Lucky Player Hits Nearly $1 Million Jackpot on Everi Class II Wide-Area Progressive

LAS VEGAS, March 12, 2018 -- Everi Holdings Inc. (NYSE:EVRI) (“Everi” or the “Company”), the casino gaming industry’s single source provider of gaming products and payments solutions, reported today that a lucky player at recently opened The Riverstar Casino in Terral, Oklahoma, won the Company’s second-ever wide-area progressive (“WAP”) jackpot on March 6th. The winner hit a jackpot of more than $990,000 while playing Black Diamond^®, one of four three-reel mechanical game themes featured on Everi’s Jackpot Lockdown™ WAP link.

Jackpot Lockdown was one of the first WAP links developed exclusively for Class II markets, going live for the first time in late February 2017 at four casinos. The Jackpot Lockdown WAP link is currently available at 29 casinos in 10 states and includes games featuring premium licensed content.  

“Our Jackpot Lockdown wide-area progressive linked games are proving to be very popular with casino patrons since their introduction and we are thrilled that one lucky player in Oklahoma hit a life changing jackpot,” said Dean Ehrlich, Executive Vice President and Games Business Leader for Everi. “Thanks to increasing player demand, more and more casinos are installing our high-performing games as they seek to increase the amount of value added content featured on their slot floor. Our premium games are an important component of our overall product strategy and we are excited that our games are resonating with a growing number of players.”

About Everi
Everi is dedicated to providing video and mechanical reel gaming content and technology solutions, integrated gaming payments solutions and compliance and efficiency software to casino operators. 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. 

Contacts:
Richard Land, James Leahy
JCIR
212-835-8500 or [email protected]