Sportsbook operation a wedding of comfort for Caesars and Resort at Summerlin

The nationwide enlargement of sports activities betting supplied enterprise alternatives for Nevada’s operators to department out past the Silver State. To complement its nationwide presence, Caesars discovered a partnership at dwelling with a locals on line casino.

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Caesars Entertainment government Eric Hession is not involved that Caesars Palace, Paris Las Vegas or any of the corporate’s six different Strip resorts are going to lose clients to the small, independently owned The Resort at Summerlin Casino.

That’s one cause why Hession, president of Caesars Digital, OKed the location of a 6,000-square-foot Caesars Race and Sportsbook inside the 63,000-square-foot locals’ on line casino that, till a 2025 rebrand, was often known as the Rampart Casino, fairly than utilizing a William Hill sportsbook within the location.

The deal marked the second time Caesars is working the corporate’s sports activities betting model outdoors of certainly one of its casinos. The firm has a Caesars Race and Sportsbook within the Downtown Grand. Caesars additionally owns the William Hill model, which is used to handle sports activities betting in 140 Nevada places, together with almost two dozen Strip, downtown and locals properties.

Hession stated there is not a lot of a buyer overlap between The Resort at Summerlin’s primarily native buyer base and Caesars, whose Strip resorts draw enterprise nationally and worldwide.

“They don’t have to worry about their customers getting stolen, and we don’t have to worry about our customers getting stolen,” Hession stated. “We talked with them about the brand. We both agreed that this would be a great location for a Caesars sportsbook.”

Caesars Sportsbook operates in 31 states and Ontario, Canada. The model is taken into account one of many prime U.S. sports activities betting websites together with DraftKings, FanDuel, BetMGM and Fanatics. 

In 2025, Caesars Digital, which incorporates the corporate’s on-line on line casino operations and William Hill, produced $1.4 billion in income, a 21 % annual enhance — the biggest of the corporate’s 4 working divisions.

Last week’s launch of the brand new sportsbook coincided with the revealing of The Resort at Summerlin’s on line casino renovation and rebrand away from the Rampart Casino identify — its moniker since 2002.

The property, situated simply south of the Summerlin Parkway on Rampart Boulevard, is adjoining to the 549-room JW Marriott Hotel. The on line casino and the lodge are operated individually.

“What Caesars brought to us is going to be a home run for locals,” stated The Resort at Summerlin General Manager Michelle McHugh, who added that her buyer base would not usually frequent Strip properties.

Details of the settlement’s monetary construction weren’t disclosed.

“We’re super flexible. Some partners don’t want to be involved and just want rent,” Hession stated. “Other partners want to be heavily involved, and they want participation.”

The course of to improve The Resort at Summerlin started final yr. In addition to the identify change, operators introduced in 1,670 new slot machines, expanded desk recreation choices and added a number of new eating places.

Hession stated Caesars officers had been impressed with the funding made into the on line casino, saying, “They may have the freshest slot floor in the state.”

Caesars took over an area that had been an Irish pub to develop the sportsbook, which features a 360-degree LED video show, a betting counter with Caesars employees and 20 self-service Caesars Sportsbooks betting kiosks — a few of which will probably be situated all through the on line casino. An expanded sportsbook bar will probably be accomplished earlier than summer time.

Caesars and The Resort at Summerlin wished the property opened forward of subsequent week’s begin of the March Madness faculty basketball championship tournaments.

“For the resort, having a great sports betting place was important,” Hession stated. “We have a marketing fund, and we’re going to be designing some programs so that the sportsbook draws customers to the property.”

Caesars introduced in former Vegas Golden Knights defenseman Deryk Engelland to position the primary wager. One of the NHL group’s authentic “misfits” from the inaugural season, Engelland stated he could not guess on hockey due to his function as particular assistant to group proprietor Bill Foley. Instead, he wagered $40 on the Las Vegas Raiders to go over 5 1/2 wins subsequent season.

Engelland additionally hosted a watch celebration within the sportsbook that afternoon for the Knights recreation, which McHugh stated was a precursor to most of the occasions the property plans to host. The property additionally revamped its meals and beverage operations, offering 13 eating places and bars and a brand new meals corridor.

“The savvy customers like good value, and they play here,” McHugh stated. The on line casino is overseen by a board of administrators, which permits the administration group to “be a little more liberal” with what is obtainable via the gamers’ membership and numerous promotions. “I think it’s a better experience for the consumer.”

Accel expands its Nevada slot route enterprise

Illinois-based Accel Entertainment, Nevada’s second-largest slot machine route operator, expanded its presence within the Silver State final yr.

During the corporate’s fourth-quarter earnings convention name final week, executives stated its Nevada operations grew by 13 % within the final three months of 2025. Accel, via its Century Gaming subsidiary, operates 3,000 slot machines in Nevada in additional than 400 places, producing greater than $102 million in income.

“We believe the market is positioned for steady improvement,” stated Accel Chairman and CEO Andy Rubenstein.

Route operators handle the slot machines in Nevada’s restricted gaming places — 15 video games or fewer — corresponding to bars, taverns and comfort shops. Gaming income is then both shared with the placement’s proprietor or Accel rents the area.

Accel President Mark Phelan, who will turn into CEO in August, credited two offers for the Nevada enlargement. 

Accel purchased small route operator Dynasty Games for an undisclosed value, which added 20 places and roughly 123 gaming machines throughout Northern Nevada. Phelan stated the deal gave the corporate a presence in a number of new communities.

Last fall, the corporate took over the slot route operations at Rebel comfort shops in Southern Nevada, protecting 55 places with 424 gaming machines.

Accel, which operates nearly 28,000 slot machines in 10 states, moved into Nevada in 2022 when it acquired Century for $140 million. The deal additionally included Century’s enterprise in Montana.

Nevada’s route market modified in 2023, when Golden Entertainment, Nevada’s largest slot route operator, bought its operations in Nevada and Montana to J&J Ventures Gaming, a privately held Illinois-based firm, for $322.5 million. At the time, Golden operated 10,500 slot machines in 1,000 places between the 2 states.

Acres’ cashless gaming system launches at an off-Strip on line casino

Acres Gaming launched its Universal Payment Adapter on slot machines on the off-Strip Eureka Casino in Las Vegas. 

The cashless cost system depends on a QR code that enables clients to attach the sport with their cell checking account, robotically funding the participant’s slot machine play. It was unveiled final fall on the Global Gaming Expo.

“This isn’t just another payment option. It’s a cleaner, faster way to play,” stated Eureka Casino Chief Financial Officer Rich Hunter. “In a market where guests are increasingly focused on value and convenience, we wanted to make play easier.”

The system was initially positioned on 36 slot machines however ought to develop to 120 video games by April 10, he added.

In response to issues about downside gaming points, Acres Chief Operating Officer Noah Acres stated the system has built-in safeguards, together with limits protecting monetary quantities and the variety of instances a participant can use this system.

The system was permitted by the Nevada Gaming Control Board’s testing laboratory in August 2025.

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Corrected at 12:23 p.m. on 3/11/2026 to replicate Caesars Race and Sportsbook in Downtown Grand and the variety of William Hill-managed places in Nevada.