Penn CFO Williams Steps Down; Hendrix Steps In

Penn National Gaming CFO David Williams (l.) has stepped down, and will be replaced by Felicia Hendrix, a longtime gaming analyst most recently with Barclays.

Published January 11, 2021

Industry Veteran Ron Lurie Dead at 79

Former Las Vegas Mayor Ron Lurie, who is best known for his long term as executive vice president and general manager of Arizona Charlie’s Decatur, has died at age...

Published January 11, 2021

Charles Barkley Now Spokesman for FanDuel

FanDuel has anointed TNT sports analyst and NBA star Charles Barkley (l.) as the sportsbook’s new ambassador and spokesman. The “Round Mound of Rebound” started his career with the...

Published December 28, 2020

Beson Named to NJ Casino Board

New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy has nominated Michael D. Beson, the former mayor of Neptune to serve as a member of the Casino Reinvestment Development Authority.

Published December 28, 2020

Horseshoe Indiana Names Vasic to HR Post

Caesars Entertainment’s Horseshoe Casino in Hammond, Indiana named Julie Vasic as vice president of human resources, overseeing hiring, training, benefits and employee relations. Vasic held similar positions for more...

Published December 28, 2020

Churchill Downs Names Anderson President

Churchill Downs Inc. in Louisville, Kentucky has named Mike Anderson (l.) president at Churchill Downs Racetrack and Mike Ziegler as senior vice president and general manager at the venue....

Published December 28, 2020

Biden Names First Native American Interior Secretary

The administration of President-elect Joe Biden will include the first Native American cabinet secretary. New Mexico Congresswoman Deb Haaland has been named to lead the Interior Department, which oversees,...

Published December 21, 2020

Rymax Names Head of Marketing, Communications

Rymax has named Alysa McKenna, a 15-year marketing and communications veteran, to the position of senior director of marketing and communications.

Published December 21, 2020

FSB Adds Chief Revenue Officer

FSB, a leading sports betting and iGaming supplier has appointed Ian Freeman as chief revenue officer. Freeman has iGaming experience with IGT and Kambi.

Published December 21, 2020

BMM Names Goel COO

BMM Testlabs has named former Aristocrat Technologies executive Navin Goel (l.) as the company’s new chief operations officer, charged with leading the company through its next growth phase.

Published December 21, 2020

Leadership Switch at Melco

Melco Resorts and Entertainment has announced that Kevin Benning is now senior vice president and property general manager of its Studio City casino resort in Macau, replacing Geoff Andres...

Published December 21, 2020

Kindred Group’s Stefan Lundborg Resigns

Stefan Lundborg (l.), a non-executive director of Sweden’s Kindred Group, has announced his immediate resignation. Lundborg is under investigation for “insider crime” by the Swedish Economic Crime Authority.

Published December 14, 2020

Palansky Joins Conscious Gaming

Seth Palansky (l.) has joined Conscious Gaming as its new vice president of corporate social responsibility and communications. He was previously spokesman for the World Series of Poker.

Published December 14, 2020

AGA’s Miller, Cylke Named Top Lobbyists

On December 10, The Hill named AGA President and CEO Bill Miller (l.) and Senior Vice President, Government Relations Chris Cylke to their annual list of the nation’s Top...

Published December 14, 2020

Full House Appoints Investment Banker to Board

Full House Resorts appointed investment banker Michael Hartmeier to its board of directors, effective immediately. Hartmeier has more than 25 years under his belt, most often in the lodging...

Published December 14, 2020

Sanders Is Named COO of MGM Resorts

MGM Resorts International has elevated Chief Financial Officer Corey Sanders to chief operating officer, a role he previously held for nine years. Sanders assumed the post as MGM made...

Published December 14, 2020

Sightline Receives Investment, Names Pappano CEO

Sightline Payments has announced that co-founder and CEO Kirk Sanford is retiring, elevating Americas President Joe Pappano (l.) to CEO. The company disclosed that it’s received a multimillion-dollar investment.

Published December 14, 2020

PlayUp Appoints Drazin to Board

Australian-based PlayUp appointed Dennis Drazin to its Board of Directors. Drazin is CEO of the company which runs Monmouth Park racetrack in New Jersey.

Published December 7, 2020

Crown Names New Head of Compliance, AML

Stephen Blackburn, who manages financial crimes oversight for National Australia Bank, will assume the newly created role of chief compliance and financial crimes officer on March 1. The appointment...

Published December 7, 2020

AGS Adds Two Veterans To Slot Products Team

Slot maker AGS has named Steve Walther senior director of slot products and Amy Greene as director of gaming operations. Both the addition bring a wealth of industry experience...

Published December 7, 2020