Olympic Names Plummer CEO

Olympic Gaming Group has named Cory Plummer, previously part of the company’s supervisory board, as the Estonia-based casino operator’s new CEO.

Published November 12, 2018

Pequot Chairman Butler Reelected to Fourth Term

Rodney Butler shrugged off two challengers last week to be reelected to a fourth three-year term as chairman of the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Council. The tribe owns Foxwoods Resort...

Published November 12, 2018

AGS Appoints Geoff Freeman To Board

Geoff Freeman, the former president and CEO of the American Gaming Association has been appointed to the board of AGS. The company says Freeman brings gaming, hospitality experience and...

Published November 12, 2018

Interblock Names Sales Director

Interblock has named Paul Paradoski its director of sales responsible for overseeing sales operations and management in the central United States.

Published November 5, 2018

Incredible Technologies Names Customer Solutions Director

Incredible Technologies announced the appointment of Miguel Peña Jr. as director of customer solutions, responsible for overseeing customer service and field service.

Published November 5, 2018

Executive Shifts at Silver Heritage

Silver Heritage Group has announced the appointment of Ben Watiwat as chief financial officer, the resignation of non-executive director Robert Benussi and the appointment of Michael Bassett to Benussi’s...

Published November 5, 2018

Facenda Named Aqua Caliente Casino Marketing Head

Michael J. Facenda, who has a long history of marketing with hotels and casinos across the United States has been named vice president of marketing for Agua Caliente Casino...

Published November 5, 2018

IAGA Announces 2018-2019 Officers, Trustees

John McManus (l.), executive vice president, general counsel and secretary at MGM Resorts International, was named president of the International Association of Gaming Advisors. Vice president is John Hagan,...

Published November 5, 2018

Mark Brown Back at IPI

Casino executive Mark Brown has unretired to serve as interim chairman of troubled Imperial Pacific International, which runs the sole casino resort on the Pacific island of Saipan. Brown...

Published November 5, 2018

Frissora to Exit Caesars

Mark Frissora will leave as CEO of Caesars Entertainment in February when his five-year contract expires. The contract would have automatically renewed had he or the company done nothing,...

Published November 5, 2018

BMM Tribal Gaming Director Receives Service Award

Jodi DeLascio, director of tribal gaming for BMM Testlabs, was awarded the Corporate Partner Service Award by the American Indian Science & Engineering Society.

Published October 27, 2018

Interblock Names Wiedemer VP of Sales

Interblock has named gaming industry supply-side veteran Mark Wiedemer the company’s new vice president of sales, strategic accounts.

Published October 27, 2018

Paraguay Names New Top Gaming Regulator

A new gaming regulator, to head the National Gaming Commission (Conajzar) has been named by the president of Paraguay. President Mario Abdo Benítez has appointed José Antonio Ortiz Báez...

Published October 27, 2018

Caesars Names First Woman to Board

The Las Vegas-based gaming giant Caesars Entertainment has appointed Denise Clark as its 11th director. The former Estée Lauder executive and U.S. Navy veteran brings to the company more...

Published October 27, 2018

IGT’s Knudson Receives NIGA Lifetime Achievement Award

Longtime IGT tribal gaming liaison Knute Knudson has been awarded the National Indian Gaming Association’s Associate Member Lifetime Achievement Award.

Published October 27, 2018

Greenblatt Named CEO of MGM-GVC’s Joint Venture

Adam Greenblatt has been named CEO of MGM Resorts International’s partnership with UK gaming giant GVC Holdings. Greenblatt will oversee the partnership’s entrance into U.S. sports betting and online...

Published October 27, 2018

Hard Rock Appoints Japan Prez

Former Trump transition team member Ado Machida is now president of Hard Rock Japan. He will lead Hard Rock in its bid to win one of the first three...

Published October 27, 2018

Rodio Named CEO of Affinity Gaming

Tony Rodio, former CEO of the Tropicana Atlantic City and president of Tropicana Entertainment, has been named CEO of Las Vegas-based casino operator Affinity Gaming.

Published October 27, 2018

Stars Group Names Sky Betting & Gaming ManagementAppointments

The Stars Group Inc. has announced its executive management appointments to its recently acquired UK business, Sky Betting & Gaming. That acquisition has been cleared by the UK Competition...

Published October 22, 2018

Booker’s Former Staff Head Named to New Jersey CRDA board

According to reports, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy has appointed U.S. Sen. Cory Booker’s former chief of staff to the Casino Reinvestment Development Authority. Modia “Mo” Butler, 45, will...

Published October 22, 2018