The group's principal activity is to provide comprehensive cash access and consumer financial services to casinos and other gaming establishments. The group's approach is to provide its products and services principally on a fee basis taking minimal credit risk. It operates through its wholly-owned subsidiary chex services, inc. (chex) and majority-owned subsidiary denaris corporation (denaris). Chex provides comprehensive cash access services to casinos and other gaming facilities throughout the United States. Denaris was recently formed to develop stored value card programs. Stored value cards, which can be purchased by anyone without a credit check or intrusive personal information.