Central Credit signs deals with Macau casinos

Five casinos in the world's busiest gambling city have signed up to Central Credit, it has been announced.

According to SNL Finance, Global Cash Access Holdings (GCA) that offers the producer, made the statement on Monday.

The casinos subscribing to the scheme are Sands Casino, MGM Grand Macau, Wynn Macau, Venetian Macao and Galaxy StarWorld.

Central Credit is supposed to help casinos make credit decisions.

Essentially it is database featuring gamblers credit histories and date relating to transactions.

GCA is heavily involved in casinos around the world.

The Venetian Macao had already done a deal with the company to get its "full suite of services" in July.

At the time Kirk Sanford, the chief executive of GCA, said: "We're delighted to help the Venetian Macao give its customers convenient access to cash - and help the casino itself operate more effectively and profitably."