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Power Players: Jim Murren, Scott Butera and Adam Greenblatt

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Jim Murren
Chief Executive Officer

MGM Resorts International

 

Scott Butera
President of Interactive Gaming

MGM Resorts International

 

Adam Greenblatt
Chief Executive Officer

Roar Digital

 

When Murren appeared alongside NBA Commissioner Adam Silver to announce the first official-status deal between a league and a sportsbook operator last year, it sent a clear message that MGM intended to play hard in the emerging U.S. market. Soon after came deals with MLB, the NHL and MLS, all negotiated by Butera, a longtime casino executive who also served four years as commissioner of the Arena Football League. Now comes the U.S. rollout of BetMGM, the online platform created by Roar, a $200 million joint venture between MGM and global sports betting operator GVC. Greenblatt, a former Ladbrokes and GVC executive whose business unit provided software to the Las Vegas sportsbooks, heads the joint venture.

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