Sec Form 4 Filing - JUDGE GEOFFREY P @ Everi Holdings Inc. - 2023-06-15

FORM 4 Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person JUDGE GEOFFREY P 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Everi Holdings Inc. [ EVRI] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) X __ Director _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) 7250 S. TENAYA WAY, SUITE 100 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY) 06/15/2023 (Street) LAS VEGAS, NV89113 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YY) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) __ X __ Form filed by One Reporting Person _____ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned 1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 06/15/2023 M 13,000 ( 1 ) A $ 7.74 74,572 D

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) 1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5) 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (MM/DD/YY) 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4) 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares Stock Option $ 7.74 06/15/2023 M 13,000 ( 2 ) 04/22/2025 Common Stock 13,000 $ 0 37,000 D

Reporting Owners Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships Director 10% Owner Officer Other JUDGE GEOFFREY P 7250 S. TENAYA WAY SUITE 100 LAS VEGAS, NV89113 X Signatures /s/ Geoffrey P. Judge by Todd A. Valli, Attorney-in-Fact 06/15/2023 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

( 1 )The transaction reflected in this Form 4 was for options originally granted on April 22, 2015 that would have expired on April 22, 2025. The reporting person paid cash to Everi Holdings Inc. in respect of the exercise price of the options in a total amount equal to the number of options exercised multiplied by the exercise price per share thereof. As indicated in Table I, as of the date of this report, the reporting person is continuing to hold the shares of common stock acquired upon exercise. ( 2 )Represents an option to purchase 50,000 shares of the Company's common stock, which vested periodically over a period of four years following the date of grant of April 22, 2015.

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