Borgata awarded New Jersey's first internet gambling permit
New Jersey casino's site will undergo a five day trial period from 21 November, bwin.party confident of going live on day one
The Borgata Hotel & Casino has received the first internet gambling permit from New Jersey’s Division of Gaming Enforcement (DGE) with the site due to begin a five-day trial period on 21 November pending a licence from its online partner bwin.party.
The DGE said the casino, which has partnered with bwin.party to provide its online platform, was the first to file a complete application to offer online gambling in the garden state and both Borgata and bwin.party are confident of going live on day one.
“We are honored to receive New Jersey’s first Internet Gaming Permit,” said Tom Ballance, president and coo of Borgata Hotel & Casino. “Borgata and bwin.party are aggressively pursuing our objective of being among the first to launch online gaming in the state.
A spokeman for bwin.party said the supplier had yet to receive its license from the DGE but was confident it would do so before online gaming goes live in the state on 26 November.
“While no operator has yet received the necessary approvals to commence operations, we remain confident that we will do so ahead of the market opening,” a spokesman for bwin.party said.
“We’re working very closely with our partner to launch Borgata-branded poker and casino sites and our partypoker site, which will also offer casino games, on day one of the opening of the New Jersey market,” he added.