American financial technologies and payment processing equipment innovator Everi Holdings Incorporated has inked a deal to supply its Vi on-property mobile gaming solution to the Prairie Band Casino and Resort in Kansas.

The firm, headquartered in Las Vegas, Nevada, revealed the platform is to be delivered via its award-winning BeOn mobile service, which features a range of digital games and anti-money laundering solutions as well as its own CashClub wallet and Trilogy loyalty advance. 

The company, which also supplies bingo, casino site gaming and player loyalty products, explained that its Vi innovation will subsequently allow punters to enjoy a range of gambling entertainment no matter where they may be within the tribal facility situated some 17 miles north of Topeka.

Inclusive Invention 

Formerly known as Global Cash Access Holdings Incorporated until undergoing a 2015 name-change, Everi Holdings Incorporated described its Vi platform as an all-in-one and single-supplier on-property mobile games solution for Class II operators, embracing its entire portfolio of digital content.

The firm asserted the flexible advance is housed and delivered via its GLI-certified Spark remote casino games server while also being integrated with compliance anti-money laundering innovations to create ‘a single trusted source for reporting’.

The Strategy and Digital Gaming Executive Vice-President for Everi Holdings Incorporated, Tim Richards, admitted to being ‘delighted’ at being able to bring the ‘industry-unique’ Vi advance to the Prairie Band Casino and Resort, which is owned and operated by the federally-recognized Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation.

He went on to add that mobile gaming innovation comes complete with ‘proven content from the gaming floor and the digital gaming market’ including his firm’s Cash Money, Triple Jackpot Gems, and non-reel Lightning Zap titles in order to ‘extend the gaming entertainment experience beyond the casino floor’.

“The seamless Vi mobile solution will help increase player interaction at Prairie Band Casino and Resort by providing our proven Class II gaming content and delivering it straight to a player’s existing mobile device,” Richards said. 

“Vi addresses all guest touchpoints within the resort and is an easy-entry solution that provides a unique gaming entertainment experience for players along with new revenue opportunities for the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation.”

Catered Convenience

Chris Garrow serves as Gaming Director for the three-story Prairie Band Casino and Resort and he explained players will be able to easily register to utilize the Vi advance within his facility and enjoy gambling entertainment everywhere, from the pool to their own hotel rooms. 

“We are excited to expand our gaming offering beyond the traditional gaming floor to the entire resort,” Garrow said. “We are always looking for ways to enhance our guests gaming experience.”

He additionally disclosed guests are to be given the chance to sign up via in-house kiosks, a service desk, or through mobile enrollment opportunities.

Energetic Enterprise

Located near the small town of Mayetta on the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation’s own reservation, the 297-room Prairie Band Casino and Resort comes complete with a bingo hall, three restaurants, an 18-hole golf course and a 35,000 sq ft casino featuring over 1,000 slots and 30 gaming tables. 

The 3.5-star facility furthermore has a 67-space RV park, indoor and outdoor pools, a spa, a gym and approximately 12,000 sq ft of meeting and events space.

Everi Holdings Incorporated stated its GLI-certified Vi platform utilizes geolocation technology and incorporates its own player account management system to ‘engage players within the casino’. 

The innovator finished by contending the advance can be ‘seamlessly integrated into existing casino systems’ while offering additional patron engagement opportunities by way of loyalty programs and self-service kiosks for rewards, promotions and funding.

“This is another innovative avenue for our guests to ‘Play Your Way,’” the General Manager for the Prairie Band Casino and Resort, William Marsh, said.

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