Lazo Heads Seminole Tampa F&B

Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino has named Dawn Lazo vice president of food and beverage. Previously she held the same position at Seminole Casino Coconut Creek. Lazo also has held casino food and beverage positions at Sunset Station and Green Valley Ranch and Silverton Lodge & Casino in Las Vegas.

Dawn Lazo recently was named vice president of food and beverage at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Tampa, Florida. Most recently, for nearly four years, Lazo served as vice president of food and beverage for Seminole Casino Coconut Creek, where she led 12 departments with 73 managers and 700 team members.

Lazo’s career in casino food and beverage casino began as a food server at the Lakeside Inn Casino in Lake Tahoe, Nevada. She held positions with Boyd Gaming and Sands Gaming in Las Vegas, and worked for Station Casinos for nine years, helping to open Sunset Station and the award-winning 4-diamond Green Valley Ranch.

Lazo also previously worked at the Silverton Lodge & Casino in Las Vegas and served as director of food and beverage at Seminole Hard Rock Tampa for nearly three years.

Seminole Hard Rock Tampa President Joe Lupo said, “Having spent more than two decades in the business, Dawn is highly regarded by her team and brings experience to the table that establishes her as a leader that we are proud to have at this property.”