IGSA Adds Board Members

The International Gaming Standards Association (IGSA) has reelected Novomatic executive Roman Czubak (l.) as board chairman, among other appointments.

Published March 16, 2020

Ex-Galaxy CEO Faces Nevada Ban

Robert Saucier’s (l.) long and rocky relationship with Nevada regulators could be coming to an end. The Gaming Control Board has recommended that the Galaxy director be found unsuitable...

Published March 16, 2020

Everi Announces New Leaders

Everi Holdings Inc. has promoted Randy L. Taylor (l.) to the newly created position of president and chief operating officer. Mark F. Labay and David J. Lucchese have also...

Published March 16, 2020

Barton Adds Crown Director Role

Last week, Australian gaming operator Crown Resorts announced that group CEO and Managing Director Ken Barton has been appointed a director of the company.

Published March 9, 2020

Incredible Technologies Adds Team Members

Incredible Technologies has named Steve Brzezinski as account manager, Eastern Division, and Jim Esposito and Shail Patel as directors of strategic accounts and sales, Western Region.

Published March 9, 2020

Novomatic Chairman Resigns

Harald Neumann resigned last week as chairman of Novomatic, the dominant slot manufacturing company in Europe. Neumann stepped down for “family reasons” and may not be replaced, with the...

Published March 3, 2020

Yee Named CFO of Blockchain Firm Quanta

Quanta, a blockchain firm based on the Isle of Man, has named a new chief financial officer. Jason Yee (l.) has worked for JP Morgan and Morgan Stanley, among...

Published March 3, 2020

Michigan Casino Promotes Tribal Executive

Gun Lake Casino in Wayland, Michigan has named Virginia Vanderband the property’s executive director of operational development and training. A member of the Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Pottawatomi, Vanderband previously...

Published March 3, 2020

DraftKings Names Director of Responsible Gaming

Christine Thurmond, formerly affiliated with the Massachusetts Council on Compulsive Gambling, has been named the first director of responsible gaming at DraftKings.

Published March 3, 2020

Wong Reappointed Sands China President

Hong Kong businessman Wilfred Wong (l.) has exercised overall leadership of Las Vegas Sands’ Macau casino subsidiary since 2015. His reappointment is one of three recent changes in the...

Published March 3, 2020

BMM Names Director, Business Development

BMM Testlabs has named Tracy Hecker, a 15-year financial services veteran, to the position of director of business development for BMM North America.

Published March 3, 2020

Pennsylvania Casino Shakes Up Leadership

Wind Creek Bethlehem has announced the appointment of a new executive vice president and general manager as part of a change in leadership after the casino’s purchase from Las...

Published March 3, 2020

RSCVA CEO, Who Faced Misconduct Charges, Resigns

Phil DeLone (l.), CEO of the Reno-Sparks Convention and Visitors Authority and a former Bally’s sales executive, has resigned, citing medical reasons. DeLone is also under investigation on charges...

Published March 3, 2020

Curtis Elected to Blackjack Hall of Fame

The super-exclusive and very secretive Blackjack Ball was held in Las Vegas last weekend, and Anthony Curtis, the publisher of Huntington Press and the Las Vegas Advisor, was elected...

Published February 24, 2020

Klebanow Re-Launches Consulting Firm

Gaming industry consultant Andrew Klebanow has re-launched the casino advisory firm he first established in 2001. Las Vegas-based Klebanow Consulting engages a number of independent specialists in a variety...

Published February 24, 2020

Coke Attorney Joins REIT VICI Board

Monica Howard Douglas, general counsel for the Coca-Cola Company’s North America division, had been appointed to the board of VICI Properties, a gaming-focused real estate investment trust.

Published February 24, 2020

DeSalvio in New York: Lifting Catskills Resort Is ‘Job 1’

No sooner did Bob DeSalvio bow out as head of Encore Boston Harbor than Genting’s top brass invited him to take over their Resorts World-branded operations in New York...

Published February 24, 2020

Betsoft Finalizes Lucky Days Deal

Betsoft has finalized the agreement under which its content will be featured in the portfolio of the Lucky Days online casino, targeting European and Japanese markets.

Published February 17, 2020

Donaco’s Ben Reichel Steps Down

Donaco International Ltd. has announced that Ben Reichel (l.), the company’s general counsel and secretary, is the latest executive to depart the team since a mass exodus that began...

Published February 17, 2020

Brenninkmeijer Named CEO of Blockchain Firm

Blockchain firm Quanta has named gaming industry veteran Harmen Brenninkmeijer as its new chief executive officer. In a statement, the U.K.-based company called him “the ideal person to lead...

Published February 17, 2020