Wednesday, July 4, 2012

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GROSVENOR CASINOS HR TEAM SCOOPS TOP ACCOLADE AT PRESTIGIOUS INDUSTRY AWARDS

Posted: 03 Jul 2012 10:19 AM PDT

Grosvenor Casinos' HR Team, headed up by Head of HR, Fiona Regan, has been crowned Team of the Year at the gaming industry's independent annual awards, Women in Gaming.  Fiona and her team fought off tough competition at the prestigious awards held at the end of last month in London. The glittering ceremony aims to recognise the women who have made a significant contribution to the industry in an unconventional or innovative way.

Grosvenor Casinos' Head of HR Fiona Regan & Team

Awarded for their success in transforming the internal culture at Grosvenor Casinos (part of The Rank Group Plc) as part of the Hearts and Minds initiative, Fiona and her team have spent the past three years embedding the knowledge and behaviours to build team engagement, focusing initially in the areas of communication and employee recognition.  Grosvenor Casinos managing director, Phil Urban has named team engagement as the number one priority for the business, encapsulated in a set of 7 values – 'a way of working' that we will live by.'

Fiona Regan comments: "The Women in Gaming Awards recognise the influential role women have within the gaming industry so we are delighted to be named Team of the Year.  We have worked hard to ensure that our teams feel excited about, and can input into, the future vision of the company.  Integral to our work has been harnessing the skills and experience of our people to make a difference to our customers.

"While the  steps taken to evolve our culture have been  a great success all round, it has been especially rewarding to see our teams feel connected, engaged and empowered to put their ideas forward to drive our business.  The award is a perfect opportunity to galvanise us to keep up the hard work!"

Managing Director of Grosvenor Casinos, Phil Urban, comments: "We believe it is our people who determine our success. Providing great hospitality relies on having an engaged team going above and beyond for our customers. Fiona and the HR team have championed our ongoing cultural change, which we call Hearts and Minds and have been instrumental in the success we have enjoyed over the last three years."

 

ComTrade Announces Facebook 90 Ball Bingo Launch

Posted: 03 Jul 2012 12:37 AM PDT

3rd July 2012, London – Leading provider of global IT solutions and software engineering services, ComTrade has today announced that it has launched the first Facebook 90 Ball Bingo solution at Bingo Britain on behalf of Palatial Leisure Limited.

The solution has been designed with the new player in mind and offers the player a "play for free" simplified version of 90 Ball Bingo for the social player, where daubing is done automatically and players can buy up to sixty cards configurable by the operator. Facebook 90 Ball Bingo offers a robust backend system and runs off the ComTrade iGaming platform and allows for easy integration and advanced user analytics.

The 90 ball bingo Facebook solution offers an automatic room selection so that players can find their friends easily and includes popular features such as chat rooms, sharing and free credits whilst, operators can take advantage of the in game advertising properties available.

Commenting on the Facebook 90 ball bingo launch, Ales Gornjec, Director of Gaming at ComTrade said, "This is a first for Social Gaming and we are very excited by the launch of 90 Ball Bingo on Palatial Leisure Limited. Social gaming is growing in strength and is proving to be the next chapter for gaming operators and becoming a vital tool for acquisition."

Patrick Duffy, owner of Palace Casino and palaceslive.com said "We offer a fantastic partnership and over the years have worked very well together. The launch of Facebook 90 Ball Bingo is just the latest in a range of joint initiatives developed through successful team work."