Yale Rowe Named President of Hard Rock Tahoe

Yale Rowe (l.) has been named the new president and general manager of the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Lake Tahoe. Rowe has 27 years of experience in gaming...

Published June 21, 2021

PlayStar Names COO

PlayStar has named Dan Alexander (l.), a 10-year gaming industry veteran, as the company’s new chief operating officer as it prepares to enter the New Jersey market.

Published June 21, 2021

Rush Street Execs Named Finalists for Entrepreneur Award

Rush Street Interactive executives Neil Bluhm (l.), Greg Carlin and Richard Schwartz have been named finalists for Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year awards.

Published June 21, 2021

Wynn President Spiegel to Retire

Maryland Spiegel (l.), president of Wynn Las Vegas and operator of Wynn and Encore Las Vegas, will retire at the end of the year, and Encore Boston Harbor President...

Published June 21, 2021

Caesars Appoints Eastern Division Regional President

Caesars Entertainment went west to find its next Eastern Division President. John Koster will oversee the Atlantic City properties along with Maryland and Philadelphia. He comes from the Western...

Published June 21, 2021

Lottoland Names Jon Hale CFO

Lottoland has appointed Jon Hale, formerly longtime CFO of 32Redplc before its sale to Kindred Group, as the company’s new chief financial officer.

Published June 14, 2021

PointsBet Canada Names Sulsky CCO

PointsBet Canada has named former Monkey Knife Fight President Nic Sulsky as chief commercial operator as the company expands to the Canadian marketplace.

Published June 14, 2021

New CFO at Four Winds Casino

Clayton Mason has been named chief financial officer of the Four Winds Casinos by the Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians. Mason has worked since 2007 for the casino. He...

Published June 14, 2021

Former Disney Executive Joins MGM Resorts

Tilak Mandadi, a former executive with American Express and Disney, has been tapped by MGM Resorts. It created a new position for Mandadi: chief strategy, innovation and technology officer....

Published June 14, 2021

Brink Becomes Pechanga GM

The Pechanga Development Corp. last week announced the promotion of Tjeerd Brink to general manager of the Pechanga Resort Casino in Temecula, California.

Published June 14, 2021

Holaday Named Encore Boston Harbor President

Come August, Jenny Holaday (l.) will become the first woman to run a casino in Massachusetts, as president of Wynn Resorts’ Encore Boston Harbor. She will succeed Brian Gullbrants,...

Published June 14, 2021

Industry Veteran Ron Babini Dies

Gaming industry veteran Ron Babini (l.) died unexpectedly last month in Kiev, Ukraine. Over the course of a lengthy career, Babini worked for IGT, Inspired Gaming, Scientific Games and...

Published June 7, 2021

Novomatic Americas Promotes New Chief Financial Officer

Len Busche has become CFO for Novomatic Americas, a promotion from his previous position. Busche will guide the company’s financial affairs after standing out during the pandemic.

Published June 7, 2021

AGEM Announces Contract Extensions, New Leadership Plan

The Association of Gaming Equipment Manufacturers has announced contract extensions for Executive Director Marcus Prater, who is stepping down in March, and for Responsible Gaming Director Connie Jones.

Published June 7, 2021

Billings to Run Wynn Interactive

Craig Billings will resign his position as president of Wynn Resorts Ltd. to step in as president and chief financial officer of Wynn Interactive, overseeing iGaming and sports betting.

Published June 7, 2021

Pelzer Joins iGaming Provider Chalkline

Gaming industry veteran Larry Pelzer has joined iGaming supplier Chalkline as vice president of U.S. business development. Pelzer will be responsible for expanding the firm’s presence in North America.

Published May 31, 2021

NCPG Announces Board Election Results

The National Council on Problem Gambling announced the results of its board of directors election, naming individual, organizational and affiliate directors.

Published May 31, 2021

JCJ Architecture Introduces Interior Design Leader

JCJ Architecture has announced the addition of longtime hospitality leader Nicole Dalton Williams as the interiors project director in the firm’s Las Vegas office.

Published May 31, 2021

Novomatic Restructures Global Operations

Novomatic AG has restructured its global operations business segment to create a combined, cross-divisional unit headed by Thomas Komnacky, the new VP of global operations.

Published May 31, 2021

GLI Names Wong as Director of Lottery Solutions

Gaming Laboratories International has named former Montana Lottery Director Angela Wong as director of lottery solutions, joining eight other GLI team members with lottery or regulatory experience.

Published May 31, 2021