** Shares of Everi Holdings EVRI.N up 4.75% at $25.33
** EVRI, which operates subsidiaries in the gaming and
FinTech segments, acquires certain strategic assets of Meter
Image Capturing (MIC) urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nPn7McyLha
** MIC utilizes optical technology to record and store all
progressive meter data of electronic gaming machines on a casino
gaming floor
** EVRI expects the acquisition, funded from cash on hand,
to add to earnings and operating cash flow
** Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed
** Stock has nearly doubled YTD
(Reporting by Sahil Shaw in Bengaluru)
((sahil.shaw@thomsonreuters.com))