The Pearl River Resort says the first mobile sports betting app in Mississippi will go live this weekend.
Silver Star, Golden Moon, and Bok Homa Casinos will officially launch the app on Saturday, February 2nd. Instead of waiting in lines at Sportsbook, guests will be able to place their bets directly from their phones and other mobile devices. Per gaming regulations, mobile betting is limited to on site at the casino.
The Pearl River Resort, the only tribal casino property in Mississippi, is about to launch the first sports betting app in the state. Not much else is known about the app right now, other than it will only work when bettors are actually physically present at the resort. Download this app and go to the Sportsbook or Player Services cage to activate and verify your real-money account. This exciting app will allow you to bet on sports when you are geo-located on Golden Moon, Silver Star, and Bok Homa properties. Available to Pearl River Resortand Bok Homa Casino Players Club members. Must be 21 to participate. Pearl River Resort is getting ready to launch a new sports betting app. “It’s very busy in here on a college football Saturday and Sunday, before the games kick off and the mobile app will allow.
The launch of Quick Bet Kiosks will soon follow.
The Pearl River Resort says since opening the Sportsbook five months ago, it has paid out over $8 million in winning bets.
The Resort explains on its website how people can sign up.
(1) Bring your Rewards Club Card AND photo I.D. to the Players Club to sign up for a mobile app account. You must have a valid mobile phone number to receive your temporary PIN. If you are not currently a Pearl River Rewards Club member, signing up is quick, easy, and free!
(2) Download the PRRSPORTS app from your phone or mobile device at www.PRRSPORTS.com.
(3) Open the PRRSPORTS app, enter your temporary PIN, and create your permanent PIN.
(4) Fund your account with cash at Sportsbook or Player Services and start placing your bets! You can deposit or withdraw cash at the Sportsbook during normal operating hours at Golden Moon and Bok Homa Casinos and 24/7 at Player Services.
Pearl River Resorts is the only Indian Gaming facility in Mississippi and wanted to expand the effective footprint of their sportsbook operations by enabling guests to place bets from anywhere on the property using their own mobile device along with a sports betting app. Pearl River also wanted to attract a new demographic to their properties with the ultimate goal of increasing their sportsbook revenue.
“The important thing about the mobile app is that you’re not limited to having a dedicated space for the sportsbook, it allows you to turn your entire property into your sportsbook.”
– Neal Atkinson, Director of Table Games
“PinPoint’s Back Office allows us to see where our players were and what they were actually betting on.”
Cassandra Grady, IT Sr. Business System Analyst
By using GeoComply’s PinPoint solution, Pearl River not only met its regulatory requirements, it gained a number of important benefits for revenue, player experience and tapping a new demographic. PinPoint and the mobile sports betting app effectively turned the entire Pearl River property into an online sportsbook, allowing guests to place bets from virtually anywhere, including their hotel rooms.
“I’ve had a lot of feedback that people have been betting from their hotel rooms, the center bar over on the other side of Silverstar with the other restaurants we had…. It makes it easy to use anywhere on the property.”
– Chris Hopwood, Sportsbook Director
“Our growth in revenue year over year has outpaced the state five to one.”
– Neal Atkinson, Director of Table Games
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