Sightline Payments and Konami Gaming are partnering to bring cashless gaming solutions to Resorts World Las Vegas using Sightline’s Play + digital payment technology and Konami’s SYNKROS casino management system, according to a press release.
The partnership will be a crucial part of what the publication calls “the world’s most technologically advanced casino experience,” with cash being an optional form of payment on the sprawling campus. Sightline and Konami developed a digital payment experience for the Resorts World Las Vegas mobile app that enables digital logins to slot machines and table games and refills their digital wallets when they break.
“Our industry needs to modernize its payments infrastructure to keep up with consumer preferences. “The ecosystem we’re bringing to life at Resorts World Las Vegas with Konami and our other partners there shows a level of collaboration the industry has never seen before and will serve as a trademark for other operators using cashless technology insert.”
Tom Jingoli, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Konami Gaming, said in the press release that SYNKROS “is continuously advancing leading convenience and the integration of guest touchpoints throughout the resort, and all of this is being taken to a new level in partnership with Sightline . With the success of this rollout, guests can take full advantage of faster, seamless rewards and cashless betting. ”
Sightline Payments co-founder and executive vice president Omer Sattar told PYMNTS in August that the company’s years of planning behind a vision of cashless casinos became a reality as the pandemic continued to spread.
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Sattar said he expects to see at least 100 casinos in the U.S. that are at least partially cashless by the end of 2022, and that number will grow to 50% to 75% of all casinos within three years.
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