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

Primm Valley Names VP/GM

Stuart Richey, a 20-year veteran of the casino industry, has been promoted from assistant general manager to vice president and general manager of Primm Valley Casino Resorts. Richey has...

Published March 24, 2014

Jackie Gaughan Is Gone

Las Vegas legend Jackie Gaughan died last week at 93. The owner of the El Cortez, Gaughan built a Downtown empire before selling it off starting about 20 years...

Published March 17, 2014

Gearan OK’d as Head of New York Gaming Panel

New York state senators have officially approved Mark Gearan to head up the state’s gaming commission. Gearan is the president of Hobart and William Smith colleges. He has pledged...

Published March 17, 2014

Cahill Resigns from LVS

Chis Cahill is resigning his position as executive vice president of global operations for Las Vegas Sands Corporation effective March 31.

Published March 17, 2014

Buro Resigns from MTR

Fred Buro has resigned from his position as chief marketing officer of MTR Gaming Group to pursue a start-up opportunity in the online gaming industry.

Published March 17, 2014

Bally Wulff Names Development Executive

Bally Wulff has named Thomas Wendt to the newly created position of development executive, in charge of the team creating new game packages.

Published March 17, 2014