The companies also plan to launch digital sports betting across the state in advance of the 2020-21 NFL season.
Retail sports betting at Wind Creek Casino is expected to begin in the first half of 2020.
Betfred Group COO Mark Stebbings said: “Scientific Games was the clear choice to provide our sports betting platform in Pennsylvania. OpenSports™ provides best-in-class, reliable technology and services that will help us reach more players and grow our sportsbook presence at speed.”
Betfred will use Don Best Sports data feeds, part of the OpenSports suite.
Scientific Games SVP Sportsbook, Digital Keith O’Loughlin said: “Once again, a sophisticated and experienced sports betting operator has chosen OpenSports to responsibly grow its U.S. presence with our maximum reliability, scalability, and performance. Together, Scientific Games and Betfred can make a massive impact in the sports betting arena by driving player engagement and putting their digital and retail sportsbooks at the forefront of this expanding landscape.”
Betfred USA Sports, a subsidiary of the UK-based Betfred Group, has already launched a sportsbook in Iowa and will soon open another in Colorado.
