Phone Charging Stations for Casinos
Players tap a card at the players-club desk, sportsbook or buffet line and take a charged power bank back to the game. Under our standard terms, a local operator installs and services the station, and the casino pays only for the electricity.
Players stay on the floor
A guest at 5% takes a charged bank back to the slot seat, the table or the sportsbook. There's no walk to the car or the room to plug in.
Phones stay out of the cage
Guests tap, take a bank with Lightning and USB-C built in, and return it themselves. Cage and players-club staff point to the station instead of minding phones.
Separate from your systems
The station runs on its own 4G and card reader and needs no link to your slot, surveillance or guest networks. Nothing to wire: it plugs into one standard outlet.
When a player's phone hits 5%, the fix is usually a walk off the floor: to the car, the room or the players-club desk. A phone charging station for casinos lets that player rent a charged power bank and take it back to the game. Below: where stations go, which size fits, and what security and IT need to know. Under our standard terms, where a local operator serves your area, it costs the casino nothing beyond electricity.
Why casino guests run out of battery
- The phone runs the visit. Players-club offers, the sportsbook app, a mobile room key, the ride home and, where your floor allows it, mobile-wallet play.
- There's no outlet at the game. Many tables and slot bases have none a guest can use. A USB port charges only while the player stays seated; a charging locker keeps the phone away from the game.
- The cage becomes the charging desk. Guests ask staff to plug phones in, and someone has to mind them.
- Many floors never close. Picture 2:40 a.m. on a Saturday in your poker room. A player who sat down after dinner is at 3%, and his ride home lives on that phone. If he leaves to charge it, the blinds keep coming out of his stack.
How a guest rents a power bank
- Tap a card or phone, or scan the QR code. No app or account needed.
- Take a charged bank with Lightning and USB-C cables built in.
- Play. The phone charges in a pocket.
- Return it to any free slot at any JB Charging station.
It takes about 30 seconds. The operator sets each station's price; at a common $3 per 30 minutes with a $20 daily maximum, an hour costs a guest $6. Want a free first period of up to an hour, or a lower rate? Ask for it in the agreement. Guests get help from JB Charging through the machine, app or receipt, not the cage.
Where to put a phone charging station in a casino
Put it where guests stop with a phone in hand: lines, desks and the rooms where they sit for hours.
| Spot | Who's there | Station | Placement |
|---|---|---|---|
| Players-club desk | Sign-ups, offer pickups, promo-day lines | J8, or J24 for long lines | Guest end of the counter, never behind it |
| Sportsbook | Bettors checking odds and live bets all game, or all Sunday | J24 | Back or side wall, clear of windows, kiosks and lines |
| Buffet or food-court line | Guests waiting at peak meals | J24 by the queue, or J8 at the host stand | Beside the line, not in it |
| Hotel or garage connector | Guests coming and going | J24 | Where the corridor meets the floor |
| Cage approach | Guests cashing out, then calling a ride | J8 or J24 | To one side, outside the queue lane |
| Poker room or lounge | Players seated for hours | J8 | At the wait-list podium or lounge entrance, never at tables |
Skip slot aisles, the pit, garages and outdoors. No extension cords, nothing in an exit path. Your operator tests cell signal at the exact spot before install; concrete and steel can weaken it, and Wi-Fi is the fallback.
Sizing a phone charging station for casinos
| Property | Start with | Add a station when |
|---|---|---|
| Card room or small casino | J8s at the front desk and the poker podium | Your operator sees one run short of charged banks on weekends |
| Regional or tribal casino with sportsbook and buffet | J24 at the parking entrance, J8 at the players-club desk | Game days fill the sportsbook: add a J24 there, then at the buffet |
| Resort with hotel towers | J24s at the hotel connector and sportsbook, J8 at the players-club desk | Weekend buffet lines back up, or the poker room adds tournaments |
A J8 Pro needs about 9 x 9 inches of counter, a stand or a wall mount. A J24 Pro is a 71-inch tower, about a standing guest's height, on a 14 x 18-inch footprint.
What your staff, security and IT do (and don't)
- Facilities and IT. No construction or wiring: the station plugs into one standard outlet and runs on built-in 4G, with Wi-Fi only as a backup. It needs no link to your slot system, casino management system, surveillance or guest network.
- Cage and players-club staff. Nobody hands out banks, takes payment or tracks returns, and nothing runs through your cage or point of sale. A staff code gives registered staff a free rental each day, within weekly limits.
- Security. Keep the station in camera view, and agree on the site walk how a tower is secured. The operator gets an alert if it goes offline or runs low on charged banks, and restocks it.
- Service visits. Give security the names of whoever services it, and agree which entrance they use, whom they check in with, and whether overnight restocks are allowed. If you badge, escort or background-check vendors, say so before install.
Give this line to the players-club desk, the cage, slot attendants and hosts:
"Phone running low? There's a charging station by the sportsbook. Tap your card, take a bank back to your game, and drop it in any free slot on your way out."
What it costs the casino, and the agreement
- Who does the work. Where one serves your area, a local, independent operator on the JB Charging network supplies, installs, stocks and services the station. If none does yet, we'll tell you, and you can still own stations (below).
