BetMGM announced today a partnership with NYRA Bets, the official online wagering platform of the New York Racing Association. NYRA Bets will become BetMGM’s first horse-racing partner, allowing customers to watch and wager on premier thoroughbred, harness, and quarte-horse races at more than 200 tracks around the world.
Launched as a national online wagering platform in 2016, NYRA Bets achieved rapid growth last year as new customers gravitated toward horse racing, one of the few sports able to operate during the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic. NYRA Bets’ wagering platform allows its customers to watch and wager from home. NYRA Bets is currently available in 30 states.
NYRA Bets President Tony Allevato said, “This is the type of partnership that reflects the importance of horse racing within the sports betting marketplace.”
BetMGM will use the NYRA Bets wagering platform in its Horse Racing app for Apple and Android devices, as well as on desktop. Customers will have access to daily horse racing content, live streaming video and race replays and can also wager on marquee events in the United States like the Kentucky Derby, Preakness, Belmont Stakes and the Breeders’ Cup, as well as international events such as the Royal Ascot meet, Melbourne Cup, Saudi Cup and the Dubai World Cup.
