GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Brian Decorah, President & CEO, Firekeepers Casino Resort

This week the GGB Podcast features a discussion with Brian Decorah, the president and CEO of Firekeepers Casino Resort, near Battle Creek, Michigan, about his first year on the job.

Brian Decorah was named the president and CEO of Firekeepers Casino Resort last year replacing longtime CEO Bruce McKee, who retired. After spending three years as senior vice president, Decorah eagerly embraced his new role, helping to develop new attractions at the resort and planning for more. As a member of the Ho-Chunk tribe in Wisconsin, he’s also proud of the level of community involvement that the casino represents in a region that is economically challenged. He spoke with GGB Publisher Roger Gros at his offices in Firekeepers in June.

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.