Golden Nugget casino secures online market access in W. Virginia, Illinois

New Jersey’s leading online casino operator Golden Nugget is out to prove that its Garden State dominance is more than just a fluke.

On Monday, Golden Nugget Online Gaming Inc (GNOG) announced that it had secured West Virginia online gambling and sports betting market access through a deal with the Greenbrier Hotel Corporation, which operates the swanky resort of the same name.

The deal, which is subject to GNOG securing local regulatory approval, will see GNOG pay Greenbrier an undisclosed percentage of online gambling revenue, subject to minimum royalty payments over the term. The parties also exchanged the usual platitudes about how their lives were miserable and incomplete until they met.

The Greenbrier previously inked a similar deal with the FanDuel Group, which launched mobile sports betting in August 2019 but has yet to follow up with an online casino product. At present, West Virginia has only two online casino options; DraftKings and BetMGM (the latter outfit also operates off the Greenbrier’s online permit).