Wu Named General Manager at Seminole Tampa

The Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino recently named 20-plus year gaming industry veteran Peter P. Wu as general manager. Wu has held management positions at Baha Mar in Nassau, Las Vegas Sands in Macau and Black Gaming and Caesars Entertainment in Las Vegas.

Peter P. Wu has been named general manager at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tampa. Wu brings to his new position more than 20 years experience in corporate property-level management at Fortune 200 & 500, privately held and startup companies, as well as at gaming, entertainment and hospitality operations. He previously was a senior management member in the development of Baha Mar Casino in Nassau, the Bahamas, scheduled to open in December.

Wu’s gaming career began at Las Vegas Sands Corporation in Macau SAR, China, where he was senior vice president of business and product development, general manager and vice president of operations at the Sands and Venetian casinos. He also was senior executive at Black Gaming LLC and Caesars Entertainment Las Vegas. He graduated from Cornell University with a Master of Management in Hospitality in 2001.

Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino President John Fontana said, “Peter’s diverse background in marketing, casino, hotel, restaurant and integrated resort operations is a welcome addition to the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino team and we look forward to another decade of success for the Tampa Bay region and Seminole Tribe of Florida.”