Golden Nugget Partners With Amaya for US Online Gambling

It has been announced that The Golden Nugget casino has partnered with Amaya Gaming Group for its real-money online gambling offerings in the US. Amaya will both provide the content and help run the back-end of two websites, goldennuggetpoker.com and goldennuggetcasino.com.

Golden Nugget operates four Golden Nugget Hotels and Casinos between Nevada, New Jersey and Mississippi; it recently announced a fifth location for a site in Lake Charles Louisiana. The operator has been granted licenses for both Nevada and New Jersey.

In a statement Thomas Winter, Vice President Online Gaming of Landry’s Inc., which operates Golden Nugget, said “We intend to be a preferred early stage operator of real money online gaming as regulation progresses in the United States, initially in New Jersey and Nevada. To thrive in this market, we need to deliver a best-in-class online and mobile player experience.

Amaya provides proven online casino games and a poker platform that deliver precisely what we need. Through this partnership we can supply exceptional and secure online entertainment, supported by the strong brand of our land-based casinos.”

The CEO of Amaya Gaming Group, David Baazov, said, “We’re extremely pleased to be the selected partner for Golden Nugget’s venture into the emerging online gaming market in the United States.”