LONDON, Sept. 12, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- International Game
Technology PLC ("IGT") (NYSE: IGT) today announced that the Company
extended its sports betting leadership to tribal gaming with a
signed agreement with the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians.
Under the agreement, IGT will provide its PlayDigital™ sports
betting solution, PlayShot, at Pearl River Resorts' Golden Moon
Hotel & Casino and Silver Star Hotel & Casino in
Choctaw, MS., and at Bok Homa
Casino in Sandersville, MS. By
leveraging IGT sports betting technology, Golden Moon Hotel &
Casino made gaming history last month when it became the first
non-Nevada tribal casino to open a
sports book post-PASPA repeal.
IGT technology and services will enable casino patrons to place
pre-match and in-play wagers over-the-counter at the three
Mississippi casinos. The casinos
agreed to add IGT kiosks and other essential sports betting
peripherals to their offerings in the future.
"IGT's leading entry into the tribal gaming sports betting
space demonstrates how a wide variety of casino operators can
benefit from our flexible, market-ready PlayShot sports betting
solution, today," said Enrico
Drago, IGT Senior Vice President PlayDigital. "With
IGT PlayDigital's technology and expertise, the Mississippi Band of
Choctaw Indians introduced sports betting to players with
confidence, knowing that PlayShot is already the trusted sports
betting platform provider at more than 15 U.S. casinos across
multiple states."
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