Launches new partnerships with AGA’s Have A Game Plan.® Bet Responsibly. campaign and Conscious Gaming’s PlayPause technology

LAS VEGAS, May 25, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Sightline Payments, a FinTech company specializing in digital payments solutions for the sports betting and casino markets, further highlights its leadership in responsible gaming by announcing two groundbreaking partnerships with the American Gaming Association’s (AGA) Have A Game Plan.^® Bet Responsibly. campaign and Conscious Gaming’s PlayPause multi-jurisdictional self-exclusion technology.

Sightline is the first payments company to join AGA’s public service campaign on responsible sports wagering, joining the NHL, PGA Tour, UFC, NASCAR, Monumental Sports and Entertainment, the Vegas Golden Knights and FanDuel as an official campaign partner. To highlight its support for the campaign, Sightline will be including information in all its new account signups and on its website to remind patrons to Fund Your Fun, Then Be Done. Bet Responsibly. This collateral will be displayed to Sightline’s more than 1.5 million cardholders nationally.

“We’re thrilled to welcome Sightline as the first payments company partner in our responsible gaming campaign,” said AGA President and CEO Bill Miller. “Educating bettors on the importance of wagering responsibly – and funding that activity responsibly – is critical as sports betting in America continues to grow. The AGA is grateful for Sightline’s commitment to growing this important initiative by sharing important messages with their customers.”

Sightline is also becoming the first payments company to support Conscious Gaming’s PlayPause technology, which enables individuals who self-exclude from gaming to extend their protections across state lines. PlayPause is designed to modernize and strengthen the effectiveness of the U.S. gaming industry’s responsible gaming programs. Sightline joins leading online operators including BetMGM, Entain and Golden Nugget Online Gaming as supporters of PlayPause. The solution is made available to operators, regulators, sports leagues, and payments providers via Conscious Gaming, a new non-profit organization established by GeoComply, a global leader in geolocation and compliance technology.

“As Conscious Gaming continues its efforts to provide modern solutions to aid patrons in responsible gaming and self-exclusion, it is imperative for us to reach consumers across the gaming landscape,” said Anna Sainsbury, Conscious Gaming Trustee and GeoComply Chairman and Co-Founder. “Through Sightline’s commitment to PlayPause, this enables us to educate and assist consumers with one of the first steps in their gaming journey – funding their account. We appreciate Sightline’s commitment to being a leader in responsible gaming and are thrilled to have their support for PlayPause.”

“As the payments leader in the gaming industry, ensuring patrons can responsibly fund their entertainment is at the core of our business,” said Joe Pappano, CEO of Sightline Payments. “Our partnerships with the AGA and Conscious Gaming further highlight our commitment and support to provide our customers with the most safe, secure and responsible gaming solutions.”

These partnerships build on Sightline’s commitment to promoting and enhancing responsible gaming across the industry. Last September, Sightline launched a partnership with UNLV and Global Payments Gaming Solutions to analyze the gaming industry’s transition towards cashless wagering as part of UNLV’s Payments Collaborative. Earlier this year, Sightline joined the International Center for Responsible Gaming (ICRG) as a sponsoring donor and maintains a corporate membership with the National Council on Problem Gambling (NCPG).

About Sightline Payments
Sightline Payments (“Sightline” or the “Company”), is a dynamic Financial Technology (FinTech) company that is enabling the next generation of cashless, mobile and omni-channel payment solutions for the gaming, lottery, sports betting, entertainment and hospitality ecosystems. The Company has more than 1.5 million enrolled Play+ accounts across its current portfolio of more than 70 programs in 39 States, and is poised to build on this presence, commensurate with the expansion visible in the underlying markets it serves. One of the key segments the Company serves is online gaming (both sports betting and iGaming), which is expected to build from $3 billion in total revenue to $22 billion over the next five years. In addition, the Company’s digital payment solutions directly address the wider gaming industry’s opportunity to transform traditional gaming floors into cashless ecosystems, a $90 billion revenue market serving over 100 million customers annually. Sightline is based in Las Vegas, Nevada. Learn more at https://sightlinepayments.com.

About the AGA

The American Gaming Association is the premier national trade group representing the $261 billion U.S. casino industry, which supports 1.8 million jobs nationwide. AGA members include commercial and tribal casino operators, gaming suppliers and other entities affiliated with the gaming industry. It is the mission of the AGA to achieve sound policies and regulations consistent with casino gaming’s modern appeal and vast economic contributions.

