Rainmaker’s revolution Revenue Management Wins Technology Award from Casino Enterprise Management

The Rainmaker Group, a world leader in automated profit optimization software and services for the hospitality industry, announced Casino Enterprise Management magazine named Rainmaker’s revolution revenue management system the winner of its 2010 Hospitality Operations Technology (HOT) Award in the ‘Revenue Generation’ category.

The expert panel of judges that selected revolution for the award included Peter Arceo, principal, Strategic Gaming Advisors; Katrina Lane, senior vice president and CTO, Harrah’s Entertainment; Bart Lewin, consultant and former CTO, Pinnacle Entertainment; and Claudia Winkler, president, GHI Solutions.

“Our judges are experts in the industry who use hospitality technologies, so award winners can truly take pride in knowing their innovations are appreciated by the people to whom it matters most," said Amanda Huggett, managing editor of Casino Enterprise Management (CEM). “Likewise, CEM is aware of all the time, energy and money it takes to develop new products and technologies for hospitality, and applauds vendors’ commitment to the advancement of the industry."

Peter Mead, publisher of Casino Enterprise Management, said, "Each of our HOT winners is very deserving of the honor—they all have contributed greatly to the industry and are worthy of the distinction."

Tammy Farley, principal of The Rainmaker Group, said, “Our entire revenue management team is honored to be selected by CEM for this important award. Rainmaker is committed to maximizing revenue for casino hotel operators, it is our company’s passion,and we are very grateful for this recognition."

The Rainmaker Group provides revenue optimization services to companies that include Wynn Las Vegas, MGM Resorts, Trump Entertainment Resorts, and Harrah’s Entertainment.

revolution is the only revenue management system that considers Total Customer Value when determining optimal availability conditions. Total Customer Value includes not only hotel revenues, but potential revenue from gaming, food and beverage, spa, and other significant profit centers. The revolution system also analyzes and factors in forecasted demand from local influences such as holidays and city-wide events to recommend optimized rates for each guest segment.

About The Rainmaker Group | The Rainmaker Group is a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner software and consulting services company that provides profit optimization for over 100,000 rooms in the gaming and hospitality industries. Rainmaker designs, develops, implements, and supports the revolution Product Suite, which maximizes total guest profitability for operators of casino hotels and other hospitality enterprises. The company enables clients to identify and maintain availability for their most profitable revenue sources through revenue management implementations. The Rainmaker Group helps casino hotels increase profitability through the accurate, instantaneous ability to determine the minimum acceptable value of each guest. This increases client profitability by securing the most valuable customers and developing more effective business processes. Hospitality clients include Wynn Las Vegas, One&Only, Harrah’s Entertainment, Omni Hotels, MGM Resorts, Trump Entertainment Resorts, Atlantis The Palm Dubai and other leading hotel companies.

About Casino Enterprise Management (CEM) | Casino Enterprise Management magazine delivers the most comprehensive need-to-know information in the world of casino management. All operational facets of the casino business are thoroughly covered in each issue. Readers enjoy first-hand reporting from the brightest thought leaders in the worldwide casino gaming industry. CEM puts on several prestigious awards for the gaming industry including Great Women of Gaming, Slot Floor Technology Awards, and the newly launched Hospitality Operations Technology Awards. The website, www.aceme.org, is the gaming industry's most complete digital doorway into the world of casino management, and includes videos, podcasts, blog entries from industry leaders, and much more. CEM also invites industry leaders to connect on its social network, .