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Gaming Legend Burton Cohen Passes

MGM Resorts board member and gaming legend Burton Cohen passed away last week at the age of 90. Cohen played a role in the development of Las Vegas in...

Published May 12, 2014

Juliano to Head Sands Bethlehem

Las Vegas Sands Corporation has ended months of speculation that it was looking to sell its property in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, naming longtime gaming executive Mark Juliano (l.) as the...

Published May 12, 2014

Valley Forge Names Pickus Chairman

Valley Forge Casino Resort has named Robert Pickus, managing director of GCA Capital Group, as chairman of the Pennsylvania casino’s board of managers.

Published May 12, 2014

Halpenny Named GTA Chairman

Bally Technologies executive Adrian Halpenny has been named chairman of the Gaming Technologies Association, after serving on the organization’s board for three years.

Published May 12, 2014

Camelot to Restructure

Camelot Global Services will shift management and split into two divisions following the retirement of chief executive Dianne Thompson.

Published May 12, 2014

New York Considers Two More For Gaming Commission

Ann-Margaret Carrozza and Peter Moschetti are the respective Assembly and Senate choices for the New York gaming commission. Both are former assembly members and lobbyists.

Published May 12, 2014

Lambert Named ReelREV Sales Director

LuAnne Lambert, a 20-year veteran of the gaming industry, has been named director of sales for the Rainmaker Group's ReelREV, a hosted revenue management software and services solution for...

Published May 12, 2014

Meci Named to Lead New York Project After CEO Steps Down

A sexual assault allegation came back to bite Nevele CEO Michael Treanor (l.) last week as he resigned from the Catskills casino project. Longtime gaming veteran Kathi Meci has...

Published May 5, 2014

MGM Names COO of Regional Division

MGM Resorts International has named Anton Nikodemus as chief operating officer of the company’s division overseeing new regional projects in Massachusetts and Maryland.

Published May 5, 2014

Sydney’s Star casino has a new managing director, Macau industry veteran Greg Hawkins. He’s expected to take the helm of Echo Entertainment’s flagship resort by September, pending regulatory approvals....

Published May 5, 2014

GTECH Appoints Human Resources SVP, Sales Manager

GTECH has named Donna Kimmel as senior vice president of human resources, and Erik Mena as sales manager for Central America and the Caribbean.

Published May 5, 2014

AGA Augments Executive Team

The American Gaming Association named Ron Rosenbaum (l.) as chief operating officer, added Brian Cohen to its development team and named Chris Moyer director of media development and relations.

Published April 28, 2014

CBRE Adds Gaming Consultant, Reorganizes Staff

CBRE Las Vegas has added a new principal—Matt Bear—and announced that three individuals—John Knott (l.), Michael Parks and Brent Pirosch—who will lead its Global Gaming Group.

Published April 28, 2014

G2E Adds Industry Relations Director

Reed Exhibitions has named Ginger Curtis as director of industry relations and programming for the Global Gaming Expo trade show.

Published April 28, 2014

IGT Names GM for DoubleDown Interactive

IGT has named e-commerce, online travel and mobile industry veteran Will Daugherty as general manager of its DoubleDown Interactive subsidiary.

Published April 28, 2014

New England Gaming Expert Resigns from University

Clyde Barrow, a well-known expert in gaming in New England, has resigned from the University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth, where he is director of the Center for Policy Analysis.

Published April 28, 2014

Disgraced Senator’s Activities Included Shilling for Cardrooms

Senator Leland Yee of California, facing federal bribery charges, has long been an active participant in the Golden State’s “pay-to-play” political environment, including advocating bills that would favor state...

Published April 28, 2014