About Conscious Gaming

Conscious Gaming is a philanthropic organization committed to utilizing advanced technology to propel social responsibility initiatives. Conscious Gaming’s mission is to leverage advanced technology and insights, to empower corporate social responsibility within our and our partners’ communities. We work with gaming operators, regulators, responsible gaming advocacy groups, academics and treatment professionals, to better protect consumers and enhance responsible gaming. For more information on Conscious Gaming, please visit: www.consciousgaming.org

Media Contact:
Susan Donahue
Skyya PR for Sightline Payments
susan.donahue@skyya.com

Allison Nielsen
Director of Media Relations for the American Gaming Association
press@americangaming.org

Strategic acquisition will enhance Sightline capabilities to provide cashless solutions to casinos

LAS VEGAS, June 09, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Sightline Payments, a FinTech company specializing in digital payments solutions for the sports betting and casino markets, today announced the acquisition of JOINGO®, the leading mobile engagement and loyalty platform for the casino gaming industry.

JOINGO is the leading provider of mobile engagement solutions serving over 100 casino operators across North America and is the only app solution focused exclusively on the casino gaming industry. JOINGO’s patented mobile loyalty platform allows casino brands to reach their mobile users with highly personalized and interactive mobile marketing campaigns that drive increased reach, loyalty, and revenue.

The acquisition provides Sightline the ability to offer casino customers a turn key cashless gaming solution as well as a broader suite of products to help North American casinos enhance loyalty and personalization for customers, and drive increased visitation and loyalty for properties.

“This acquisition positions Sightline to provide a more robust digital payments experience in casinos,” said Joe Pappano, CEO of Sightline Payments. “We know that enhancing a guest’s mobile experience is the key to cashless gaming adoption in casinos. We welcome JOINGO’s talented team to Sightline to further strengthen our ability to empower the digital transformation of the consumer experience.”

“Joining forces with Sightline gives us access to significant resources and capabilities to accelerate our product development initiatives and deliver the most robust and seamless cashless solution for land-based casinos in the industry,” said Mike McManus, CEO of JOINGO. “JOINGO and Sightline Payments share an impressive roster of common clients in the gaming space and today’s announcement will deliver powerful value-added benefits to those clients, and many others as we move forward.”

The deal will expand Sightline’s well-established, value-added solutions portfolio, strengthening the Company’s focus on offerings that enhance revenue, patron loyalty, and operational efficiencies.

On April 1, 2021, Sightline announced the completion of a $100 million funding round to help build out organizational capabilities including people, systems, technology, and marketing which helped fund this acquisition. Strategic investors participating in the round included Cannae Holdings, Genting Group, Point Break Capital, Searchlight Capital Partners, Shift4 Ventures, Walter Kortschak, and Vectr Ventures.

About Sightline Payments
Sightline Payments (“Sightline” or the “Company”), is a dynamic Financial Technology (FinTech) company that is enabling the next generation of cashless, mobile and omni-channel payment solutions for the gaming, lottery, sports betting, entertainment and hospitality ecosystems. The Company has more than 1.5 million enrolled Play+ accounts across its current portfolio of more than 70 programs in 39 States, and is poised to build on this presence, commensurate with the expansion visible in the underlying markets it serves. One of the key segments the Company serves is online gaming (both sports betting and iGaming), which is expected to build from $3 billion in total revenue to $22 billion over the next five years. In addition, the Company’s digital payment solutions directly address the wider gaming industry’s opportunity to transform traditional gaming floors into cashless ecosystems, a $90 billion revenue market serving over 100 million customers annually. Sightline is based in Las Vegas, Nevada. Learn more at https://sightlinepayments.com.

About JOINGO
JOINGO is a leading-edge mobile technology company focused on the gaming industry and based in Las Vegas. JOINGO’s patented mobile loyalty platform allows casino brands to reach their mobile users with highly personalized and interactive mobile marketing campaigns that drive increased reach, loyalty, and revenue. For more, visit https://www.joingo.com.

Media Contact:
Susan Donahue
Skyya PR for Sightline Payments
susan.donahue@skyya.com

Becker’s Decades of Regulatory Experience Will Provide Expertise in Heavily Regulated Market

LAS VEGAS (August 4, 2021) — Sightline Payments welcomed Patricia “Patty” Becker to the company’s recently formed Compliance Committee to further strengthen its regulatory protocols. Becker will serve as an independent expert specializing in critical compliance and regulatory issues and will consult the Sightline Board and Executive Teams as the company continues its rapid growth in highly regulated markets. Becker brings more than 40 years of casino gaming industry experience and was inducted into the Gaming Hall of Fame in 2014.

During her career in gaming, Becker has held numerous executive positions, all of which were firsts for women, including executive roles with Aladdin Gaming and Harrah’s. She holds the distinction of being the first woman to serve on the Nevada Gaming Control Board. She was also the first woman to be inducted as a counselor into the International Association of Gaming Advisors and has argued more cases in front of the Nevada Supreme Court than any other attorney. Becker is one of the co-founders of Global Gaming Women, a non-profit that helps support women who seek to advance their careers within the gaming industry.

Becker also serves on the compliance committees of Scientific Games and Nevada Restaurant Services. She has sat on boards of public, private, and government entities and served as executive director at the UNLV International Gaming Institute.

