San Diego Casino GM Out After 26 Years

After 26 years working for Sycuan Casino in San Diego County, California and completing a $260 million expansion, General Manager John Dinius (l.) got a handshake goodbye. He won’t...

Published September 16, 2019

Melco Resorts Names Winkler President

Hong Kong-listed gaming operator Melco Resorts and Entertainment Ltd. has appointed Evan Winkler as company president. Winkler will be responsible for Melco’s “day-to-day operational matters globally,” the company said...

Published September 16, 2019

Mohegan’s Tom Cantone Honored in New List

Tom Cantone, senior vice president of sports and entertainment for Mohegan Gaming & Entertainment, has been named to an inaugural list of 50 of the most influential and innovative...

Published September 16, 2019

Blackhurst Joins Caesars Board

Jan Jones Blackhurst has been appointed to Caesars Entertainment’s board of directors. The appointment was effective September 5. Blackhurst, who has been a senior executive at Caesars since 1999,...

Published September 16, 2019

Landing Appoints Independent Directors

Hong Kong-listed Landing International has announced the appointment of three independent non-executive directors. The new appointees are Wang Yuying, Li Mingfa and Bao Jingqiao.

Published September 1, 2019

Protell Named Golden President

Golden Entertainment CFO Charles Protell, credited with engineering the Nevada gaming tavern giant’s recent casino expansion, has been promoted to president of the company.

Published September 1, 2019

Jacobs to Leave LVS

Lawrence Jacobs will step down from his position as executive vice president, global general counsel and secretary of the Las Vegas Sands Corp., effective September 29.

Published September 1, 2019

Jack Execs Bail From Shrinking Company

Four top executives at Jack Entertainment, which owns two Ohio casinos, but has sold others, have left the company. Jack owner Dan Gilbert has reassigned them to his real...

Published September 1, 2019

John Knott, LV Strip Deal-Maker, Dies at 62

Las Vegas real estate broker John Knott, well-known for his involvement in the sales of several high-profile Strip properties, died August 16 at his home. He was 62.

Published August 26, 2019

Spoonhunter, Van Enkenvoort Join Wyoming Casino Management

The new management of the casinos operated by the Northern Arapaho Tribe of Wyoming is promising to operate the facilities to maximize per capita payments. New managers include Northern...

Published August 26, 2019

Gaming Tech Wiz Lyle Bell Dies

Lyle Bell, the trailblazing gaming tech expert, passed away last week. Bell developed groundbreaking technology while he was with Caesars Palace in the 1980s, later joining IGT and then...

Published August 26, 2019

Donaco Appoints New Directors

Australia-listed Donaco International Ltd. has appointed two new non-executive directors, Leo Chan Yan Ho and Kurkye Wong. Chan and Wong are representatives of Argyle Street Management Ltd., an institutional...

Published August 19, 2019

Gauselmann Joins Supervisory Board

Janika Gauselmann has been named to the supervisory board of Gauselmann AG, an appointment that became effective July 1. She is the granddaughter of company founder Paul Gauselmann and...

Published August 19, 2019

GLI’s Eickelman Named President of Global Gaming Women

Global Gaming Women has named Gaming Laboratories International executive Christie Eickelman, a founding member of GGW, as the organization’s new president.

Published August 12, 2019

Senate Committee OKs Simermeyer for NIGC

Senator John Hoeven, chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, announced last week that the committee has approved the nomination of E. Sequoyah Simermeyer (l.) to serve as...

Published August 12, 2019

SciPlay Appoints Michael Marchetti as Board Director

SciPlay, the publicly traded company created by Scientific Games Corp., has named education technology innovator Michael Marchetti to its board.

Published August 5, 2019

IGT Appoints Cybersecurity Expert to Board

International Game Technology Plc. has appointed cybersecurity expert Dr. Samantha Ravich to its board as an independent director, and to the nominating and corporate governance committee.

Published August 5, 2019

Pritzker Fills Gaming Board Spots

Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker named Springfield attorney Charles Schmadeke (l.) as chairman of the Illinois Gaming Board and Boeing Senior Counsel Anthony Garcia as the fifth board member. The...

Published August 5, 2019

Pow to Manage DCMS, UKGC

A shakeup in the U.K. cabinet following Boris Johnson’s appointment as prime minister has led to the choice of Rebecca Pow to oversee the horseracing and gaming sectors, supplanting...

Published August 5, 2019

Wilmott to Step Down From Penn

Tim Wilmott has announced that he will retire as CEO of Penn National Gaming, a company he joined in 2008 and has guided through many expansions. Jay Snowden, Penn’s...

Published August 5, 2019