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

GSA Announces Officers

The Gaming Standards Association announced the results of its board of directors election, including the re-election of IGT’s Adrian Marcu as chairman.

Published March 17, 2014

Skorton to Exit NYRA

David Skorton, president of Cornell University and chairman of the New York Racing Association, will be leaving both establishments at some point for a new post as secretary at...

Published March 17, 2014

California Governor Re-appoints Two to Gambling Commission

California Governor Jerry Brown has named two members to new terms on the California Gambling Control Commission, Tiffany Conklin and Lauren Hammond (l.).

Published March 10, 2014

GLI Appoints Tribal Development Director

Gaming Laboratories International has named Russell Witt as the company’s new national director of tribal development, which serves the needs of tribal regulators.

Published March 10, 2014

Aruze America Names Executives

Aruze Gaming America has named Kelcey Allison its new chief operating officer, and has named Jamison Hill as vice president of sales for North America.

Published March 10, 2014

DeSalvio Exits Sands Bethlehem

Robert DeSalvio, the first president of Sands Bethlehem in Pennsylvania, resigned last week. DeSalvio failed to give a reason for his departure, but the company said it was not...

Published March 3, 2014

Harrison Named Hollywood, Boomtown GM

Chett Harrison has been named general manager at Boomtown Biloxi Casino and Casino Bay St. Louis, Mississippi Gulf Coast properties owned by Penn National Gaming. Harrison replaces Boomtown Manager...

Published March 3, 2014

Pedroza, Vilsant Join Downtown Grand Las Vegas

Two veterans of the hospitality industry have joined the team at the Downtown Grand Las Vegas. Cinthia Pedroza is coming from the Four Seasons, and Max Vilsaint from the...

Published March 3, 2014