GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Virginia Valentine, President, Nevada Resort Association

This week, the podcast features a discussion with Virginia Valentine, the president of the Nevada Resort Association, about how the rebound from the great shutdown has worked for the largest resorts in Nevada.

GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Virginia Valentine, President, Nevada Resort Association

Virginia Valentine has led the Nevada Resort Association, which represents Nevada’s largest resort casinos since 2011. As the pandemic winds down, she reflects on how the industry has rebounded and what this rebound says about the future of gaming in the state. But there are still areas that have not recovered and Valentine discusses the challenges facing the industry going forward. She talks about the increasing importance of sports and sporting events to the town now that it’s home to several professional teams. She spoke with GGB Publisher Roger Gros at the NRA offices in the Summerlin section of Las Vegas in May.


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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.