There will be a new Caesars Sportsbook at Monmouth Park next year. Ground was broken on Tuesday for the new retail sportsbook. It was almost six years ago when Monmouth Park in Oceanport took their first sports wagers when William Hill operated the sportsbook. It was June 14, 2018, when wagers were accepted. That was 31 days after the United States Supreme Court ruled PASPA unconstitutional, making sports betting available to states in the U.S.  It was about four years ago when Caesars acquired William Hill for $3.7 billion and rebranded it as Caesars Sportsbook. The rebranding at Monmouth Park happened early in 2022. 

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“We are proud to continue investing in Monmouth Park to elevate the sports betting experience for New Jersey sports fans,” said Dan Shapiro, Senior Vice President and Chief Development Officer at Caesars Digital, in a statement. “The sportsbook at Monmouth has been a success since Governor Murphy placed the state’s first legal sports bet in 2018 and continues to be an outstanding complement to our online businesses. We look forward to continuing our support for horse racing in New Jersey and bringing sports fans and racing fans to this historic racetrack.”

It is expected that the new sportsbook will have 16,000 square feet of indoor and outdoor sports viewing. That space will include multiple flat-screen televisions and there is expected to be 25 self-service kiosks. The food services will be provided by Shake Shack.  “We’re extremely excited to begin this next chapter with the upcoming opening of the new Caesars Sportsbook at Monmouth Park,” said Dennis Drazin, Chairman and CEO of Darby Development, LLC, operator of Monmouth Park, in a joint statement. “This facility will be state-of-the-art with all the amenities that a first-class sportsbook can offer to patrons. As we start our sixth year of sports betting, we continue to see the growth and expansion we knew would eventually happen. This will be a magnificent addition to the Monmouth Park facility as our partnership with Caesars continues to evolve.”

Monmouth Partners with NYRA, Fox Sports on New TV Deal

Monmouth Park and the New York Racing Association announced a partnership with Fox Sports. The new deal will take effect for the 2024 racing season which begins on May 11. “We’ve always had a great relationship with NYRA,” Bill Knauf, vice president of business operations at Monmouth Park, said in a press release, “and this partnership takes it further across multiple television and sponsorship channels, including our biggest day with the NYRA Bets Haskell Stakes. We look forward to the synergy between Monmouth Park and NYRA and the great exposure that Fox Sports can provide for our races this summer.”

In addition to the new television coverage, NYRA Bets becomes the title sponsor of the $1 million, Grade 1 Haskell Stakes and the Pegasus Stakes. The NYRA Bets Haskell Stakes headlines a great day of racing on Saturday, July 20, while the NYRA Bets Pegasus Stakes is a prep race for the Haskell. It will take place on Saturday, June 15. “America’s Day at the Races,” produced by NYRA in partnership with FOX Sports, will provide live coverage of Monmouth racing from May 11 through July 7. Check out the latest sports betting odds at Caesars.