Chicago-based Rush Street Gaming recently named Cheryl Duhon general manager at SugarHouse Casino in Philadelphia. Previously Duhon served a dual role as vice president, general manager at Resorts Casino Hotel in Tunica, Mississippi, and regional vice president of marketing for Tunica’s Resorts Casino Hotel and Bally’s Casino Hotel.
Duhon also served as a financial analyst and then director of marketing at Riverwalk Casino Hotel in Vicksburg, Mississippi–Rush Street Gaming’s first U.S. casino development.
In addition, in 2005, Duhon helped open L’Auberge du Lac Hotel & Casino in her hometown of Lake Charles, Louisiana. She then worked at Boomtown Hotel & Casino as a database marketing and financial planning analyst. Before joining the casino industry, Duhon worked as a process engineer and safety compliance specialist for a refining company.
Duhon earned a bachelor of science degree in chemical engineering from McNeese State University in Lake Charles, Louisiana, and a financial management certificate from Cornell University in Ithaca, New York.
Rush Street Gaming co-founder and SugarHouse Chief Executive Officer Greg Carlin said, “Throughout her career, Cheryl has demonstrated a tremendous capacity for setting and exceeding goals. We know Philly loves a winner, so Cheryl will be right at home at SugarHouse.”
