Sightline Payments Brings Convenience, Security to Big Red Keno Patrons

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December 3, 2025
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Big Red Keno Becomes the First Keno Program to Utilize Play+®

LAS VEGAS (December 3, 2025) –  Leading fintech Sightline Payments® announced that Big Red Keno Play+ is now live at all 295 Big Red Keno locations across Nebraska. Big Red Keno guests now have a secure, cashless way to fund play and manage payouts. 
 

Big Red Keno is the largest operator of Las Vegas-style keno in the United States, and this is the first Play+® deal executed between a keno operator and Sightline.

With Play+, players can use convenient digital payments to buy keno tickets at any Big Red Keno location. Winnings instantly go back into their accounts, making buying and cashing in winnings faster and more secure. 

“There is increasing demand to offer players flexibility through digital payments. Big Red Keno is thrilled to answer that demand by partnering with industry leader Sightline to bring digital payments to the Nebraska keno market,” said Todd Ryan, president and COO of Big Red Keno. “With Sightline and Play+, our players have a robust payment solution that is flexible, secure, and easy to use.”

“We are excited to launch Play+ with Big Red Keno across Nebraska. We have been collaborating closely with Big Red Keno to ensure the best possible patron experience with Sightline’s innovative Play+ product,” said Angela Kritz, senior vice president of Client Solutions at Sightline. “We believe Play+ will bring higher levels of accountability, compliance, and security to Big Red Keno in ways that only digital payments can provide.”

With Sightline’s Play+ product, patrons can safely fund play and receive payouts at regulated digital gaming companies across the United States. Funds are placed in a secure, FDIC-insured account that patrons can access anytime and from anywhere, while also earning loyalty rewards. Play+ is available for sports betting, lotteries, horse racing, iGaming, and brick-and-mortar casinos.

For more information about Sightline and its industry-leading payments solutions, visit sightlinepayments.com.  
 
 
About Big Red Keno
The largest operator of Las Vegas-style keno in the United States isn't on the coasts, it's in America's heartland. Since its founding in 1991, Big Red Keno has grown from a single Omaha location to six Big Red Restaurant & Sports Bars in Omaha, Lincoln, Fremont, and Norfolk, and the new Big Red Neighborhood Grill & Sports Bar in Bennington. Live ball draws at four of the restaurants are broadcast to more than 295+ satellite locations in eastern Nebraska.
 
About Sightline  
Sightline is transforming the gaming industry with its innovative suite of award-winning digital payment and wallet solutions. Through its expertise in consumer behavior, payments technology, and software development, Sightline is uniquely positioned to help casino resorts and online gaming companies offer a more robust, customer-centric omnichannel experience. Sightline’s flagship product, Sightline Pay, enables players to use a single digital payment method across all gaming channels and throughout the entire resort. It’s currently the preferred payments and cashless solution for more than 50 partners in 44 states.

 

Media Contacts

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Dakota Pate

dpate@sightlinepayments.com