“We are honored to have such a distinguished industry veteran help Sightline navigate the gaming sector’s rapidly evolving regulatory landscape and support our compliance efforts at an extraordinary time of growth for our company,” said Sightline CEO Joe Pappano. “Our goal is to have the most talented and diverse team in the space, and adding Patty is a major step in that direction.”

“Sightline is at the forefront of modernizing the casino gaming industry, and I am excited to empower them in that mission,” said Becker. “I look forward to a close collaboration with Sightline leadership as we guide the organization through its continued expansion.”

Earlier this year, Sightline appointed Christopher Cruz, Elizabeth Chambers, and Omer Sattar to its compliance committee. Cruz and Chambers are both partners at renowned private investment firm Searchlight Capital Partners, which participated in a December 2020 funding round for Sightline. Sattar is Sightline’s co-founder and executive vice president of strategic initiatives and was recently named to Business Insider’s 2021 Power Players in Sports Betting.

About Sightline
Sightline Payments is the U.S. sports betting and casino gaming market’s leading digital payments provider and mobile app developer. Sightline leverages cutting-edge technology to apply modern solutions to a traditionally cash-based industry projected to grow to more than $100 billion in the next few years. Sightline’s Play+ solution gives consumers a safe, secure, and responsible way to fund their online and in-person gaming activities and enables casinos to offer cashless wagering options across the entire property. With more than 1.5 million accounts and 70+ partners across the sports betting, lottery, racing, and online and brick-and-mortar casino markets, Sightline is uniquely positioned to transform the traditional gaming landscape. Learn more at SightlinePayments.com.

Media Contact

Anthony Nerantzis
anerantzis@theheraldgroup.com

Fintech Investor Bill Foley’s Cannae Holdings Leads $244 Million Round, Makes Sightline First Nevada-based Fintech Unicorn

LAS VEGAS (August 17, 2021) — Sightline Payments today announced the completion of a $244 million round valuing the company at over $1 billion. With this capital raise, Sightline becomes Nevada’s first fintech unicorn — one of roughly 700 startups worldwide to ever earn a $1 billion+ valuation as a private company.

In addition to Cannae Holdings, this funding round included existing investors Genting Group, Point Break Capital Management, and founding investor Walter Kortschak.

Gaming is one of America’s last cash-centric businesses, with hundreds of billions of dollars running through casinos annually. Sightline Payments was founded over a decade ago by Omer Sattar, Tom Sears, and Kirk Sanford to give consumers a way to safely and securely fund their online gaming experience, starting with New Jersey’s launch of online gaming in 2013. Sightline has helped power the exponential growth of sports betting after the Supreme Court overturned the Federal ban in 2018 and continues to lead the industry in innovation by launching cashless gaming in brick-and-mortar casinos.

“Sightline has continuously risen to meet the changing needs of the casino gaming industry. As we strive to help lead the digital transformation of the patron experience in our vertical, we are humbled to become Nevada’s first FinTech unicorn,” said Sightline Co-founder Omer Sattar. “Financial Services has historically not embraced the legal, regulated gaming industry, but thanks to the innovations Sightline has fostered in the market, gaming is clearly poised for an omni-channel cashless revolution.”

“After seeing Sightline’s groundbreaking technology firsthand at the recent launch of Resorts World Las Vegas, I am more bullish than ever about Sightline’s ability to be at the forefront of the digital transformation afoot in the North American gaming, sports, and entertainment ecosystem,” said Cannae Holdings Chairman William P. Foley II. “I look forward to helping Sightline continue their tremendous growth.”

“The Sightline team has reached new heights to provide innovative solutions to drive our industry forward,” said Sightline CEO Joe Pappano. “Our investors’ continued faith in our business will enable us to execute our vision of transforming payments in the casino gaming and hospitality industry.”

This $244 million round is Sightline’s second round in 2021. Sightline closed an earlier $100 million funding round in April, which also included an investment by Searchlight Capital Partners. Building upon Sightline’s growth in the gaming and hospitality sectors, Sightline recently acquired JOINGO, the casino gaming industry’s top mobile engagement and loyalty platform.

Latham & Watkins LLP served as legal counsel to Sightline in connection with the round, with a team led by M&A partner David Beller.

About Sightline
Sightline Payments is the U.S. sports betting and casino gaming market’s leading digital payments provider and mobile app developer. Sightline leverages cutting-edge technology to apply modern solutions to a traditionally cash-based industry projected to grow to more than $150 billion in the next few years. Sightline’s Play+ solution gives consumers a safe, secure, and responsible way to fund their online and in-person gaming activities and enables casinos to offer cashless wagering options across the entire property. With more than 1.5 million accounts and 70+ partners across the sports betting, lottery, racing, and online and brick-and-mortar casino markets, Sightline is uniquely positioned to transform the traditional gaming landscape. Learn more at SightlinePayments.com.

