Morongo will be the the first tribally-operated casino to use the new system after an initial launch at Ellis Island Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. Markers work similarly to a line of credit: They are funds that are advanced for players to make bets with after an approval process and they have to be paid back.
The casino will start using Marker Trax, a cashless wagering system that allows casinos to digitally advance markers to players at slot machines. Roughly 20 years ago, Ellis Island Hotel & Casino owner Gary Ellis came up with an idea for a system to extend lines of credit to casino players without handing out actual cash and now that that system is fully realized and patented, Morongo Casino, Resort & Spa near Cabazon will be one of the first casinos to use it.
