MGM RESORTS & BETMGM COMMIT $300,000 TO RESPONSIBLE GAMING RESEARCH & PARTNERSHIPS

Companies additionally announce certification of three,000 GameSense Advisors and growth of GameSense messaging in skilled sports activities venues

LAS VEGAS, Sept. 1, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — MGM Resorts International (NYSE: MGM) (“MGM Resorts” or the “Company”) and BetMGM introduced immediately that they’re as soon as once more partnering with the American Gaming Association (AGA) to advertise Responsible Gaming Education Month (RGEM 2026) all through September.

As a part of their partnership, MGM Resorts and BetMGM are asserting a mixed $320,000 contribution to accountable gaming initiatives. This consists of analysis funding by means of the International Center for Responsible Gaming and expanded sponsorships for quite a lot of state drawback playing councils, together with help for the 1-800-GAMBLER helpline. A donation can be being made to the Evive Foundation, a corporation that gives entry to evidence-based digital instruments and peer help for people impacted by playing.

In addition, GameSense® messaging will proceed to be current in choose NFL stadiums and MLB ballparks, with growth into Las Vegas’ NHL and WNBA arenas. This consists of messages on LED ribbons and scoreboards throughout pre-game actions. GameSense is an industry-leading accountable gaming program first developed and licensed to MGM Resorts in 2017 by the British Columbia Lottery Corporation (BCLC). The program focuses on constructive, clear, and proactive engagements with company and prospects about the way to gamble responsibly. 

GameSense messaging shall be promoted on the following venues:

• T-Mobile Arena (Vegas Golden Knights) *New for 2026
• Michelob ULTRA Arena (Las Vegas Aces) *New for 2026
• Acrisure Stadium (Pittsburgh Steelers)
• Allegiant Stadium (Las Vegas Raiders)
• Empower Field at Mile High (Denver Broncos)
• Ford Field (Detroit Lions)
• GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium (Kansas City Chiefs)
• Lincoln Financial Field (Philadelphia Eagles)
• M&T Bank Stadium (Baltimore Ravens)
• MetLife Stadium (New York Jets)
• Nissan Stadium (Tennessee Titans)
• State Farm Stadium (Arizona Cardinals)
• Great American Ballpark (Cincinnati Reds)
• Comerica Park (Detroit Tigers)
• Fenway Park (Boston Red Sox)
• PNC Park (Pittsburgh Pirates)
• Nationals Park (Washington Nationals)

“Player protection is a priority every day at BetMGM, and RGEM gives us an opportunity to highlight those efforts,” mentioned Rhea Loney, Chief Compliance Officer at BetMGM. “Through GameSense messaging in professional sports venues, employee education, and investments in research and support services, we are helping players access the tools and resources they need to make informed decisions.”

Additionally, MGM Resorts and BetMGM will proceed offering all staff with complete, research-based accountable gaming coaching. The corporations have now licensed over 3,000 staff by means of the GameSense Advisor program. This coaching program now extends to staff inside greater than 45 firm departments together with each gaming and non-gaming resort areas.

Stephen Martino, SVP & Chief Compliance Officer, MGM Resorts International, mentioned, “What makes reaching 3,000 GameSense Advisors so meaningful is the number of employees who have chosen to take an active role in promoting responsible gaming for our guests. That collective commitment is helping us expand the reach and impact of our program across our company.”

In September, GameSense and RGEM messaging will as soon as once more attain company and staff by way of digital platforms, retail sportsbooks, and the MGM Grand Live Dealer studio. BetMGM Sportsbook messaging is ready to remind gamers to “take a time-out,” with QR codes linking company to extra accountable gaming ideas and sources. MGM Resorts’ Las Vegas marquees may even characteristic GameSense and AGA content material encouraging sports activities betters to Play Smart from the Start.

Rob Lockwood, SVP Strategic Communications, American Gaming Association, mentioned, “Responsible gaming has the greatest impact when the industry works together like we have with Play Smart from the Start. Our collaboration with MGM Resorts and BetMGM helps keeps these important messages visible to players while supporting research and programs that can make a difference.”

