LAS VEGAS, June 14, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Everi Holdings Inc. (NYSE:EVRI) (“Everi” or the “Company”), the casino gaming industry’s single source provider of gaming products and payments solutions, today announced that Juliet A. Lim, Executive Vice President, Payments Business Leader, was named to the Canadian Gaming Association’s Board of Directors effective May 1, 2017. Everi recently expanded its Canadian cash access capabilities to include ATM services for the first time and is growing its gaming device footprint throughout Canada.
Ms. Lim said, “I am honored to join a distinguished group of industry peers as a member of the Canadian Gaming Association’s Board of Directors. Everi has a long history of working with casino operators and provincial authorities across Canada, providing them with our comprehensive portfolio of payments solutions and, more recently, with our electronic gaming products. We are excited to work more closely with our peers in Canada to further the goals of the Canadian Gaming Association.”
Everi also announced today that the Company will demonstrate its commitment to growing Canada’s gaming industry as it showcases a selection of its industry-leading games and payments solutions at the Canadian Gaming Summit, to be held June 20-21 at the Vancouver Convention Centre in Vancouver, British Columbia.
The Company’s display at Booth #202 will feature Everi’s award-winning TournEvent® slot tournament solution and a variety of original and licensed brand game themes on the Core HDX™ cabinet. Additional Games’ products on display will be games featuring the Tower 370™ premium top box, HIGH RISE® series games, and games for the PLATINUM MPX® cabinet, all of which can display a mini bingo touchscreen for Class II settings.
Everi’s payments solutions lineup at the Canadian Gaming Summit will include its VersatileXchange™ (“VXC”) non-cash dispensing kiosk that offers a bill acceptor, card reader, TITO printer and card dispenser that supports all funds dispensing kiosk functionality. VXC also supports the Company’s innovative self-service modules, several of which will be on display.
About Everi Holdings
Everi is dedicated to providing video and mechanical reel gaming content and technology solutions, integrated gaming payments solutions and compliance and efficiency software. Everi Games provides: (a) comprehensive content, electronic gaming units and systems for Native American and commercial casinos, including both Wide-Area Progressive systems and the award winning TournEvent® slot tournament solution; and (b) the central determinant system for the video lottery terminals installed in the State of New York. Everi Payments provides: (a) access to cash at gaming facilities via Automated Teller Machine cash withdrawals, credit card cash access transactions, point of sale debit card transactions, and check verification and warranty services; (b) fully integrated gaming industry kiosks that provide cash access and related services; (c) products and services that improve credit decision making, automate cashier operations and enhance patron marketing activities for gaming establishments; (d) compliance, audit and data solutions; and (e) online payment processing solutions for gaming operators in states that offer intrastate, Internet-based gaming and lottery activities.
About the Canadian Gaming Association
The Canadian Gaming Association is a nationwide not-for-profit organization with the mandate to create balance in the public dialogue about gaming in Canada and create a better understanding of the industry through advocacy and education. The Association’s members represent some of the world’s largest systems and equipment suppliers and manufacturers as well as some of Canada’s largest and most established public and private sector gaming operators.
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