Plannatech, Sporttrade Awarded Arizona Sports Betting Licenses

Mar 23, 2024; Salt Lake City, UT, USA; Arizona Wildcats guard Kylan Boswell (4) reacts after defeating the Dayton Flyers in the second round of the 2024 NCAA Tournament at Vivint Smart Home Arena-Delta Center. Mandatory Credit: Gabriel Mayberry-USA TODAY SportsThe Arizona Department of Gaming awarded two new sports betting licensesPlannatech, Sporttrade are the two new state license holdersThey’ve partnered with the San Carlos Apache Tribal Gaming Enterprise and the Quechan Indian Tribe of the Fort Yuma Indian Reservation, respectively

Arizona has filled two sports betting vacancies, but the department of gaming is still looking to fill several unoccupied licenses in the Grand Canyon State.

The Arizona Department of Gaming announced last week it awarded event wagering operator licenses to Plannatech as the designee for the San Carlos Tribal Gaming Enterprise and to Sporttrade as the designee for the Quechan Indian Tribe of the Fort Yuma Indian Reservation.

The department opened the application process on July 8 and closed on July 19.

Two New Licensing Partnerships for Tribes

This is the second sports betting partnership for both tribes. The Quechan Indian Tribe of the Fort Yuma Indian Reservation originally partnered with Unibet in the state, but the gaming operator ceased all North American operations this past December.  The San Carlos Tribal Gaming Enterprise originally partnered with WynnBET, which has ceased operations in a majority of its licensed states.

Each Arizona sports betting license costs an initial $750,000 license cost, a $100,000 initial license fee, and a $150,000 license renewal fee each year.

Sporttrade is currently live in Iowa, New Jersey, and Colorado, while Plannatech is a B2B platform provider that supports Prime Sportsbook in New Jersey and Ohio.

Sporttrade’s CEO Alex Kane wrote on social media platform X that the company is “laser-focused on delivering a premium experience to folks in Arizona.”

Additional Licenses Also Available

While the department of gaming successfully filled two vacancies, Arizona suddenly has several other event wagering operator licenses that are also available.

SaharaBets, which had partnered with the NHL franchise Arizona Coyotes, recently announced it would be shutting down in the state after news of the Coyotes relocation to Salt Lake City, Utah. Users have until Aug. 8 to withdraw funds from their accounts, according to Sahara Bets owner Alex Meruelo.

Additionally, SuperBook, which is partnered with the Fort Mojave Indian Tribe, announced in July that it would closing operations in eight states, including Arizona. The sportsbook only remains online in Nevada.

Finally, Betway announced in July it would also be shutting down operations in eight states, including Arizona. Betway had originally partnered with the San Juan Southern Paiute Tribe.

Arizona law only allows 20 live sports betting licenses. The approved sports betting law allows for 10 tribes to have sports betting partnerships and 10 Arizona sports franchises to have sports betting partnership.