Seneca Names Kevin Nephew CEO

The Seneca Gaming Corporation Board of Directors announced that Kevin Nephew has been named the corporation’s President & CEO. As President & CEO, Nephew will oversee the operation and...

Published October 26, 2020

Strom Appointed to Wynn Resorts Board

Wynn Resorts has announced the appointment of Darnell Strom as a new independent member of the Board of Directors. Strom previously worked in politics as Deputy Director for former...

Published October 26, 2020

California Gambling Commission Chairman Evans Bids Farewell

The days when the California Gambling Commission was simply a tool of the state cardrooms is over. Five years under Chairman Jim Evans has returned professionalism and integrity to...

Published October 26, 2020

Rush Street Interactive Names Sauers CFO

Rush Street Interactive has named 25-year finance and technology veteran Kyle Sauers as the company’s chief financial officer, effective October 23.

Published October 19, 2020

Max B. Osceola Jr. Dies Of Covid-19

Max B. Osceola Jr., 70, died of Covid-19 in Weston, Florida. He served on the tribal council of the Seminole Tribe of Florida as the Hollywood Seminole Reservation from...

Published October 19, 2020

Vegas Exec Scott Menke Dead at 55

Scott Menke, co-founder of Las Vegas-based casino operator Paragon Gaming and CEO of the company has died at 56. Menke founded the company with his cousin Diana Bennett in...

Published October 19, 2020

Eric Fitzgerald Named GM at Rivers Casino

Rivers Casino Philadelphia hired Las Vegas executive Eric Fitzgerald as general manager, replacing veteran Rob Long, who retired after a 40 year career.

Published October 12, 2020

NTGCR Reelects Hummingbird Chairman

Jamie Hummingbird of the Cherokee Nation has been reelected to an eighth two-year term as chairman of the National Tribal Gaming Commissioners & Regulators (NTGCR). Cori Blaschke was reelected...

Published October 12, 2020

Dan Webster Becomes New Senior VP At Mohegan Sun

Dan Webster, who began in Mohegan Sun career as a mechanic on day one, has been named senior vice president of resort operations. Webster was instrumental in implementing the...

Published October 12, 2020

Lawyer-Lobbyist Sean Higgins Passes

Gaming attorney and lobbyist, Sean Higgins died of cancer on September 24. He was 56. He had a positive impact on everyone from the Nevada Governor to chairman of...

Published October 12, 2020

Penn Names new GM to Plainridge Park

North Grounsell has been named general manager of Plainridge Park Casino in Plainville, Massachusetts. He will replace Lance George, who opened the casino in 2015.

Published October 12, 2020

Harrah’s SoCal Resort has new GM

Robert Livingston has been named general manager and senior vice president of tribal development at Harrah’s Resort Southern California. He is returning to a casino he worked as for...

Published October 12, 2020

NCPG Renews Advisory Board For 2020-2021

The advisory board of the National Council on Problem Gambling has been renewed for the 2020-2021 term. Board members are internationally recognized experts and leaders in problem gambling and...

Published October 12, 2020

Horseshoe Hammond Names Jenkins General Manager

Kathryn Jenkins has been named senior vice president and general manager at Horseshoe Casino in Hammond, Indiana. She replaces Dan Nita who managed the property for 11 years and...

Published October 12, 2020

Chambers Takes Dedicated Land-Based Gaming Role at Clarion

In its continuing effort to penetrate the land-based casino world, Clarion Gaming last week announced that Kate Chambers will take on a role focused on that sector and how...

Published October 12, 2020

Mowad Named Harrah’s New Orleans General Manager

Samir Mowad has been named general manager at Harrah's New Orleans. He previously worked there in 2005, eventually rising to assistant general manager. He left to run Harrah's operations...

Published October 12, 2020

AGS Names Boyer VP, Investor Relations

AGS has named former gaming research analyst Brad Boyer as the company’s new vice president of investor relations, corporate development & strategy.

Published October 12, 2020

Scientific Games Adds Independent Director

Scientific Games has completed the makeover of its board of directors with the naming of former Barclays Bank CEO Tim Throsby to serve as an independent director.

Published October 12, 2020

HK Lawmaker Joins Landing Board

Hong Kong lawmaker Abraham Shek Lai Him (l.) has been approved to join Asian casino investor Landing International Development Ltd. as an independent non-executive director.

Published september 28, 2020

SJM Bolsters Management Team

Macau gaming concessionaire SJM has appointed Benjamin Toh (l.) and Daniel Shim to head its Finance and Development and Corporate Affairs departments. Both come with experience from Las Vegas...

Published september 28, 2020