Virtual registration open to HBCU students nationwide in Fall 2022
DALLAS โ (June 29, 2022) โ The Tom Joyner Foundation, a driving force behind scholarship distribution and fundraising for Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), and BetMGM, a leading sports betting and iGaming operator, are partnering to offer an Executive Series to HBCUs nationwide beginning this Fall. The partnership will offer HBCU students the opportunity to network with BetMGM executives and navigate the recruitment process in preparation for career opportunities at the company after graduation.ย
Tom Joyner - Founder of The Tom Joyner Foundation
The Executive Series will consist of executive-student panels, professional resume critiques, and job interview preparation. The workshops will help graduating seniors pursue roles in HR, Finance, Legal, Marketing, Product Design and more.
Adam Greenblatt - Chief Executive Officer, BetMGM
HBCU students can find more information and RSVP for the Executive Series onย The Tom Joyner Foundationย website starting this Fall.ย Tom Joyner Foundationโs partnership with BetMGM is an extension of the Foundationโs mission to provide career opportunities for students.
About The Tom Joyner Foundation
The Tom Joyner Foundation was founded in 1998 as the brainchild of the former nationally syndicated radio personality, Tom Joyner. The mission of the Foundation is to support historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) with scholarships, endowments, and capacity-building enhancements. The Foundation has provided necessary support to every HBCU in its 20+ year history to help sustain and preserve the legacies of these valuable institutions. Through fundraising and donor development initiatives, over $69 million has been raised to support more than 32,000 students attending HBCUs. Additionally, the Foundation has recommended internships, offered matching grant support, and career development to deserving students.
Aboutย BetMGM
BetMGMย is a market-leading sports betting and gaming entertainment company, pioneering the online gaming industry. Born out of a partnership between MGM Resorts International (NYSE: MGM) andย Entainย Plc (LSE: ENT),ย BetMGMย has exclusive access to all of MGM’s U.S. land-based and online sports betting, major tournament poker, and online gaming businesses. Utilizingย Entainโsย U.S.-licensed, state of the art technology,ย BetMGMย offers sports betting and online gaming via market-leading brands, includingย BetMGM, Borgata Casino, Party Casino, and Party Poker. Founded in 2018,ย BetMGMย is headquartered in New Jersey. For more information, visitย http://www.betmgminc.com/.ย
Statements in this release that are not historical facts are “forward-looking” statements and “safe harbor statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 that involve risks and/or uncertainties, including those described in MGM Resortsโ public filings with the SEC. Forward-looking statements are based on managementโs current expectations and assumptions and not on historical facts. Examples of these statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding the future results of BetMGM. Among the important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated in such forward-looking statements include effects of economic conditions and market conditions in the markets in which MGM Resorts operates and competition with other destination travel locations throughout the United States and the world, the design, timing and costs of expansion projects, risks relating to international operations, permits, licenses, financings, approvals and other contingencies in connection with growth in new or existing jurisdictions and additional risks and uncertainties described in MGM Resortsโ Form 10-K, Form 10-Q and Form 8-K reports (including all amendments to those reports). In providing forward-looking statements, MGM Resorts is not undertaking any duty or obligation to update these statements publicly as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law. If MGM Resorts updates one or more forward-looking statements, no inference should be drawn that it will make additional updates with respect to those other forward-looking statements.
MEDIA CONTACTS:
BetMGM
Elisa Richardson, Head of PR & Communications