Debi Nutton, Latest Inductee into AGA Gaming Hall of Fame

By Fri, Nov 22, 2024

Very few of the nearly 150 members of the American Gaming Association’s Gaming Hall of Fame ever actually dealt a casino game. That is not true for the third member of this year’s class, Debi Nutton. She was the first female craps dealer on the Las Vegas Strip, the first female craps supervisor and the first woman pit manager. As she moved around to different casinos early in her career—as was the plan in those days—Nutton soon joined the Mirage, when it was about to open. She impressed the senior executives so much, she was promoted again and again. Later joining MGM Resorts, she became the first female vice president of casino operations and today is a highly sought-after consultant to any new casino ready to hire and train its casino staff. Nutton spoke with GGB Publisher Roger Gros in the dining room of her home in November.

► Listen in Apple Podcasts and Subscribe to GGB Podcasts.

► Listen on Spotify

Pavilion PaymentsGGB Podcast sponsored by Pavilion Payments.

Articles by Author: Roger Gros

Roger Gros is publisher of Global Gaming Business, the industry’s leading gaming trade publication, and all its related publications. Prior to joining Global Gaming Business, Gros was president of Inlet Communications, an independent consulting firm. He was vice president of Casino Journal Publishing Group from 1984-2000, and held virtually every editorial title during his tenure. Gros was editor of Casino Journal, the National Gaming Summary and the Atlantic City Insider, and was the founding editor of Casino Player magazine. He was a co-founder of the American Gaming Summit and the Southern Gaming Summit conferences and trade shows.
Roger Gros is the author of the best-selling book, "How to Win at Casino Gambling" (Carlton Books, 1995), now in its fourth edition. Gros was named “Businessman of the Year” for 1998 by the Greater Atlantic City Chamber of Commerce and received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Gaming Association in 2012 as part of the annual AGA Communications Awards.

**GGBNews.com is part of the Clarion Events Group of companies (Clarion). We take your privacy seriously. By registering for this newsletter we wish to use your information on the basis of our legitimate interests to keep in contact with you about other relevant events, products and services which may be of interest to you. We will only ever use the information we collect or receive about you in accordance with our Privacy Policy. You may manage your preferences or unsubscribe at any time using the link in our emails.