Marnell Gaming Announces Management Changes

Marnell Gaming named Mark Sterbens Jr. senior vice president and general manager of the recently acquired Nugget Casino Resort. Ryan Walker has been named senior vice president and general manager at the Colorado Belle Casino Resort and Edgewater Casino Resort, and Jeff Pfeiffer has been named Marnell Gaming chief operating officer.

Marnell Gaming Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Anthony Marnell III recently announced three management moves.

Mark Sterbens Jr., vice president and assistant general manager of Marnell Gaming’s Colorado Belle Casino Resort and Edgewater Casino Resort, has been promoted to senior vice president and general manager of the recently acquired Nugget Casino Resort in Sparks, Nevada. Sterbens joined Marnell Gaming in January 2009 as vice president of marketing for the Colorado Belle and Edgewater properties. In August 2013 he was named vice president and assistant general manager, overseeing marketing, casino operations and food & beverage operations.

Sterbens played an important role in developing and operating two of Laughlin, Nevada’s most successful new entertainment venues, Marnell Gaming’s 2,500-seat indoor Edgewater E Center and the outdoor, multi-purpose 10,000-seat Laughlin Event Center.

In addition, Ryan Walker has been named senior vice president and general manager at the Colorado Belle Casino Resort and Edgewater Casino Resort, and Jeff Pfeiffer has been named chief operating officer at Marnell Gaming.