The RJL Companies announced that it has reached and agreement with gaming supplier Scientific Games Corporation under which the supplier will supply 2,500 gaming terminals to RJL’s Caribbean Cage LLC, which is the largest route operator of video gaming terminals in several Caribbean and South American markets.
Caribbean CAGE operates gaming machines in Barbados, St. Lucia, St. Kitts & Nevis, The Republic of Guyana and Saint Maarten.
“With this major agreement between Caribbean CAGE and Scientific Games, Caribbean CAGE will provide our customers with a quality gaming experience that is comparable to gaming enjoyment in the U.S. and global venues,” said Robert L. Johnson, founder and majority owner of RLJ Companies. “Our video lottery and video gaming terminals will be innovative and attractive to our customers and will operate in full compliance with government laws and regulations. But more importantly, the countries in which we operate will benefit financially from legalized gaming revenue that will increase their ability to support educational, sporting and cultural activities for their citizens.”
“Caribbean CAGE, the largest route operator of video lottery and video gaming terminals in the Caribbean, will be replacing and upgrading its central computer system and terminals in Barbados, St. Lucia and St. Kitts and Nevis and deploying and operating its central computer system and terminals in the new markets of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana and Saint Maarten,” added Robert B. Washington, co-founder and CEO of Caribbean CAGE.
“The new central computer system and Infinity terminals will provide to CAGE a number of world-class options including a player tracking system, a library of downloadable games and a wide-area progressive mystery jackpot game which will create a socially engaging experience for our players as well as substantial additional recurring revenues for the countries and people we serve.”
Johnson also announced that a U.S. subsidiary of Caribbean CAGE will seek sports betting gaming licenses in the United States either as an individual company or in partnership with U.S. gaming companies. Johnson said, “We strongly believe that states that issue sports betting gaming licenses should insist upon diversity of ownership when awarding these licenses. Minorities are significant participants in national sports leagues and enthusiastic sports fans, and deserve the opportunity to be financial players in the economics of Sports Betting ownership as well.
“We encourage state officials, particularly minority-elected officials, to require diversity of ownership when awarding sports betting licenses to ensure that minorities are not simply betting their dollars, but betting on the right to own and operate licenses.”