About Cannae Holdings, Inc.
Cannae Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CNNE) is engaged in actively managing and operating a group of companies and investments, as well as making additional majority and minority equity portfolio investments in businesses, in order to achieve superior financial performance and maximize the value of these assets. Cannae was founded and is led by investor William P. Foley, II. Foley is responsible for the creation and growth of over $140 Billion in publicly traded companies including Fidelity National Information Services (NYSE: FIS), Fidelity National Financial (NYSE: FNF), and Black Knight, Inc. (NYSE: BKI). Cannae’s current principal holdings include Dun & Bradstreet Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: DNB), which completed a successful business transformation and IPO. Cannae holds approximately 68 Million shares of Dun & Bradstreet or an approximately 16% interest. Cannae’s second principal holding is Ceridian (NYSE: CDAY), which Foley transformed from a legacy payroll bureau into a leading cloud-based provider of human capital management software. Cannae owns 12 Million shares of Ceridian representing an approximately 8.0% interest. Cannae holds approximately 54 Million shares, or approximately 7.5% of Paysafe (NYSE: PSFE), as well as 8.1 Million Paysafe warrants. Cannae also holds approximately 50 million shares, or approximately 9.6%, of Alight, Inc (NYSE: ALIT), as well as 8 million Alight warrants.

Press Contacts

Caroline Ponseti
cponseti@theheraldgroup.com

Jonathan Michaels
jmichaels@sightlinepayments.com

Co-Founder Joins Joe Pappano to Lead Sightline to Accelerate Growth

LAS VEGAS (September 1, 2021) — Sightline Payments today announced Co-Founder Omer Sattar will serve as Sightline’s Co-CEO alongside Joe Pappano. In this new role, Sattar will oversee internal operations including product and compliance to help further Sightline’s innovative spirit within regulated markets. As Co-CEO, Pappano will continue to lead Sightline’s strategy, sales, client success, and marketing organizations to drive the digital transformation of the gaming and hospitality industries.

Sattar co-founded Sightline Payments in 2011 to enable consumers to safely and securely fund their online gaming experience. Sattar has served as Sightline’s executive vice president since its founding, driving groundbreaking partnerships to adopt digital payments acceptance in gaming, including recently with Resorts World Las Vegas and Boyd Gaming. Sattar’s vision and leadership resulted in the nearly $400 million in funding that Sightline has received over the past ten months. Prior to founding Sightline, Sattar served as SVP, Cash Access Services for Global Cash Access (now Everi Holdings). Across his career, Sattar has driven critical product innovations to unlock new abilities for customers to access funds across the world.

“The past year has been transformative for Sightline, and we have no intention of slowing down our progress to revolutionize payments in the gaming and hospitality industries,” said Sightline Co-CEO and Co-Founder Omer Sattar. “My goal is to ensure that Sightline has the best, most innovative product suite in the industry. I am humbled by the opportunity to drive this business forward alongside Joe and provide gaming’s consumers the same payment options that they have in their daily lives.”

“Omer has been an innovator in the gaming industry for more than 15 years, and our shared vision and complementary skill sets will further accelerate Sightline’s growth,” said Sightline Co-CEO Joe Pappano. “With many projecting the North American gaming market to grow to more than $100 billion over the next few years, the timing of this move allows Sightline to focus our resources on meeting the incredible demand we are seeing in the market.”

Sightline recently closed a $224 million funding round, following another $100 million funding round in April. Building upon Sightline’s growth in the gaming and hospitality sectors, Sightline recently acquired JOINGO, the casino gaming industry’s top mobile engagement and loyalty platform.

About Sightline Payments
Sightline Payments is the U.S. sports betting and casino gaming market’s leading digital payments provider and mobile app developer. Sightline leverages cutting-edge technology to apply modern solutions to a traditionally cash-based industry projected to grow to more than $100 billion in the next few years. Sightline’s Play+ solution gives consumers a safe, secure, and responsible way to fund their online and in-person gaming activities and enables casinos to offer cashless wagering options across the entire property. With more than 1.5 million accounts and 70+ partners across the sports betting, lottery, racing, and online and brick-and-mortar casino markets, Sightline is uniquely positioned to transform the traditional gaming landscape. Learn more at SightlinePayments.com.

Press Contacts

Caroline Ponseti
cponseti@theheraldgroup.com

Jonathan Michaels
jmichaels@sightlinepayments.com

Hart to oversee client management and cashless casino launches for Sightline

LAS VEGAS (September 9, 2021) — Sightline Payments today announced the promotion of Mandi Hart to the role of Chief Client Solutions Officer. In this role, Hart will lead Sightline’s execution and deployment of new cashless gaming solutions for the digital and land-based casino and sports betting markets. Hart will continue to lead all client relationship management with Sightline’s more than 70 partners nationally.

