Casino operator MGM Resorts has inked a new partnership with the National Football League’s Las Vegas Raiders while the boss of the Washington Redskins wants betting windows at his team’s new digs.
On Thursday, MGM announced that it had signed on as an Official Gaming Partner of the Las Vegas Raiders, who officially shed their Oakland roots for good just the day before. MGM also became a Founding Partner of Allegiant Stadium, which will be the Raiders’ new home field when the next NFL season kicks off this September.
MGM, which previously signed a gaming partnership with the New York Jets, will now have prominent signage throughout Allegiant Stadium and will run a VIP lounge called the MGM Club. In exchange, the Raiders get a lot of MGM’s money, some of which will hopefully be used to finally give Raiders owner Mark Davis a grownup haircut.
MGM isn’t the first casino operator to have hooked up with the Raiders, as Caesars Entertainment was named a founding partner of the new stadium over a year ago. Caesars also struck a marketing partnership with the NFL’s Baltimore Ravens and became the NFL’s first Official Casino Sponsor in January 2019.