Monmouth Park and Caesars Entertainment held a groundbreaking ceremony for a curbside sportsbook and entertainment complex on May 7 aimed at raising the bar for sports betting and race viewing locations in New Jersey. The state-of-the-art facility and full-service restaurant complex will open in 2025, including 16,000 square feet of indoor and outdoor sports viewing with wall-mounted flat-screen TVs, food from partners nationally known restaurant Shake Shack and more than 25 self-service betting kiosks.
A ceremonial groundbreaking event was held Tuesday, with representatives from Monmouth Park, Caesars Sportsbook and local officials plunging golden shovels into the ground to mark the occasion.
“We are proud to continue investing in Monmouth Park to enhance the sports betting experience for New Jersey sports fans,” said Dan Shapiro, senior vice president and chief development officer at Caesars Digital. ”. “Monmouth Park Sportsbook has been successful since Governor Phil Murphy placed the state’s first legal sports bets in 2018 and continues to be an outstanding addition to our online business .
“We look forward to continuing our support of horse racing in New Jersey and bringing sports and racing fans to this historic track.”
Monmouth Park and Caesars Entertainment roadside sportsbook renderings
Dennis Drazin, president and CEO of Darby Development, LLC, operator of Monmouth Park, praised the ongoing relationship between the Jersey Shore racetrack and Caesars.
“We are extremely excited to begin our next chapter with the opening of the new Caesars Sportsbook at Monmouth Park,” said Drazin. “The facility will be state-of-the-art with all the amenities a first-class sportsbook can offer customers. As we begin our sixth year of sports betting, we continue to see the growth and expansion we knew would eventually happen.” .
“This will be a great addition to the Monmouth Park facility as our partnership with Caesars continues to grow.”
In 2018, Monmouth Park made history by accepting the first legal live sports betting in New Jersey when it opened its William Hill sportsbook after overturning the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (PASPA). ). Following Caesars’ acquisition of William Hill, the Monmouth Park sportsbook changed its name to a Caesars Sportsbook location in early 2022, where it accepts live sports betting and offers pari-mutuel betting.
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