Hart has been on the Sightline executive team for nearly a decade and will be elevated from her current role as senior vice president of client success. She brings over 20 years of operations experience in the gaming payments industry, including cash access, electronic check cashing, ATM and kiosk solutions. Prior to joining Sightline, Hart served as Associate Vice President of Gaming Business Development at FIS (NYSE:FIS). Hart and her team were responsible for Sightline’s launches of cashless gaming technology at Resorts World Las Vegas and at Boyd Gaming properties in Nevada, Indiana, Ohio, and Pennsylvania. During her tenure at Sightline, she has launched more than 70 programs to drive digital payments solutions for the gaming industry. Hart and her team are also responsible for Sightline’s launches in new states that have legalized sports betting including Arizona and Wyoming where Play+ is now live.

With Hart’s appointment to this new role, 50% of Sightline’s C-suite leadership team is now female. Hart joins Chief Legal Officer Jennifer Carleton, Chief Marketing Officer Muriel Lotto, and Chief People Officer Katrina Sevier as female chief executives at Sightline.

“Over the past decade, Mandi has played an integral role in driving the overall success of Sightline’s business,” said Sightline Co-CEO Joe Pappano. “Mandi is the perfect person to help our clients execute the casino gaming industry’s digital transformation as we continue to accelerate Sightline’s growth. Reflecting back on Sightline’s incredible success over the past year, I know we would not be where we are without our immensely talented female leaders like Mandi. We’re delighted to welcome her to Sightline’s executive team and continue to lead the gaming industry in our commitment to diversity.”

“I’m excited to serve in this new role to help deploy our solutions and work shoulder-to-shoulder with our partners to further their businesses as Sightline further extends its products to help drive digital payments solutions in the digital and land-based casino industries,” said Sightline Chief Client Solutions Officer Mandi Hart. “Over my nine years, I’ve seen Sightline grow tremendously, but I am most proud of the efforts we have placed on ensuring diversity within our leadership. I look forward to joining three other incredible women as C-suite leaders of Sightline and working to continue this momentum across the industry.”

Sightline recently closed a $224 million funding round, following another $100 million funding round in April. Building upon Sightline’s growth in the gaming and hospitality sectors, Sightline recently acquired JOINGO, the casino gaming industry’s top mobile engagement and loyalty platform.

About Sightline Payments
Sightline Payments is the U.S. sports betting and casino gaming market’s leading digital payments provider and mobile app developer. Sightline leverages cutting-edge technology to apply modern solutions to a traditionally cash-based industry projected to grow to more than $100 billion in the next few years. Sightline’s Play+ solution gives consumers a safe, secure, and responsible way to fund their online and in-person gaming activities and enables casinos to offer cashless wagering options across the entire property. With more than 1.5 million accounts and 70+ partners across the sports betting, lottery, racing, and online and brick-and-mortar casino markets, Sightline is uniquely positioned to transform the traditional gaming landscape. Learn more at SightlinePayments.com.

Press Contacts

Jonathan Michaels
jmichaels@sightlinepayments.com

Caroline Ponseti
cponseti@theheraldgroup.com

Sightline to Sponsor EPIC Player Protection Symposium

LAS VEGAS – (September 22, 2021) Sightline Payments kicked off Responsible Gaming Education Week today by further enhancing its commitment to responsible gaming. Sightline will sponsor the 2021 EPIC Player Protection Symposium, in partnership with SBC, the industry’s first high-level event dedicated to building a robust gambling harm prevention ecosystem. 

The EPIC Player Protection Symposium will take place November 30, 2021 and will include 100+ C-level stakeholders from casino gaming, professional sports, media, and politics. Sightline’s SVP, Strategic Alliances and Government Affairs Jonathan Michaels will participate on a panel discussion on innovation and new markets, which will include other leaders across the gaming landscape. 

Today’s announcement continues Sightline’s longstanding commitment to responsible gaming and corporate social responsibility. Sightline is a founding partner of the UNLV International Gaming Institute’s Payments Collaborative, a research initiative dedicated to analyzing how the gaming industry’s transition to cashless wagering can help mitigate risky gaming behavior. Sightline is also a proud adopter of Conscious Gaming’s PlayPause technology, which extends self-exclusion limits across state lines. 

Earlier this year, Sightline joined the American Gaming Association’s Have A Game Plan®. Bet Responsibly. public service campaign to promote responsible sports wagering. Sightline will be a sponsor of fellow Have A Game Plan partner PGA Tour’s Shriners Children’s Open and plans to share messaging about responsibly funding accounts during the tournament which runs from October 7-10 in Las Vegas. 

“Leading on responsible gaming is a fundamental goal of our business,” said Sightline Co-CEO Omer Sattar. “Sightline is proud to develop new digital tools for responsible gaming, and we’ll never stop innovating until every player is equipped and empowered to gamble responsibly. As digital payments adoption in gaming continues to grow, ensuring that our products help customers wager responsibly is simply good business.”

