Foxwoods Resort Casino and Eight Others Sign Contracts With Global Cash Access
Foxwoods to Participate in ”Step” Responsible Gaming Program
SANTA CLARA, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–March 2, 2000–Foxwoods Resort Casino in southeastern Connecticut and eight other gaming properties have signed contracts to utilize the technologically advanced products and services of Global Cash Access (GCA), the leading provider of cash access, financial management and customer relationship marketing technologies to the gaming industry.
Foxwoods has signed a three-year agreement to use several Global Cash Access products and services, among them QuikCash Plus 2.0.
QuikCash Plus 2.0 is an Internet-based, full service transaction processing system for cage operations that consolidates secure processing for all types of financial transactions into a simple, Windows®-compatible environment.
”We have had great past success with Global Cash Access,” said James L. Dougherty, Director of Casino Accounting Operations at Foxwoods. ”We look forward to the efficiencies and marketing benefits QuikCash Plus 2.0 can provide.”
Foxwoods also announced that the resort will participate in the Self Transaction Exclusion Program (STEP) of GCA’s Responsible Gaming Partnership, introduced last year with cooperation from the National Council on Problem Gambling (NCPG) to encourage patrons to ”Think. Be Responsible.” before making cash access transactions. As Phase II, STEP implements a mechanism for patrons to register with GCA to be excluded from the company’s network of cash access services in more than 1,200 gaming locations in the United States.
”STEP is a powerful tool in our efforts to promote responsible gaming,” Dougherty said. ”We encourage other casinos to implement the STEP program, because when we effectively combat problem gaming together, everyone wins.”
Other properties that recently signed contracts with GCA are:
- Derby Club at Seaside Park – Ventura, Calif.
- Gold Strike Jean – Jean, Nev.
- Nevada Landing – Jean, Nev.
- Gold Strike Tunica – Tunica, Miss.
- Eldorado Hotel and Casino – Reno, Nev.
- Hawaiian Gardens Card Club – Hawaiian Gardens, Calif.
- Mardi Gras Casino – Blackhawk, Colo.
- Crystal Lounge – Billings, Mont.
Opened in 1992, Foxwoods is owned by the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation. The casino offers nearly 6,000 slot machines and 350 table games, along with three luxury hotels, two dozen restaurants and top-flight entertainment in two performance centers.
Global Cash Access was formed in 1998 through a joint venture of Bank of America (NYSE: BAC – news), First Data Corp. (NYSE: FDC – news) and USA Processing, Inc. Providing access to the gaming industry’s largest patron database, Global Cash Access uses Internet technologies to deliver funds transfer, financial management and customer relationship marketing services to more than 1,200 gaming properties nationwide.
Global Cash Access Customers to Benefit From Purchase of Central Credit Inc.
SUNNYVALE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–July 2, 1999–Through an acquisition by a joint venture owned by Global Cash Access (GCA) partners First Data Financial Services LLC and M&C International, GCA customers will soon benefit from the services of Central Credit Inc., which will be sold by Cendant Corporation (NYSE:CD – news) for $44 million, company officials announced yesterday.
The transaction is subject to customary regulatory approvals and is expected to be completed during the third quarter of 1999. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
Central Credit Inc. is the leading provider of gaming patron credit information services to casinos throughout North America, the Caribbean, Europe, South America and Asia. Global Cash Access is the nation’s leading provider of cash access services to the gaming industry.
”It is our vision to have the existing products and services of Central Credit and GCA made available through a single platform, thus increasing the speed and efficiency by which our customers can access information,” said Kirk Sanford, GCA’s chief executive officer.
”There’s no question that this acquisition will result in a company that can provide an unparalleled array of products and services to the gaming industry,” said Pamela Shinkle, president and chief operating officer of Central Credit Inc.
Formed in 1998 through a joint venture of Bank of America (NYSE:BAC – news), First Data Corporation (NYSE:FDC – news) and USA Processing, Inc., Global Cash Access provides a full range of electronic funds transfer and other services to more than 1,200 gaming properties nationwide.
Global Cash Access Increases International Reach With Central Credit Subscriptions
SUNNYVALE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Jan. 7, 2000–Gaming properties in Belize, Bulgaria, Romania and the Caribbean island of St. Maarten recently signed contracts with Global Cash Access (GCA) to subscribe to Central Credit Services, the world’s largest gaming patron database.
Global Cash Access is the leading provider of cash access, financial management and customer relationship marketing technologies to the gaming industry. Central Credit (CC) is the leading provider of gaming patron credit information services to casinos throughout North America, the Caribbean, Europe, South America and Asia. Through a joint venture, GCA and CC partner to provide an unparalleled array of products and services to the gaming industry.
”Gaming properties can obtain a significant advantage by subscribing to Central Credit Services,” said Pam Shinkle, president and chief operating officer of Central Credit LLC. ”We provide credit information that helps gaming properties reduce their risk when considering the extension of credit to a patron.”
”Central Credit has the biggest gaming patron database available,” said Kirk Sanford, chief executive officer of GCA. ”GCA has integrated this database into QuikCash Plus 2.0, our newest transaction processing system, so GCA customers now have truly the most powerful management and marketing tool available to them.”
QuikCash Plus 2.0 is an Internet-based, full service transaction processing system for cage operations that consolidates secure processing for all types of financial transactions into a simple, Windows®-compatible environment.
International properties that recently signed contracts for Central Credit Services are:
– Princess International – Belize City, Belize
– Sofia Princess Hotel – Sofia, Bulgaria
– Havana Princess – Bucharest, Romania
– Port de Plaisance – St. Maarten, Netherlands Antilles
Central Credit LLC was acquired from Cendant Corporation in 1999 by a joint venture owned by Global Cash Access partners First Data Financial Services LLC and M&C International.
Global Cash Access was formed in 1998 through a joint venture of Bank of America (NYSE:BAC – news), First Data Corp. (NYSE:FDC – news) and USA Processing, Inc. Providing access to the gaming industry’s largest patron database, Global Cash Access uses Internet technologies to deliver funds transfer, financial management and customer relationship marketing services to more than 1,200 gaming properties nationwide.
