Mohegan Sun Pocono To Launch Pennsylvania Sports Betting With The Kindred Group
The Mohegan Sun Pocono plans PA sports betting with the Kindred Group

The Mohegan Sun Pocono announced that its sports betting partner for Pennsylvania is the Kindred Group. The deal will last five years with the possibility of two five year renewals.
The press release is the first time that the Mohegan Sun has
confirmed that it intends to get into the sports betting market.
In Pennsylvania that means a license application to the
Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB) and the payment of a $10 million license
fee. To put that into context the fees for a similar license in neighboring
West Virginia are only $100,000.
The partnership covers online and casino sports betting as
well as online and mobile casino games. Online poker is probably not part of
the package. After originally applying for all three interactive gaming
licenses in Pennsylvania, the Mohegan Sun withdrew its poker license
application at the end of November last year.
Pulling the license application saved an immediate $2
million. That’s a shame because it means Pennsylvania poker players won’t get
access to Kindred’s excellent Unibet poker product. Unibet Poker has gained a
very strong recreational player base. It offers a different environment from
the big boys like PokerStars and is especially protective of new players.
What Pennsylvania gamblers will get is Kindred’s excellent
sports betting and casino software.
Aviram Alroy, VP Interactive Gaming at Mohegan Gaming & Entertainment boasted:
“We’ve aligned with one of the best online casino and sport book operators in online regulated markets which will allow us to offer best in class experience to our existing customers as well as attracting new ones. Introduction of the Kindred offering to the market is a great positive for Mohegan Sun as well as the state of Pennsylvania.”
Kindred is very big in Europe and wants to be big in the US
Kindred and Unibet are relatively unknown in the US, but
that will soon change in New Jersey. Kindred has a partnership with the Hard
Rock Hotel and Casino Atlantic City.
During the company’s Q3 earnings call, Kindred CEO, Henrik
Tjärnström commented:
“Last year the Group decided to enter the US market and after the US Supreme Court ruled against PASPA in May this year, we applied for an online license in the state of New Jersey. The USA is the world’s largest gambling market and we see it as a great opportunity for Kindred.”
The deal is another step for Kambi and Scientific Games
In New Jersey, Kindred is partnered with Scientific Games
(SG). SG is also partnered with Caesars and is already running sports betting
at four of Caesars’ casinos in New Jersey and Mississippi. In Pennsylvania, SG
is powering the sports betting for the Caesars property, Harrah’s Philadelphia,
which opened its doors last Thursday.
Kindred’s other major tech partner is Kambi. Pennsylvania
observers will note that Kambi already powers the sports betting at:
- The Rivers Casino
- Sugarhouse Casino
- Parx Casino
- The South Philadephia Turf Club
Harrah’s uses SG and the sixth Pennsylvania casino that
offers sports betting, the Hollywood Casino is partnered with William Hill and
IGT.
In other words, Kambi has quietly established a large market
share in Pennsylvania. Any role it plays in the Mohegan Sun/Kindred deal will
only add to its reputation.
Pennsylvania will be the Mohegan Sun’s second online market
In New Jersey the online casino is powered by NYX software.
NYX is now owned by none other than Scientific Games. The Kindred deal specifically says it is limited to
Pennsylvania, so it doesn’t look like there’s any threat to the SG partnership
in New Jersey.
In having two tech partners, the Mohegan Sun is neatly
diversifying its risk. The Mohegan Tribes’ largest casino is in Connecticut. And
Connecticut may well launch sports betting in 2019.
Sports betting is already legal following a 2017 law, but
disputes between tribal and state licensed casinos have delayed implementation. If the legislature can get the issue resolved, the Mohegan
Sun, CT will have a choice of excellent online partners to select from.
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