Greektown Casino Unveils ESPN BET-branded Sportsbook and Restaurant

Hollywood Casino at Greektown has unveiled its new ESPN BET branded sportsbook and restaurant on the upper floor of the 100,000-square-foot downtown Detroit casino.

The sportsbook is the first ESPN BET branded retail location to open across PENN Entertainment’s (“PENN”) portfolio of properties.

The ESPN BET sportsbook and restaurant offers guests approximately 4,500 square-feet of betting and dining space, with wagering kiosks, big-screen TVs, a 30-foot video wall for sports viewing, and elevated bar food and drink.

The contemporary restaurant is one of multiple dining options available throughout Hollywood Casino at Greektown.

“This is an exciting week to debut PENN’s first physical ESPN BET sportsbook as the city of Detroit hosts the NFL Draft and its festivities,” says John Drake  general manager of Hollywood Casino at Greektown.

“Bringing ESPN BET to Hollywood Greektown combines PENN’s premier sports media and sports betting offerings to create an amazing atmosphere for fans to watch and bet on sports. To celebrate the opening, we’re thrilled to host ESPN talent and programming at our property throughout the week.”

With the NFL Draft (April 25-27) taking place a few blocks from the property, Hollywood Casino at Greektown is hosting a variety of ESPN programming this week. Today and Friday, ESPN Radio will broadcast the Unsportsmanlike morning show with Evan Cohen, Chris Canty, and Michelle Smallmon, and the Greeny Show .

Additionally, ESPN BET Live, the daily sports betting show on ESPN2, will be live from the ESPN BET sportsbook today and Friday. ESPN talent will also conduct live SportsCenter hits from the property during the week.

In addition to the ESPN BET areas, the casino’s ‘Rock Bar’, located on the property’s first floor, has been completely transformed into an enhanced and expanded sports viewing and betting area.

For more information, visit hollywoodgreektown.com .

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