”We’ve added kiosks since we originally opened,” said Schenck, expanded from three to five windows and added in-play betting.
In other states, Golden Nugget already excels in mobile betting, he said, leading the Atlantic City market. The biggest surprise was that information they got from Nevada didn’t really apply to the Mississippi Gulf Coast, he said, especially concerning college football. ▪ Golden Nugget was the first casino on the Coast to have betting kiosks and now has triple the number, said King. Parent company Penn National recently purchased a share of Barstool Sports, a digital sports media company, to enhance the customer experience. Additional kiosks will be available during March Madness along with 24-hour betting. And at both properties, “We will soon be converting from William Hill to an in-house service that will incorporate more kiosks and allow us to rate players at all sports betting points of sale,” Scott said. More televisions were added at the lobby bar across from the sportsbook at Hollywood. In October, Boomtown Casino debuted its new Stadium Bar & Grill, directly across from the sportsbook.
