Caesars Entertainment and Monmouth Park Friday held the grand opening of the trackside Caesars Sportsbook at Monmouth Park in Oceanport, New Jersey. Local dignitaries joined Caesars Entertainment and Monmouth Park leadership to commemorate the opening of the sportsbook, bar and restaurant with a ribbon cutting.
“It’s fitting to open this cutting-edge venue at Monmouth Park, where legal sports betting in New Jersey first launched, and add to its rich history,” Caesars Digital Senior Vice President and Chief Development Officer Dan Shapiro said in a statement. “With this investment, we are proud to continue to support horse racing in the Garden State. We expect that the new integrated sports wagering experience will draw new fans from the Jersey Shore and beyond.”
The new standalone venue adjacent to the Monmouth Park clubhouse features 16,000 square feet of indoor and outdoor sports viewing space, including views of the historic racetrack. Caesars Sportsbook at Monmouth Park includes wall-to-wall video, more than 25 self-service betting kiosks, a center bar, and an exclusive VIP section.
The sportsbook also features a Shake Shack location inside serving the restaurant’s full menu, including ShackBurgers, crinkle-cut fries, and the Chicken Shack sandwich. Pari-mutuel race wagering also is available.
“We are so proud to partner with Caesars and delighted to offer fans this new state-of-the-art sportsbook,” said Darby Development Chairman and CEO Dennis Drazin. “This has been a long time in the making, and it’s satisfying to finally see it come to fruition as we continue the expansion of the Monmouth Park facility as a top entertainment and gaming destination in the state.”
Darby Development is the operator of Monmouth Park Racetrack.
In 2018, Monmouth Park accepted the state’s first legal in-person sports wager after the overturning of the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act.
Sports fans 21 and older in New Jersey also can access the Caesars Sportsbook & Casino app via desktop. The app offers a sports wagering menu that includes same-game parlays, player props, futures, live in-play betting markets and tools that encourage responsible play, including Deposit Limits, Spending Limits, Daily Time Limits, and Cool Off Time Limits.
Sports fans also can enjoy livestreaming of thousands of sporting events, including NFL games, via the app. The app also offers an online casino experience with a range of games from top providers, Caesars-branded games, and casino classic games.