Florida’s Seminole Tribe announced the appointment of gaming industry veteran Bill Wright as the new president of Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood. Wright will be responsible for all operations and management of South Florida’s largest gaming and entertainment complex.
Wright’s appointment was announced by Seminole Gaming Chief Operating Officer Larry Mullin.
Wright most recently was an executive of Station Casinos in Las Vegas, where he was vice president and general manager of Green Valley Ranch Resort. While at Station Casinos, he was also vice president and GM of Boulder Station and Sunset Station, both in Las Vegas, as well as senior vice president of operations, West Region, in the Station Casinos corporate office.
Wright began his gaming industry career at the Flamingo Hilton in Las Vegas. His career with Caesars Entertainment spanned 19 years and included stints at both the Flamingo Hilton Reno and the Reno Hilton, as well as Bally’s Las Vegas, where he was vice president of hotel operations. He also was executive vice president and general manager of Caesars’ Grand Gulfport Casino in Gulfport, Mississippi.
Wright joined the former Harrah’s Entertainment in 2005 as senior vice president and general manager of the Grand Biloxi.
