Atlantic City Alliance Chief Steps Down

The Atlantic City Alliance, a casino-funded marketing group for the resort, has lost its CEO, Liza Cartmell (l.), who resigned as a move is under way to dissolve the...

Published January 12, 2015

Seneca to Lead Seneca Gaming

It’s back to the future as Kevin Seneca has been named to head the Seneca Gaming Corp. He replaces Brad John, who resigned to become Seneca Nation of Indians...

Published January 12, 2015

Horseshoe Baltimore Replaces Security Chief

Horseshoe Baltimore has replaced Anthony Barksdale, the former acting city police commissioner, as the casino’s security director.

Published January 12, 2015

California Sheriff Reappointed to Lottery Commission

Alameda County Sheriff Gregory Ahern has been given another term on the California Lottery Commission.

Published January 12, 2015

Rochanne Hackett, NIGA Board Member, Dies

National Indian Gaming Association board member and associate member representative Rochanne Hackett died December 17. Serving 30 years in the financial industry, the last 15 as senior vice president...

Published January 5, 2015

Nazarian Will Not Run SLS

Sam Nazarian, who made a splash in Las Vegas with the opening of the SLS casino hotel earlier this year, will play no part in the resort’s operations. Nazarian...

Published December 22, 2014

McBeath New Cosmopolitan CEO

The Cosmopolitan casino resort in Las Vegas has named William McBeath as its new president and CEO. McBeath will take the reins after the property’s $1.73 billion sale to...

Published December 22, 2014

Haddrill Appointed Sci Games Vice Chairman

Scientific Games Corporation officially appointed former Bally Technologies CEO Richard Haddrill as executive vice chairman of the board, and elected Judge Gabrielle McDonald as a director. Haddrill previously had...

Published December 22, 2014

Van Amburg New CEO for Pascua Yaqui Tribe’s Gaming Enterprise

Casino del Sol has just appointed Kimberly Van Amburg as CEO. While she was named interim CEO in July, the “interim” was removed in early December, making Van Amburg...

Published December 22, 2014

Hard Rock International Appoints Business Development Head

Daniel Cheng has been named senior vice president of development, Asia-Pacific with Hard Rock International. He was most recently an executive with Resorts World Inc.

Published December 22, 2014

Optimal Payments Names CFO

Brian McArthur-Muscroft has been named chief financial officer of Optimal Payments, to replace CFO Keith Butcher, who is resigning after four and a half years.

Published December 22, 2014

Extended Stay America Names New CFO

Former Caesars CFO Jonathan Halkyard appointed to same position for hotel company Extended Stay America.

Published December 22, 2014

Goldstein Named LVS Prez, COO

The question of succession at Las Vegas Sands got a little more clear last week when Rob Goldstein, longtime company executive, was named to replace Michael Leven as president...

Published December 15, 2014

Nazarian Squeaks By to Win Board OK

Sam Nazarian, developer of the new SLS Las Vegas, faced hours of grilling on drug use and shady dealings by the Nevada Gaming Control Board December 3. Despite concern...

Published December 15, 2014

Lipparelli Appointed to Nevada Senate

The Clark County Commission has voted unanimously to appoint former Nevada Gaming Control Board Chairman Mark Lipparelli to a vacant state Senate seat in Las Vegas. Lipparelli will fill...

Published December 15, 2014

Unwin to Exit Cosmo

As Blackstone Real Estate prepares to buy the Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, CEO John Unwin has announced he will leave his job at the Strip resort by the end...

Published December 15, 2014

Codere Names Pascual Executive In Europe

Codere Group, a Spanish company in the private gaming sector with operations in eight European nations and America, named Alejandro Pascual as chief operating officer in Europe. Pascual joined...

Published December 15, 2014

Gibson to Head Nevada Gaming Division

Nevada Attorney General-elect Adam Laxalt has named J. Brin Gibson to oversee the state’s gaming division, which advises the Gaming Control Board and Nevada Gaming Commission and regulatory matters.

Published December 15, 2014

Özer Named Global Sales Director for Apex

Kubilay Özer has joined Apex Gaming as its new direction of global sales. The Austrian manufacturer and operator is restructuring the upper ranks, and recently recruited Max Pessnegger as...

Published December 15, 2014

Magic Leap Appoints Henry CFO

Technology startup Magic Leap, Inc. has named Scott Henry as the company’s new chief financial officer. The veteran financial executive previously worked as CFO at Las Vegas Sands.

Published December 15, 2014