Cantor Gaming Announces It Will Accept Most Major Debit and Credit Cards for Race and Sports Wagering Account Deposits

LAS VEGAS, March 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Cantor Gaming® announced today that it will accept credit cards from most major issuers, including Visa®, MasterCard®, and Discover®, to fund race and sports wagering accounts.  Cantor Gaming will also accept debit cards.  Commencing immediately, this initiative offers sports betting patrons a fast and convenient way to place wagers.     

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Mike Colbert, Race & Sports Book Risk Director at Cantor Gaming, said: "We are constantly looking for ways to enhance the enjoyment of our Cantor Race & Sports Books for sports wagering fans.  Making the method of payment more convenient marked a logical next step for our Race & Sports Books." 

Fans can visit Cantor Gaming's race and sports books at: the M Resort Spa Casino, the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, the Tropicana Las Vegas, the Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas and Las Vegas Sands' The Palazzo and The Venetian Las Vegas.  Cantor Gaming will open a new race and sports book at Palms Casino Resort this May and meanwhile operates an ancillary sports-only book near the Mint High Limit Lounge located on Palms' main floor. 

Cantor Gaming's Android™-compatible mobile sports wagering application enables gaming fans to place wagers on all Android devices, including cell phones and tablets.

About Cantor Gaming

At Cantor Gaming, we have built upon Cantor Fitzgerald's legacy of integrity and excellence and its unmatched financial technology to create an innovative and unique gaming system that we believe is revolutionizing the gaming experience in Las Vegas. Cantor Gaming is the first company licensed by the Nevada Gaming Commission to manufacture, distribute and operate a mobile gaming system in the state. We provide casinos with a complete mobile gaming solution, including a proprietary wireless gaming system, full back-office infrastructure and a portfolio of casino games. We are passionate about applying technology to transform gaming and we are continuously using innovations in the operation of our race and sports books, and enhancing our products and technology, to offer customers a unique and memorable gaming experience.

Cantor Gaming is an affiliate of the global financial services firm Cantor Fitzgerald, which has over 65 years experience and unparalleled expertise of highly secure, real-time financial transaction processing, management, and execution.  Known globally for superior financial technology and real-time and secure execution of financial transactions, Cantor's clients include the world's leading banks and trading firms. Cantor's technology drives over $500 billion in transactions for the world's capital markets every day. 

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