Mohegan Sun chooses Ongame for online poker
Deal is first for network since it was acquired by Amaya Gaming - East Coast operator to launch freeplay offering in "early 2013".
Amaya Gaming has announced its first deal involving Ongame since completing its acquisition of the poker network, agreeing to provide a freeplay poker offering for Connecticut-based Mohegan Sun Casino.
The operator – run by the Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority – has chosen Ongame from the available options on Bally’s iGaming Platform, with which it signed up last month. The online offering – through the mohegansun.com domain – will be complemented by mobile and tablet versions.
It claims to be the first east-coast US land-based operator to move into online poker, and Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority CEO Mitchell Etess said: “We have been looking for the best possible fit for a poker partner for over 6 months.
“Mohegan Sun needs a provider who has outstanding regulatory experience and flexibility to offer intra-state play-for-free poker at first, and the technology to enable real money online poker when it is legalized. We are proud to announce that this partner is Ongame,” he added.
Mohegan Sun will be second land-based operator to move online with the iGaming Platform, following Golden Nugget’s freeplay launch using Winamax software.
A third operator, Nevada-licensed American Casino Entertainment Properties (owner of the Stratosphere casino in the Silver State) has also agreed to join the platform, which Bally acquired from Chiligaming in February.
Ongame managing director Peter Bertilsson (pictured) said: “It is exciting to be part of the move online for one of the most dynamic and expansive casino operators in the United States.”