Delaware North and Eureka Partner on Gaming Route

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Delaware North, a global hospitality and entertainment company with a portfolio of casinos and other gaming venues, announced it has combined the company’s route-gaming business in Illinois with Eureka Entertainment’s route-gaming business, Universal Gaming Group (UGG).

As a result of the transaction, which was recently approved by the Illinois Gaming Board, Delaware North’s Gaming & Entertainment Management-Illinois LLC (GEM Gaming) has been combined with UGG to form Universal GEM Gaming LLC.

The new entity is jointly owned by Delaware North and Housatonic Partners, the private equity investment firm behind Eureka Entertainment, with Delaware North being the majority owner. Delaware North acquired GEM Gaming in 2016 from a private ownership group. Eureka Entertainment acquired UGG in 2018.

Universal GEM Gaming partners with restaurants, bars, veteran and fraternal organizations, and truck stops to provide on-site gaming to patrons. It is the fourth-largest route-gaming operator in Illinois, with approximately 2,500 video gaming terminals.