“The United States gaming market has a unique opportunity to bring real responsible gaming measures to this growing industry,” said Joe Pappano, Sightline Co-CEO. “Through our participation at the EPIC Player Protection Symposium, we look forward to driving innovation with leaders across gaming, sports and hospitality to showcase how digital payments can help revolutionize responsible gaming for our customers.”

Sightline believes modernizing gaming payments creates new opportunities for the industry to cultivate and encourage responsible behavior. Sightline’s flagship Play+ solution empowers players with robust tools to self-monitor and govern their gaming behavior through self-imposed limits on spend and play. Digital payments also provide financial institutions and casino operators with increased visibility and tools to tailor spending limits based on a user’s risk profile and financial history. Read more about how payments modernization helps revolutionize responsible gaming here.

The American Gaming Association hosts Responsible Gaming Education Week annually to showcase the gaming industry’s everyday commitment to responsible gaming. 

Learn more about Sightline’s responsible gaming initiatives at SightlinePayments.com/ResponsibleGaming.

About Sightline Payments
Sightline Payments is the U.S. sports betting and casino gaming market’s leading digital payments provider and mobile app developer. Sightline leverages cutting-edge technology to apply modern solutions to a traditionally cash-based industry projected to grow to more than $100 billion in the next few years. Sightline’s Play+ solution gives consumers a safe, secure, and responsible way to fund their online and in-person gaming activities and enables casinos to offer cashless wagering options across the entire property. With more than 1.5 million accounts and 70+ partners across the sports betting, lottery, racing, and online and brick-and-mortar casino markets, Sightline is uniquely positioned to transform the traditional gaming landscape. Learn more at SightlinePayments.com.

Press Contacts

Caroline Ponseti
cponseti@theheraldgroup.com 

Jonathan Michaels
jmichaels@sightlinepayments.com

Companies Help Power World’s Most Technologically Advanced Casino at Resorts World Las Vegas

LAS VEGAS – (October 1, 2021)  Sightline Payments and Konami Gaming, Inc. today announced a partnership to deliver cashless gaming solutions through Sightline’s Play+ digital payments technology and Konami’s SYNKROS^® casino management system. This partnership is helping to power what is being billed as the world’s most technologically advanced casino experience at Resorts World Las Vegas, where patrons can pay for gaming and nongaming activities onsite without using cash.

Sightline and Konami’s complementary technologies enable Resorts World Las Vegas guests to have a seamless digital payments experience through the Resorts World Las Vegas mobile app that JOINGO by Sightline designed. Konami’s SYNKROS enables players to utilize a digital login at slots and table games, and utilize their cashless wallet that they can fund through Sightline’s Play+ solution.

“Our industry must modernize its payments infrastructure to keep up with consumer preferences, and this partnership offers patrons the same seamless digital payments convenience they enjoy across most retail and hospitality verticals,” said Sightline Co-CEO Joe Pappano. “The ecosystem that we are bringing to life at Resorts World Las Vegas with Konami and our other partners there is showcasing a level of collaboration the industry has not seen before and will serve as a hallmark for other operators adopting cashless technology.”

“SYNKROS continually powers leading-edge convenience and integration to guest touchpoints throughout the resort, and all of it is taken to a new level in partnership with Sightline,” said Tom Jingoli, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer at Konami Gaming, Inc. “Through the success of this launch, guests can enjoy the complete benefit of quick, seamless rewards and cashless wagering.”

Both Sightline and Konami will be exhibiting at Global Gaming Expo 2021 in Las Vegas from October 4-7. To learn more about this partnership, stop by Sightline’s booth 4353 and Konami’s booth 1256.

About Sightline Payments
Sightline Payments is the U.S. sports betting and casino gaming market’s leading digital payments provider and mobile app developer. Sightline leverages cutting-edge technology to apply modern solutions to a traditionally cash-based industry projected to grow to more than $100 billion in the next few years. Sightline’s Play+ solution gives consumers a safe, secure, and responsible way to fund their online and in-person gaming activities and enables casinos to offer cashless wagering options across the entire property. With more than 1.5 million accounts and 70+ partners across the sports betting, lottery, racing, and online and brick-and-mortar casino markets, Sightline is uniquely positioned to transform the traditional gaming landscape. Learn more at SightlinePayments.com.

About Konami Gaming, Inc.
Konami Gaming, Inc. is a Las Vegas-based subsidiary of KONAMI HOLDINGS CORPORATION (TSE: 9766). The company is a leading designer and manufacturer of slot machines and casino management systems for the global gaming market. For more information about Konami Gaming, Inc. or the SYNKROS gaming enterprise management system, please visit www.konamigaming.com.

Press Contacts

Sightline Payments:
Caroline Ponseti
cponseti@theheraldgroup.com 

Konami Gaming, Inc.:
Tashina Wortham
wortham0609@konamigaming.com 

LAS VEGAS – (October 4, 2021)  Sightline Payments LLC and IGT, a subsidiary of International Game Technology PLC (NYSE: IGT), today announced a partnership to deliver cashless gaming solutions through Sightline’s award-winning digital commerce platform Play+ and IGT’s IGTPay full-service funding solution, Resort Wallet cashless solution and PlaySports sports betting platform.

