Wynn Resorts, Sci-Games ink iGaming, sports betting deal

Casino operator Wynn Resorts and gaming technology provider Scientific Games Corp (SGC) have announced a partnership for US-facing sports betting and online gambling operations.

On Tuesday, Wynn and SGC announced a plan to under which SGC will support Wynn’s launch of “unique digital sports betting and iGaming applications in the US.” The first fruit of this union will debut in New Jersey at some unspecified future date, but the official statement offered precious little else in the way of details.

Among these unanswered questions is what will become of the sports betting partnership Wynn inked with UK-licensed mobile sportsbook operator BetBull last October. That deal involved Wynn taking a 22.5% stake in BetBull.

Also unanswered is on which New Jersey casino operator’s license does Wynn intend to piggyback, as Wynn’s US casino presence is currently limited to Nevada, although it is close to launching its Boston-area project, assuming Massachusetts regulators deem the company to be sufficiently ‘suitable’ now that the company has jettisoned founder Steve Wynn amid a swirl of sexual harassment allegations.