Las Vegas Sands veteran executive Robert Cinelli has been named as the new general manager of the Sycuan Casino Resort in San Diego by the Sycuan Band of Kumeyaay Indians. The appointment is effective January 1. Cinelli replaces John Dinius who was dismissed just four months after the opening of the Sycuan expansion earlier this year.
Sycuan Chairman Cody Martinez said in a statement: “The Sycuan tribe is excited to have Mr. Cinelli join our team,” adding, “He brings incredible financial talent and an abundance of management experience and customer focus in a highly competitive gaming market. Rob’s breadth and depth of knowledge, and goals for our new property, mesh well with the goals and objectives of the tribal council and the entire tribe.”
Cinelli issued this statement: “It is an honor to join such a wonderful and well-respected team at Sycuan. I am looking forward to engaging each and every team member, contributing to the tribe’s existing success and building and enhancing upon the customer service and engagement experience. Sycuan is well positioned to be the number one casino of choice, and I look forward to being a part of that transformation.”
Cinelli will leave his current assignment as vice president of casino operations at the Venetian and Palazzo in Las Vegas. He joined the company in 2011 and before that was director of corporate accounts for ten years with the slot machine developer WMS Gaming, which was later acquired by Scientific Games.
He graduated from the University of Nevada, Reno and is pursuing an MBA at Pepperdine University.
