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Downtown Grand first to take bets on e-sports

The Downtown Grand is now taking bets on e-sports—becoming the first casino in the U.S. to do so — only two days after Nevada’s Gaming Policy Committee recommended that the state’s regulators begin working to allow the practice in Nevada.


Through William Hill, the U.K.-based company that manages the casino’s sports book, the Grand is now taking bets on the finals of the 2016 League of Legends Intel Extreme Masters Season XI e-sports event in Oakland, Calif, on Saturday and Sunday.

“Right now it’s happening,” Downtown Grand CEO Seth Schorr said. “Someone could come down and bet on winner of the final match of the Intel Extreme Masters, a major tournament taking place in Oakland.” Schorr said his sports book started taking bets at about noon today.

http://lasvegassun.com/news/2016/nov...s-on-e-sports/