MGM Announces National Harbor Hires

MGM National Harbor last week supplemented its upper management with new hires that will drill down and produce dramatic results. Alex Alvarado (l.) will serve as vice president of...

Published September 19, 2016

Cherry Replacing Shannon At Ladbrokes

Ladbrokes Australia announced Chief Operating Officer Paul Cherry will replace Chief Executive Officer Dean Shannon who will leave the company in February 2017 but serve as a corporate advisor....

Published September 19, 2016

Tom Orton Joins SuzoHapp

SuzoHapp, worldwide machine component developer and distributor, hired Tom Orton as vice president Solutions and Markets. Orton brings 35 years of product management, marketing and sales experience to the...

Published September 19, 2016

Nevada Gaming Control Board Appoints New Chief

Sally Elloyan is the new administration division chief of the Nevada Gaming Control Board, replacing Brian Duffrin, who is retiring. Elloyan started at the GCB in 1988.

Published September 19, 2016

Black Oak Names Crawford-Smith Director of Marketing

A 12-year veteran of casino marketing on and off the water as well as visitors and hospitality management, Liane Crawford-Smith, has been named executive director of marketing and entertainment...

Published September 19, 2016

Spragues’ Gun Lake Legacy Continues

The Gun Lake Tribe of Pottawatomi Indians in Wisconsin elected Scott Sprague, Gun Lake Casino facility director, as Tribal Council chairman. He replaced his cousin Leah Sprague-Fodor, who lost...

Published September 19, 2016

OPAP Hires Two Former Ladbrokes Officials

Two former Ladbrokes officers recently were hired at OPAP, Greece's largest gaming firm. Michele Fusella, former IT director at Ladbroke's Sportium Apuestas Deportivas S.A., was named chief technology officer...

Published September 19, 2016

Playtech Announces Sports Division Appointments

Online gambling developer Playtech announced several appointments within its Sports division to prepare for upcoming major projects related to the company’s Playtech ONE omni-channel solution and the recent acquisition...

Published September 19, 2016

Tedesco Joins Maryland Live! Casino

Maryland Live! Casino recently hired 30-year hospitality industry veteran Robert Tedesco (l.) as senior vice president and assistant general manager, where he will oversee daily operations and participate in...

Published September 5, 2016

Eldorado Resorts Promotes Anthony Carano

Anthony L. Carano, a member of the founding family of Eldorado Resorts has been promoted to executive VP of operations. He was formerly an attorney for the McDonald Carano...

Published September 5, 2016

Mohegan Sun Pocono Taps Carlucci

Mohegan Sun Pocono in Pennsylvania recently hired Anthony "Tony" Carlucci as president and general manager. Previously he was general manager at Penn National's Boomtown Casino Biloxi and Hollywood Casino...

Published September 5, 2016

Leeds Casino Gets New Director

The “super-casino” development at Victoria Gate in Leeds, to be largest casino in Northern England and Scotland, has named Patrick Noakes as its new director.

Published September 5, 2016

New HR Leader for Affinity Gaming

Stana Subaric has been named as the new VP of HR for Affinity Gaming. She previously worked in similar roles at Las Vegas. Sands and Caesars Entertainment.

Published September 5, 2016

Parry Thomas, Las Vegas Banker, Dies

Banker Parry Thomas, who was responsible for many Las Vegas casino projects, died last week at the age of 95. Thomas also was known for making it easier for...

Published August 29, 2016

Casino Architect Joel Bergman Dies

Joel Bergman, co-founder of Bergman, Walls & Associates architecture and interior design firm in Las Vegas, died last week at the age of 80. He was responsible for many...

Published August 29, 2016

Admiral Johnson Named To Wynn Resorts Board

Retired U.S. Navy Admiral Jay L. Johnson joined the Wynn Resorts board of directors. Following a 32-year military career, Admiral Johnson was chief of Naval Operations and a member...

Published August 29, 2016

Interblock Names Saragnese Director of Customer and Player Service

Due to the increasing popularity of electronic table games, Interblock last week announced that Jennifer Saragnese has been appointed director of customer and player service. She will be based...

Published August 29, 2016

Harrah’s So Cal Resort GM Retiring

The longtime general manager of Harrah’s Southern California Resort is retiring. Janet Beronio has seen many changes in the 13 years she has been in charge of the casino...

Published August 29, 2016

Stewart Kenny Leaves Paddy Power Betfair

Paddy Power co-founder and former Chief Executive Stewart Kenny will be stepping down from the board of Paddy Power Betfair, the firm announced. Kenny spent 28 years with Paddy...

Published August 29, 2016

GVC Bolsters Management Team

GVC has capped its acquisition of bwin.party with the appointment of three industry veterans to head its casino and live gaming products and content development divisions. They hail, respectively,...

Published August 29, 2016