Sparket’s Social Betwork partners with Station Casinos
Players will be able to make virtual wagers on events through the company’s virtual casino app STN Play.
US.- Sparket’s Social Betwork has signed a partnership with Station Casinos to license software that will be integrated into the company’s virtual casino app STN Play app. The integration will offer free-to-play live event wagering via Sparket’s proprietary pool wagering system.
Through the STN Play app, players can make virtual coin-based wagers on events, such as real-life sporting events, esports, and reality TV.
Tom Mikulich, SVP of innovation at Station Casinos said: “We’re excited to partner with Sparket – they have an innovative new technology which approaches live event wagering in a way that will attract new users to our free-to-play product. For our STN Play product, we strive to keep our customers entertained by offering fun, compelling, and engaging content. Our partnership with Sparket will help us accomplish those goals via social live event wagering pools.”
Aaron Basch, CEO of Sparket, added: “This is a big moment for Sparket as we bring our product to market with one of the leading operators in the world. We’ve been hard at work building our robust Social Betwork™ platform and we’re excited to bring new content to help our industry partners grow their business with free to play live event wagering.”
Sparket has also signed deals with USBookmaking and Cahuilla Casino.
Station Casinos buys 126 acres for new casino south of Las Vegas Strip
Station Casinos has purchased 126 acres of land in the south of Las Vegas Strip. It’s paid around $172m to buy land at the southwest corner of Las Vegas Boulevard and Cactus Avenue from Michael Gaughan, the founder of Coast Casinos.
Station Casinos said it was “excited about the potential of this site as a local and regional destination casino resort.”
The news came shortly after the company announced the demolition of three Station Casinos properties that have been since lockdown for the Covid-19 pandemic began in March 2020.
