The grand opening of del Lago Resort & Casino’s Sportsbook is now in the books— and that means you can place your sports bets at DraftKings Sportsbook at the casino.
The first bets were placed at the grand opening on Friday in Seneca County.
You can use a self-service kiosk or place your bet with a person at a counter. It's something organizers had to jump through some hoops to make happen.
Former Syracuse University quarterback and ex-NFL pro Donovan McNabb was on hand for the ribbon cutting ceremony.
"It brings excitement not just to sports betting, but it brings more excitement to sports. It gets you more involved, I think, for what DraftKings is doing especially here at this location. You get a chance to come in, place a bet, but more importantly, you’re sitting here watching sports," said McNabb.
He placed the very first sports bet at the brand new lounge inside del Lago. He says he bet on the Philadelphia Eagles winning the Super Bowl.
"In any business you want to always innovate, you always want to bring something new and something different and something more exciting to the customer. Today is one of those mile markers," said Brent Stevens, del Lago Reto make happen.
The 6,000-square-foot lounge is run by global sports technology and entertainment company DraftKings.
"It was a thoroughly vetted process by our state leadership, which we appreciate and we’re here today and we’re not looking back, we’re looking forward," said Stevens.