LAS VEGAS, May 03, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) --Global Cash Access (NYSE:GCA), a global provider of innovative cash access solutions and data intelligence for casinos, announced today the launch of its proprietary marketing and business intelligence tool, Casino Share Intelligence (CSI). CSI, powered by DiamondStream, is a Web-based data analysis tool that provides gaming operators a full picture of where and how patrons are spending their gaming dollars, enabling them to evaluate the success of existing and future marketing strategies.
"CSI provides actionable intelligence that shows a casino operator exactly how they are stacking up against the competition, both within their market and across state lines," commented Scott Betts, chief executive officer of GCA. "We believe GCA's invaluable strength of network and market intelligence will change the way casino operators evaluate their business and make strategic decisions."
GCA currently provides cash access services to more than 1,100 casinos in the United States and around the world and is able to leverage the strength and reach of its network to compile unmatched industry data available only through CSI. Using GCA's rich data, CSI presents weekly trended market share reports over the last twelve months, including: Market Share, Wallet Share, Patron Share, and Top Patron Module; all with drill-down diagnostic capability. From this data, casino operators can assess the success of their current marketing strategy and prioritize where to focus marketing dollars in order to drive additional business to their casino floor. They can also evaluate the success of new marketing initiatives in driving improved market share, patron share and wallet share. Furthermore, the Top Patron Module allows marketing departments and player development the opportunity to predict defection and identify the total wallet value of its most valuable patrons. This can be used to prioritize on whom to spend to get the biggest return on that investment.
"To stay ahead of the curve in today's gaming industry, casinos need to be acutely aware of how their patrons are spending their time and money," commented Dean Donovan, co-founder of DiamondStream. "Understanding market share to this degree provides a critical competitive advantage that allows a casino to better plan its marketing and sales programs."
** CSI and GCA's database are subject to confidentiality restrictions, which are strictly adhered to by DiamondStream.Individual patron names and addresses cannot be queried unless they already exist in the customer's database or have made a GCA identified withdrawal at the client's property. GCA will not permit market share or other reporting against specific, identifiable casinos. Very high loyalty patrons at competing casino are excluded and cannot be targeted.CSI is only available to GCA cash access customers.
About Global Cash Access Holdings, Inc.
Las Vegas-based Global Cash Access, Inc. ("GCA"), a wholly owned subsidiary of Global Cash Access Holdings, Inc., is a leading provider of cash access products and related services to over 1,100 casinos and other gaming properties in the United States, Europe, Canada, the Caribbean, Central America and Asia. GCA's products and services provide gaming patrons access to cash through a variety of methods, including ATM cash withdrawals, point-of-sale debit card transactions, credit card cash advances, check verification and warranty services, and Western Union money transfers. GCA also provides products and services that improve credit decision-making, automate cashier operations and enhance patron marketing activities for gaming establishments. With its proprietary database of gaming patron credit history and transaction data on millions of gaming patrons worldwide, GCA is recognized for successfully developing and deploying technological innovations that increase client profitability, operational efficiency and customer loyalty. More information is available at GCA's Web site at http://www.gcainc.com.
About DiamondStream
DiamondStream drives improved customer economics for its clients in the gaming and entertainment industries by transforming insights gained from analyzing its clients' and proprietary third party data, building actionable, proprietary scoring models and creating informative market share analysis.
DiamondStream marketing execution services leverage these analytics to deliver multi-channel marketing programs that have won recognition by the Direct Marketing Association 2007 ECHO Awards (Silver Award, Entertainment/Publishing) and the American Gaming Association Awards (Finalist, Best Direct Marketing Campaign of the Year). For more information on DiamondStream, visit http://www.diamondstream.com.
SOURCE: Global Cash Access
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