International Game Technology (IGT) has signed a three-year extension to its sports betting technology partnership with Boyd Gaming Corporation.
Under the deal, the IGT PlaySports platform will continue to power Boyd’s sports betting offering in Nevada. This will cover both the operator’s retail and mobile wagering offerings.
Boyd will also continue to offer IGT’s PlaySports Kiosks at its 10 retail betting locations across Nevada. IGT PlaySports technology also powers retail sportsbooks at Boyd casinos in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Ohio and Pennsylvania.
The agreement is due to run through until 2028. IGT and Boyd began partnering on sports betting in 2018.
Boyd Aiming to Evolve Sports Betting Offering
Bob Scucci, vice president of race and sports operations for Boyd Gaming, said the extension would help to evolve the operator’s betting service for players in Nevada.
“As the core technology of our sports betting offering in Nevada, IGT PlaySports’ platform enables us to evolve Boyd Sports in ways that deliver incremental value to our players and seamlessly scale our offering to address new business opportunities,” he said.
Joe Bertolone, senior vice president of sports betting at IGT, said the agreement will support Boyd in what is one of the “most mature and competitive” sports betting markets in the U.S.
“IGT PlaySports continues to invest in and grow our footprint in Nevada,” Bertolone said. “The performance, reliability and scalability of our technology stack and self-service betting technologies ensure our customers benefit from the most comprehensive B2B solution in North America.”
Boyd counts the Fremont Hotel & Casino, California Hotel Casino and Sam’s Town Las Vegas properties among its Nevada portfolio.
