Churchill Downs Incorporated announces agreement with GAN Limited and Kambi Group PLC
August 27th, 2020
Churchill Downs Incorporated ("CDI" or "the Company") (Nasdaq: CHDN) announced today multi-year agreements with GAN Limited ("GAN") and Kambi Group PLC ("Kambi") to provide player account management, casino platform, sports trading and risk management services for the Company’s sports betting and iGaming business, BetAmerica.
The integrated platform will offer the industry’s leading online, mobile and on-property sports wagering experiences to BetAmerica’s new and existing players.
"We believe the transition to GAN and Kambi as our new technology providers will enable our team to execute the rollout of BetAmerica sportsbooks and iGaming product offering more efficiently as states move to legalize and implement regulations permitting sports betting and iGaming in the coming years," said Bill Carstanjen, CEO of CDI. "BetAmerica will benefit from the proven excellence of these market-leading providers."
"We look forward to powering the BetAmerica brand with our highly optimized technology platform and enabling CDI to efficiently invest their marketing capital to attract loyal sports betting and iGaming players," said Dermot S. Smurfit, CEO of GAN.
Kristian Nylén, CEO, Kambi, commented: "It’s a pleasure for Kambi to be partnering with CDI and its BetAmerica brand, which has the potential to benefit from its market access and existing customer database. I’m certain with the quality and experience we possess, together with the BetAmerica leadership team, we will be able to grow our businesses together as the U.S. sports betting and iGaming market expands."
BetAmerica sportsbooks are currently available in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Indiana, and Mississippi. Additional information can be found at www.betamerica.com.
About Churchill Downs Incorporated
Churchill Downs Incorporated is an industry-leading racing, online wagering and gaming entertainment company anchored by our iconic flagship event - The Kentucky Derby. We own and operate Derby City Gaming, a historical racing machine facility in Louisville, Kentucky. We also own and operate one of the largest online horse racing wagering platforms in the U.S., TwinSpires.com, and we operate sports betting and iGaming through our BetAmerica platform in multiple states. We are also a leader in brick-and-mortar casino gaming with approximately 11,000 slot machines and video lottery terminals and 200 table games in eight states. Additional information about CDI can be found online at www.churchilldownsincorporated.com.
About GAN Limited
GAN is a leading business-to-business supplier of internet gambling software-as-a-service solutions to the U.S. land-based casino industry. GAN has developed a proprietary internet gambling enterprise software system, GameSTACK™, which it licenses principally to land-based U.S. casino operators as a turnkey technology solution for regulated real-money internet gambling, encompassing internet gaming, internet sports gaming and virtual Simulated Gaming.
About Kambi
Kambi is a provider of premium sports betting services to licensed B2C gaming operators. Kambi Group plc is listed on First North Growth Market at Nasdaq Stockholm. Our services encompass a broad offering from front-end user interface through to odds compiling, customer intelligence and risk management, built on an in-house developed software platform. Kambi employs more than 850 staff across offices in Malta (headquarters), Australia, Romania, the UK, Philippines, Sweden, and the United States. Kambi utilises a best of breed security approach and is ISO 27001and eCOGRA certified. Kambi Group plc is listed on Nasdaq First North Growth Market under the symbol "KAMBI".
The Company's Certified Advisor is Redeye AB.
