New Jersey CRDA Names New Special Improvement Division Head

New Jersey’s Casino Reinvestment Development Authority has named a former head of casino security to lead its Special Improvement Division. The SID oversees landscaping and beautification projects in Atlantic...

Published April 14, 2014

San Manuel Digital Names New CEO

The San Manuel Band of Mission Indians has hired iGaming veteran Matthew Cullen as Chief Executive Officer of San Manuel Digital, LLC.

Published April 14, 2014

Wynn Names Community Relations Director

Wynn Resorts has named Las Vegas community advocate Jocelyn Bluitt-Fisher as the company’s new director of community relations.

Published April 14, 2014

ARJEL Appoints CEO

French gambling regulator ARJEL has promoted Gilles Crespin to chief executive officer following the retirement of CEO Frédéric Epaulard.

Published April 14, 2014

Swedish Authority Names Director

The Swedish Gambling Authority has named Håkan Wall as a director, replacing deputy chairman Per Blinder on the organization’s board of directors.

Published April 14, 2014

ITL Names Business Development Manager

Innovative Technology has named Martin Cookson as the cash-handling equipment supplier’s senior business development manager for gaming and amusement.

Published April 14, 2014

SK+G Hires Lineveldt

SK+G Advertising of Las Vegas has named Mark Lineveldt, a 24-year advertising industry veteran, as the firm’s executive creative director.

Published April 14, 2014

Zender Joins Galaxy Board

Galaxy Gaming has named former regulator, longtime casino executive and gaming legend William Zender to its board of directors. Zender recently received a lifetime achievement award at Willy Allison’s...

Published April 7, 2014

Suzo-Happ Names Business Development Manager

Suzo-Happ has named Ken Dharwar business development manager for retail, industrial and kiosk markets for casinos in the U.K.

Published April 7, 2014

California Casino Names New Executives

Two gaming veterans have been named the newest executives at Cache Creek Casino Resort in California, Mark Pirruccello as Vice President of Finance and Brian Epps as Vice President...

Published April 7, 2014

Full Tilt Poker Gets New Managing Director

Full Tilt Poker has appointed Dominic Mansour, former chief executive officer of the UK-based Health Lottery, as managing director of the Full Tilt Poker brand.

Published April 7, 2014

GTECH Reorganizes Americas Team

GTECH has reorganized its management team for the Americas under GTECH Americas President and CEO Jaymin Patel, reflecting changes in the Americas gaming landscape. Alan Eland (l.) has been...

Published March 31, 2014

Rank Group Names New CEO

The Rank Group last week announced that former William Hill executive Henry Birch (l.) has been named CEO to replace Ian Burke, who will become non-executive chairman.

Published March 31, 2014

Sands Bethlehem Names Interim President

The Sands Casino Resort Bethlehem has named finance VP Douglas S. Niethold as interim president after the resignation of Robert DeSalvio.

Published March 31, 2014

Gala Coral Names Corporate Affairs Director

Gala Coral has appointed Fiona Thorne to the newly created position of corporate affairs director, which includes public affairs functions.

Published March 31, 2014

NIGC Names Director of Compliance

The National Indian Gaming Commission has named a director of compliance from the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians. Douglas Hatfield will be in charge of compliance operations among the...

Published March 31, 2014

Las Vegas Sands Hires Lobbyist Blanche Lincoln

Sheldon Adelson’s Las Vegas Sands has hired the government consulting firm of former Senator Blanche Lincoln (D-Arkansas) to lobby for the casino and for a bill outlawing online gambling...

Published March 31, 2014

New Maine GM Faces Challenges

Jose Flores, the new general manager at Hollywood Casino in Bangor, Maine faces several challenges. Among them are Churchill Downs' Oxford Casino, the desire of Maine tribes and other...

Published March 31, 2014

Choctaw Construction Chief Charged

The former head of construction at the Choctaw Casino in Durant, Oklahoma has been charged with embezzlement. Jason Brett Merida allegedly used the ill-gotten gains for his wife’s new...

Published March 31, 2014

Optimal Payments Names Auriemma Adviser

Optimal Payments has appointed former New Jersey DGE chief Thomas Auriemma as a strategic adviser on payment services for online gaming.

Published March 24, 2014