BetMGM announces Poker Championship at Aria Resort and Casino

BetMGM is organizing the maiden edition of the BetMGM Poker Championship beginning from 23 to 26 June. The event will take place at the beautiful Aria Resort and Casino in the CityCenter of Las Vegas.

$3,500 buy-in no limit hold’em set for the BetMGM Poker Championship the competition guarantee $1m prize money. Aria Casino will hold a modern-style live poker competition for the first time on Saturday 25 June, a $600 buy-in BetMGM Poker Mystery Bounty will be introduced at the venue.

At least 15 Players will be awarded Prize packages daily through qualifiers and weekly satellites. Some additional privileges come with the buy-in for the tournament, these privileges include travel expenses and a five-night stay at ARIA for buy-in for the BetMGM Poker Championship.

“The first-ever BetMGM Poker Championship descends on Las Vegas during one of the most exciting times of the poker season.” Luke Staudenmaier, BetMGM Director of Poker, commented.

“Aria is a legendary poker brand and we’re thrilled that the Championship has become an integral part of this year’s Poker Classic. Through our relationship with MGM Resorts and its US properties, we’ll continue to leverage event programming and connect with players both online and in their favourite poker rooms.”

In a bid to ensure responsible gambling while expanding its new markets, BetMGM advocates for responsible gaming providing players gaming education while playing, such gaming education includes GameSense. GemSense was designed by licenced to MGM Resorts by the British Columbia Lottery Corporation.

BetMGM and MGM Resorts are both committed to raising awareness for Problem Gambling, this was recently demonstrated when the Gambling Problem awareness was held in March. BetMGM and MGM Resorts partnered National Council on Problem Gambling to create awareness of gambling-related issues.

BetMGM run legal online Poker in the following States
• New Jersey
• Delaware
• Pennsylvania
• Michigan
• West Virginia