STRATEGIC PARTNERS
February 25, 2002
SUNNYVALE, Calif.-- Global Cash Access, the country's largest provider of cash access services to casinos, is preparing a first quarter 1999 roll-out of QuikCash™, a stand-alone credit card cash advance terminal that also offers POS debit to gaming patrons.
Patrons can access POS debit themselves through these kiosks, reducing the time cage operators must spend on this task. An added benefit of the new devices is that they incorporate the "debit on a check" feature in high demand by gaming operators.
A touch screen interface replaces the traditional keypad, making the process easier for customers and resulting in faster transaction time. The smart-card ready terminals utilize a client-server platform that is faster and more reliable than the former mainframe system.
Manufactured by Hypercom Corporation, the terminals are Y2K compliant and offer customizable screen messages.
In advance of the national roll-out to all GCA customer properties, Bally's Atlantic City and the Claridge Casino Hotel in Atlantic City have installed and are using the new terminals. GCA plans to install terminals at 1,000 other properties.
Global Cash Access was formed in mid-1998 through a joint venture of Bank of America, First Data Corporation and USA Processing, Inc. The company provides a full range of EFT and other services to more than 1,200 gaming properties nationwide.