- What it costs. Under our standard terms, nothing beyond electricity. The operator is paid from rentals and any screen ads it sells. Many venues host it as a guest amenity; others agree a share of rental revenue, paid monthly by direct deposit.
- Term and exit. The standard agreement your operator sends runs 6 months, then month to month with 30 days' notice, and removal costs you nothing. The casino isn't liable for theft or misuse by guests, and agrees not to host a competing charger during the term. Operators may propose different terms; check them with our agreement checklist.
- The screen. Beyond the price and the rent button, it's the operator's display space. The standard agreement doesn't cover it, so if you want your shows, restaurants or players-club sign-up on screen, or other casinos' ads kept off, ask your operator to put that in writing. Promotions still have to meet your gaming-advertising rules.
- Your own paperwork. If you use your own vendor contract, or your regulator or tribal gaming commission registers non-gaming vendors, say so when you ask, and we'll check it before anything is scheduled.
- Or own your stations. Buy them and you become the operator: you set the price, restock them, and keep 80% of rental revenue before your own costs; JB keeps 20% for payment processing, 4G and support. Stations and list prices.
To start, request a station with your property, city, preferred spot and any vendor or insurance requirements. We'll reply with whether an operator serves your area, the terms, and whether we can meet that paperwork. Nothing is installed until you sign.
Run charging stations yourself? Read our casino playbook for operators.
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does a phone charging station cost a casino?
Under our standard hosting terms, it costs nothing beyond the electricity it uses, where an operator serves your area. A local, independent operator on the JB Charging network supplies, installs, stocks and services the station, and is paid from guest rentals and any screen ads it sells. The electricity is modest. A J8 runs on a 60-watt adapter, and a J24 tower is rated at 160 watts. Even drawing that much around the clock for a 30-day month, they'd use about 43 kWh and 115 kWh, roughly $9 and $23 if you pay, say, 20 cents per kWh. If you'd rather own stations, list prices at the time of writing are about $1,200 for a J8 Pro and about $3,300 for a J24 Pro tower, plus shipping, with no monthly fees.
Does the station connect to our network, slot system or surveillance?
No. Every station we sell takes payment on its own card reader over a built-in 4G connection, and JB Charging processes the payments, so nothing touches your casino management system, cage or point of sale. Wi-Fi is only a backup where cell signal is weak, and whether to offer it is your call. A tap rental needs no app or account. Place the station where your cameras and staff can see it, as you would any device on the floor.
What happens if a player leaves with a power bank?
The player's card pays, never the casino. Billing follows the station's pricing up to its daily maximum. By default, if a bank isn't back within 24 hours, the renter is charged a $40 non-return fee and keeps the bank. The operator can set a different window and fee. If there's another JB Charging station on the guest's way home, the app shows it, and dropping the bank in any free slot ends the rental.
We already have USB ports at some slots and tables. Why add a station?
A port charges a phone only while the guest stays in that seat. It does nothing for a player at a table without one, a bettor in the sportsbook or a guest in the buffet line, and adding outlets across the floor means electrical work. A charging locker keeps the phone in the locker while the guest goes back to play. A power bank goes with the guest, the whole station needs one standard outlet, and the bank goes back in any free slot on the way out. If you already have ports at some seats, a station covers everyone else.
Can the station promote our players club, or give members free charging?
The screen can carry your promotions if your operator agrees to add that in writing. Beyond the price and the rent button, it's display space the operator controls and updates remotely, and the standard agreement doesn't cover what runs there. Ask for the agreement to name it, such as show dates, restaurant hours or a players-club sign-up offer, and send files your compliance team has approved. Free charging for members only isn't a standard option. Your operator can set a free first period of up to 60 minutes, or a lower rate, for every renter at that station, and normal pricing applies after that. Whether they offer it is agreed in writing before install.
We're a tribal casino, racino or card room. Does anything change?
The station works the same way anywhere it has a standard outlet and cell signal, and the standard hosting terms are the same. What can differ is the paperwork. If your tribal gaming commission or state regulator requires non-gaming vendors to register or hold a license, tell us at the start and send the forms it needs. Before anyone schedules an install, we'll tell you plainly whether we and the local operator can meet those requirements.
What about lithium batteries and fire codes?
The power banks carry FCC, CE and RoHS markings and charge in their own slots in the station. The station plugs straight into a standard wall outlet with no extension cord, and it should stay clear of exits and walkways. Send us your fire marshal's, insurer's or regulator's requirements before install, and we'll send the documents we have so your team can decide before anything is scheduled.
Does JB Charging carry insurance, and can you name our property on the certificate?
JB Charging carries general liability insurance of $2 million per occurrence. On request, we can ask our insurer to name your casino or its operating entity as an additional insured on JB's policy. If your vendor requirements call for other coverage or higher limits, send them and we'll tell you plainly what we can provide. Your operator is an independent local business that owns and services the station, so ask them for their own certificate too, as you would any vendor working on your floor. Send us the exact entity names you need.