GAN announced this week a successful multi-state transition onto its platform for Churchill Downs Incorporated's TwinSpires branded sports betting and iGaming operations in Pennsylvania and sports betting operations in Indiana.
Additionally, GAN launched inaugural mobile sports betting operations for TwinSpires in Colorado, which, when completed with the previously launched solutions in Michigan and Tennessee, brings the GAN-powered TwinSpires brand to five total states .
This gives TwinSpires the ability to leverage its brand across horse racing and sports customers in advance of the upcoming 147th running of the Kentucky Derby on May 1st.
The Chief Executive Officer of GAN Dermot Smurfit, commented: “The team did an amazing job of concurrently migrating and launching TwinSpires' Sportsbook and iGaming offering in three states in the span of a week , which serves to highlight our speed to market and unique capabilities to seamlessly handle highly complex migrations. We remain humbled to work with an industry leading entertainment company with some of the most historic and diversified assets in the gaming industry. We look forward to our continued partnership to assist Churchill Downs Incorporated in its efforts to replicate their longstanding success in land-based gaming in online sports betting and iGaming ”.
The President of Online Gaming Churchill Downs Incorporated Ian Williams, said: “We set out an ambitious plan to migrate from our existing supplier and launch our TwinSpires brand in three new states before this year's Kentucky Derby. Both teams have done a tremendous job in achieving this goal and we believe we are well-positioned for growth as we roll into Derby week, our busiest week of the year, with TwinSpires now available for betting on sports, iGaming and Kentucky Derby in five states ".
Both online casino and sports customers will be able to enjoy an uninterrupted playing experience with any product, in any state, on a single app leveraging GAN's proprietary technology operating framework.