World Gaming Network Announces New Employment Screening Products for Gaming Industry.

Business Editors

LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 23, 2000

The World Gaming Network (WGN), a provider of pre-employment screening services dedicated exclusively to the gaming-hospitality industry, is adding several new products to enhance its already comprehensive product line, according to WGN General Manager, Julie Hakman.

From inception, World Gaming Network has recognized the need of hiring executives within the fast-paced gaming industry to gather accurate, timely information in order to make sound hiring decisions. The company has responded to this challenge by providing gaming companies with a series of products and services dedicated to making the screening process easier. And, in continuing efforts to provide the best information available, WGN plans to release several new, unique products now and in the months to come. Among these new products are International Criminal Record Searches and All-County Criminal Record Searches.

"WGN has always made every effort to provide a `one stop shop' for gaming executives to obtain required information when pre-screening prospective employees," Hakman said. "Our newly released Nationwide Wants & Warrants report provides hiring executives with a records check of outstanding warrants. Another new product, the One Step Search Package, combines WGN's proprietary First Step II Search with a County Criminal Record Search. Designed to initiate the background investigation process, the `First Step' search packages offer a variety of tools including SSN Check, Trac Report, Wanted Persons Security Screen, Employment History Database Search, and our own nationwide 20/20 Criminal Records Database Search. These new products enhance and reinforce WGN's dedication to supply quality, cutting-edge products."

In addition to releasing new products, WGN has revamped its website's (www.wgnscreen.com) product ordering page to be more comprehensive and user-friendly. "Online report retrieval and concise product listings are just a few improvements of our website's redesign," Customer Service Manager, Melissa Hochstetler, stated. "We want our customers to access what they need quickly, which is a necessity in the 21st century for the harried professional trying to do many things at once. Our online, 24/7 service combined with a myriad of information products makes WGN the winning choice.

"WGN's beta-site testers have provided positive feedback," Hochstetler advised. "In particular, Ron Stuart, Investigations Manager at MGM Grand Detroit, summarized it very nicely when he stated that our service `Works excellently, is easy to use, and fast.'"

Product roll-out began March 21, 2000, and these new products can be previewed and demonstrated during NIGA 2000 at booth No. 815; hours from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. on April 11 and from 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. on April 12 at the Oregon Convention Center located in Portland.