Additional Commitments

• MGM Resorts is partnering with Carleton University on a on line casino worker analysis examine
• MGM Resorts plans to collaborate with the Nevada Council on Problem Gambling to host instructional cubicles at Las Vegas properties all through September
• BetMGM continues its partnership with EPIC Global Solutions to supply all staff the chance to attend a lived-experience session, offering perception into the human affect of drawback playing
• BetMGM prospects are scheduled to obtain focused emails selling GameSense and accountable play, together with hyperlinks to on-line instruments and sources
• MGM Resorts and BetMGM are initiating visitor and buyer surveys on accountable gaming
• MGM Resorts and BetMGM will launch a social media and inside messaging marketing campaign that includes government thought management

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About MGM Resorts International
MGM Resorts International (NYSE: MGM) is an S&P 500® world gaming and leisure firm with nationwide and worldwide locations that includes best-in-class accommodations and casinos, state-of-the-art conferences and convention areas, unbelievable stay and theatrical leisure experiences, and an in depth array of restaurant, nightlife and retail choices. MGM Resorts creates immersive, iconic experiences by means of its suite of Las Vegas-inspired manufacturers. The MGM Resorts portfolio encompasses 30 distinctive resort and gaming locations globally, together with a number of the most recognizable resort manufacturers within the {industry}. The Company’s 50/50 enterprise, BetMGM, LLC, gives sports activities betting and on-line gaming in North America by means of market-leading manufacturers, together with BetMGM and partypoker, and the Company’s subsidiary, LV Lion Holding Limited, gives sports activities betting and on-line gaming by means of market-leading manufacturers in a number of jurisdictions all through Europe and Brazil. The Company is presently pursuing focused growth in Asia by means of an built-in resort improvement in Japan. Through its Focused on What Matters philosophy, MGM Resorts commits to making a extra sustainable future, whereas striving to make a much bigger distinction within the lives of its staff, company and within the communities the place it operates. The world staff of MGM Resorts are happy with their firm for being acknowledged as certainly one of FORTUNE® Magazine’s World’s Most Admired Companies®. For extra data, please go to us at mgmresorts.com. Please additionally join with us @MGMResortsIntl on X in addition to Facebook and Instagram.

About BetMGM 
BetMGM is a market-leading sports activities betting and gaming leisure firm, pioneering the web gaming {industry}. Born out of a partnership between MGM Resorts International (NYSE: MGM) and Entain Plc (LSE: ENT), BetMGM has unique entry to all of MGM’s U.S. land-based and on-line sports activities betting, main match poker, and on-line gaming companies. Utilizing Entain’s U.S.-licensed, state-of-the-art know-how, BetMGM gives sports activities betting and on-line gaming by way of market-leading manufacturers together with BetMGM, Borgata Casino, Party Casino and Party Poker. Founded in 2018, BetMGM is headquartered in New Jersey. For extra data, go to http://www.betmgminc.com/.

About British Columbia Lottery Corporation
BCLC is a social goal firm based mostly in British Columbia, Canada that’s dedicated to delivering win-wins for the higher good whereas offering lottery, on line casino and sports activities playing leisure in a method that serves the most effective pursuits of its gamers, the province and society. Last 12 months, BCLC generated greater than $1.3 billion in web revenue to profit provincial and group applications, together with healthcare, schooling and charities throughout British Columbia, Canada.

About the AGA
As the nationwide commerce group representing the U.S. on line casino {industry}, the American Gaming Association (AGA) fosters a coverage and enterprise surroundings the place authorized, regulated gaming thrives. The AGA’s various membership of economic and tribal on line casino operators, sports activities betting and that iGaming corporations, gaming suppliers, and extra lead the $261 billion {industry} and help 1.8 million jobs throughout the nation.

Forward-Looking Statements
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CONTACTS
MGM Resorts
Marc Jacobson
media@mgmresorts.com

BetMGM
Jennifer Arapoff
press@betmgm.com

BCLC
mediarelations@bclc.com

AGA
press@americangaming.org

 

SOURCE MGM Resorts International