to power the SaharaBets app for Arizona.

Meruelo Gaming is owned past Cuban-American man of affairs Alex Meruelo. The billionaire owns the Sahara Las Vegas and Reno’s Grand Sierra Resort, and is also the absolute majority possessor of NHL dealership the AZ Coyotes, with whom the SaharaBets sports betting app was launched.

“The scalable PlaySports technology, turnkey services, capabilities and vast sports betting see make believe IGT SaharaBets’ nonpareil sports betting maturation partner inwards Arizona,” remarked Alex Meruelo.

“Giving Grand Canyon State Coyotes fans the alternative to set pre and in-game wagers online will growth fan booking and supercharge the already contagious excitation of every gambol on the ice.”

This jeopardize is Meruelo’s number one maraud into sports betting, and also represents the in style(p) expanding upon of IGT’s North American footprint.

Commenting on its partnership with Meruelo, Joe Asher, IGT President of Sports Betting, said: “Given Alex Meruelo’s success inward turning the Grand Sierra Resort into the vibrant, successful cassino that it is today, and all the positive degree changes that he initiated with the Sahara on the Las Vegas Strip, i am excited to assure what he will manage inward AZ as the owner of a professional person sports squad with its have sportsbook.

“I’m thrilled that Alex decided to partner with IGT for the hardware, software system and trading services to pee it happen.”

Meruelo’s new sports betting app became useable to download on 12 January.