River City Hires Shaw As GM

Sat, Feb 1, 2014

Ward Shaw, general manager at Tropicana Casino in Evansville, Indiana since 2010, recently was named vice president and general manager at River City Casino in south St. Louis, Missouri. Shaw has held several executive positions with Harrah's Entertainment, and began his casino career as slots director at Harrah's St. Louis.

Ward Shaw recently was named vice president and general manager at River City Casino in Lemay, south St. Louis, Missouri. Shaw had been general manager at Tropicana Evansville  in Indiana, since June 2010.

Prior to joining Tropicana, Shaw served as general manager at Harrah’s Lake Charles casino and as assistant general manager at Harrah’s Kansas City, and also held other executive roles at Harrah’s Entertainment. He began his career in the casino industry as director of slots at Harrah’s St. Louis. Shaw also has been an independent consultant to gaming clients around the country.

A spokesperson for Pinnacle Entertainment, River City owners, said, “We are extremely excited that someone with his vast experience and knowledge of gaming will be joining the Pinnacle family.”

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