Play+ has been added as a funding method into IGT’s land based cashless wagering solution of IGTPay and Resort Wallet. By adding Play+ into IGTPay, players can fund their Resort Wallet accounts via Play+ and then use those funds for gaming and entertainment at casino properties. Consumers have come to expect the convenience of cashless payment options in their everyday lives, and this partnership will enable operators to provide a convenient, cost-effective, and safer alternative to paying with cash.

“Our technology enhances the gaming experience for both players and operators and working in tandem with IGT’s complementary suite of products will help us transform even more traditional casino floors into fully cashless ecosystems,” said Sightline Co-CEO Joe Pappano. “This partnership will provide players with the greatest variety of funding and withdrawal options while driving increased engagement and loyalty through a seamless digital payments ecosystem.”

“Collaborating with Sightline’s complementary technology will enable the gaming floors powered by the IGT ADVANTAGE system with the IGTPay and Resort Wallet solutions to provide an unparalleled, cashless gaming experience by offering Play+ as a funding method for players,” said Ryan Reddy, IGT Senior Vice President VLT, Systems and Payments. “The demand for cashless gaming solutions is at an all-time high and increasing rapidly, so this partnership will help operators give their patrons the convenience they’re looking for in a safe, secure, and seamless manner.”

The digital options made available by this partnership will empower customers with robust tools to self-monitor and govern their own spending and gaming behavior. Guests can track spending, set daily or hourly spending limits, and more, while casinos will have increased visibility and tools to ensure that guests are gaming responsibly.

Both Sightline and IGT will be exhibiting at the Global Gaming Expo 2021 in Las Vegas from October 4-7. To learn more about this partnership, stop by Sightline’s booth 4353 and IGT’s booth 3659.

About Sightline Payments
Sightline Payments is the U.S. sports betting and casino gaming market’s leading digital payments provider and mobile app developer. Sightline leverages cutting-edge technology to apply modern solutions to a traditionally cash-based industry projected to grow to more than $150 billion in the next few years. Sightline’s Play+ solution gives consumers a safe, secure, and responsible way to fund their online and in-person gaming activities and enables casinos to offer cashless wagering options across the entire property. With more than 1.5 million accounts and 70+ partners across the sports betting, lottery, racing, and online and brick-and-mortar casino markets, Sightline is uniquely positioned to transform the traditional gaming landscape. Learn more at SightlinePayments.com.

About IGT
IGT (NYSE:IGT) is the global leader in gaming. We deliver entertaining and responsible gaming experiences for players across all channels and regulated segments, from Gaming Machines and Lotteries to Sports Betting and Digital. Leveraging a wealth of compelling content, substantial investment in innovation, player insights, operational expertise, and leading-edge technology, our solutions deliver unrivaled gaming experiences that engage players and drive growth. We have a well-established local presence and relationships with governments and regulators in more than 100 countries around the world, and create value by adhering to the highest standards of service, integrity, and responsibility. IGT has approximately 11,000 employees. For more information, please visit www.igt.com.

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Caroline Ponseti
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Jonathan Michaels
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Cardholders Can Pay for Gaming and Non-Gaming Activities with Play+ Mastercard

LAS VEGAS (October 6, 2021)  — Sightline Payments has partnered with Mastercard to launch the Play+ Mastercard, which players can load for use in their non-gaming activities, sports betting, online gaming, and casino wagering accounts.

Sightline launched its first branded Play+ Mastercard with Resorts World Las Vegas, which opened on June 24, 2021. Cardholders can pay for all their gaming and nongaming activities by syncing the card with their smartphones using digital wallets or the Resorts World Las Vegas mobile app, which was built by Sightline mobile engagement and loyalty solution JOINGO. The opening of Resorts World Las Vegas signified a benchmark in the casino gaming industry’s digital transformation by offering a first-of-its-kind fully cashless experience across the entire integrated resort.

“The foundation of Play+ is to provide customers with a safe, secure and responsible payments experience to fund their gaming and entertainment,” said Joe Pappano, Co-CEO of Sightline Payments. “Our collaboration with Mastercard will further cement that goal and we look forward to working together to enhance payment options within the gaming industry and further the digital transformation of the consumer experience.”

“As consumers increasingly seek digital-first experiences, we’re pleased to partner with Sightline to enable a fully digital engagement for the patrons at Resorts World Las Vegas leveraging our tokenization capabilities and innovative card solutions,” said Chiro Aikat, Executive Vice President of Products & Innovation for Mastercard in North America.

Mastercard’s tokenization technology replaces a physical card number with a unique token that can only be used by the merchant that requested it, providing additional security to cardholders.

