Choctaw Casino & Resorts has made history by teaming up with Bitline to offer patrons on gaming floors the opportunity to fund their accounts with cryptocurrencies.
Cryptocurrencies and digital assets are now accepted at Choctaw Casino & Resorts
This is the first major partnership Bitline has been able to secure in the United States and is not likely to be the last, paving the way for a new type of consumer experience which further enhances how players can approach a physical gaming floor.
The collaboration allows for patrons to now use cryptocurrencies and digital assets as a source of liquidity, the company has explained in a press statement. Bitline is leveraging Everi’s CashClub payment infrastructure to ensure a smooth and flawless process in empowering consumers to bankroll their casino experience through the use of popular digital currencies.
This is the first time that this functionality has been launched in the brick-and-mortar US casino market, with Choctaw Casinos & Resorts set to benefit from cutting-edge innovation. Cryptocurrencies and digital assets have indeed become more popular over the past several years, with the United States now picking several such assets to be part of its strategic reserve.
Yet, this is a first when it comes to the regulated gambling sector, although Wyoming has enabled crypto payments for iGaming, making the state an outlier. Adding another layer of innovation, however, Bitline is pushing this experience a notch further.
Company CEO, Richard Jones, commented on the opportunity to see this partnership through and leverage the Bitline product with both Choctaw Casino & Resorts and Everi, making a reality a historic moment in the casino and blockchain industries.
"We’re entering an era where digital assets can fundamentally enhance the gaming experience, providing casino operators with a future-ready financial framework that can expand and evolve as the industry does. This collaboration is just the beginning of our vision to modernize casino payment capabilities on a global scale," he explained.
Everi’s Victor Newsom, SVP of Product Management and Payments Solutions, was similarly upbeat about the partnership and its significance and long-term implications.
New wave of payment innovation thanks to Everi and operators
"Choctaw’s patrons are no longer limited to the access, times, amount, and speed constraints of legacy finance," he explained excitedly as the company adopted this new and cutting-edge technology.
Not least, Choctaw Casinos & Resorts has similarly welcomed the opportunity to expand on the payment options available to patrons, leveraging the already long-standing relationship with Everi, which the casino described as a leader in fintech solutions.
Everi has been a passionate advocate for innovation at land-based casinos, calling for cashless options, and backing such projects already.
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