GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Bill McBeath, President & CEO, The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas

This week the GGB Podcast features a discussion with Bill McBeath, the president and CEO of the Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, on how he has turned around that struggling property by balancing gaming and non-gaming revenues.

As someone who has spent his entire career on the Las Vegas Strip, the new owners of the Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas could not go wrong when they chose former MGM executive Bill McBeath to lead the property. And McBeath has delivered. With a new emphasis on developing a quality gaming product to go along with the unparalleled non-gaming attractions, McBeath has increased revenues—and profits—at the Cosmopolitan. With a new CG Technologies’ sports book, revitalized restaurants and a revamped entertainment policy, McBeath is doing what he does best in the neighborhood he knows like the back of his hand. He spoke with GGB Publisher Roger Gros in his office at the Cosmopolitan in December.

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.