This joint partnership with Play+ enabled customers visiting Resorts World Las Vegas to use their Play+ account across the entire integrated resort without the need to carry cash — from slot play, table games, and sports betting to restaurants, retail, and entertainment. Patrons using the Resorts World Las Vegas Play+ Mastercard, issued by Bank of George, are able to set time and spend limits, track their overall spending, and receive monthly statements about their activity.

About Sightline Payments
Sightline Payments is the U.S. sports betting and casino gaming market’s leading digital payments provider and mobile app developer. Sightline leverages cutting-edge technology to apply modern solutions to a traditionally cash-based industry projected to grow to more than $100 billion in the next few years. Sightline’s Play+ solution gives consumers a safe, secure, and responsible way to fund their online and in-person gaming activities and enables casinos to offer cashless wagering options across the entire property. With more than 1.5 million accounts and 70+ partners across the sports betting, lottery, racing, and online and brick-and-mortar casino markets, Sightline is uniquely positioned to transform the traditional gaming landscape. Learn more at SightlinePayments.com.

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Caroline Ponseti
cponseti@theheraldgroup.com
(504) 554-2330

JOINGO Mobile Loyalty Platform to Be Offered as Preferred Mobile App for IGT Customers

LAS VEGAS — (December 8, 2021)   Sightline today announced that IGT (NYSE: IGT) will deploy Sightline’s proprietary mobile loyalty platform, JOINGO, as IGT’s preferred mobile app solution for casino operators leveraging IGT casino management technology. This collaboration builds on the existing delivery of cashless gaming solutions using Sightline’s award-winning digital commerce platform Play+ and IGT’s suite of products including the IGT ADVANTAGE casino management system, the Resort Wallet and IGTPay cashless solutions and the PlaySports platform.

Sightline’s mobile loyalty platform JOINGO enables casino brands to create their own unique mobile apps which nearly 100 casinos have utilized nationwide. JOINGO’s cloud-based system allows operators to send targeted messages, create geofences, and view advanced analytics through personalized and interactive mobile campaigns that drive increased reach, loyalty, and revenue. IGT’s suite of casino management products work compatibly with Sightline’s mobile loyalty platform to provide operators a best-in-class technology offering.

In October, IGT and Sightline announced as a funding method for IGT’s land based cashless wagering solutions, Resort Wallet and IGTPay. By adding Play+ into IGTPay, players can fund their Resort Wallet accounts via Play+ and then use those funds for gaming and entertainment at casino properties. Sightline’s mobile loyalty platform further empowers IGT customers with more resources to facilitate a modern gaming experience.

“As the adoption of cashless solutions continues to grow in our space, questions around mobile app strategy come up more and more,” said Ryan Reddy, SVP Global PM VLT, Systems, Payments & Poker. “Working with Sightline to offer their industry-leading mobile loyalty platform allows us to answer those questions while giving us the chance to focus on what we do best, providing our partners the best products to deliver the best experience for their customers.”

“Sightline is constantly looking at ways to innovate to improve the customer experience. Expanding our relationship with IGT enhances our ability to transform the casino gaming industry,” said Sightline SVP Mobile Kirk Olson. “Leveraging IGT’s leadership across the gaming industry with Sightline’s best-in-class technology will provide casinos nationally with an innovative, guest-friendly experience that will accelerate the adoption of cashless gaming.”

Both Sightline and IGT were recognized at the 2021 Global Gaming Awards. IGT’s Resort Wallet and IGTPay solutions were awarded Product Innovation of the Year. Sightline’s Play+ was named Payment Solution of the Year. Both companies look forward to continued success in delivering these award-winning solutions.

About Sightline Payments
Sightline Payments is the U.S. sports betting and casino gaming market’s leading digital payments provider and mobile app developer. Sightline leverages cutting-edge technology to apply modern solutions to a traditionally cash-based industry projected to grow to more than $150 billion in the next few years. Sightline’s Play+ solution gives consumers a safe, secure, and responsible way to fund their online and in-person gaming activities and enables casinos to offer cashless wagering options across the entire property. With more than 1.5 million accounts and 70+ partners across the sports betting, lottery, racing, and online and brick-and-mortar casino markets, Sightline is uniquely positioned to transform the traditional gaming landscape. Learn more at SightlinePayments.com.

About IGT
IGT (NYSE:IGT) is the global leader in gaming. We deliver entertaining and responsible gaming experiences for players across all channels and regulated segments, from Gaming Machines and Lotteries to Sports Betting and Digital. Leveraging a wealth of compelling content, substantial investment in innovation, player insights, operational expertise, and leading-edge technology, our solutions deliver unrivaled gaming experiences that engage players and drive growth. We have a well-established local presence and relationships with governments and regulators in more than 100 countries around the world and create value by adhering to the highest standards of service, integrity, and responsibility. IGT has approximately 11,000 employees. For more information, please visit www.igt.com.

Press Contacts

Caroline Ponseti
cponseti@theheraldgroup.com