Palms sportsbook operator William Hill approved by Nevada Gaming Commission

Palms sportsbook operator William Hill approved by Nevada Gaming Commission

Article brief provided by Las Vegas Review-Journal
  • Richard N. Velotta, Las Vegas Review-Journal
April 21, 2022 10:54 PM
  • Richard N. Velotta, Las Vegas Review-Journal

William Hill, Nevada’s largest sportsbook operator, will manage the race and sportsbook at the Palms when the resort opens Wednesday. The Nevada Gaming Commission unanimously approved the nonrestricted gaming license following a brief hearing Thursday.

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William Hill, now a unit of Caesars Entertainment Inc. after purchasing the sports-betting business for $4 billion a year ago, is modernizing the Palms sportsbook.

Under conditions approved by commissioners, a surveillance system must be installed, inspected and approved by the Nevada Gaming Control Board within two months and ticket writers must be employed by William Hill.

Jeffrey Hendricks, senior vice president and assistant general counsel of regulatory and compliance for Caesars, told Gaming Control Board members…that the revamped Palms book would have five betting stations and six kiosks when it reopens.