Foxwoods CEO Rappaport Dead at 65

Foxwoods CEO Felix Rappaport has died at the age of 65 at his Connecticut suite at Foxwoods. Rappaport was the executive of eight casinos during his 40-year career in...

Published June 25, 2018

Amanda Logue Appointed CSTB Board

Amanda Logue, BMM Canada test manager, recently was named to the board of directors to the Canadian Software Testing Board. She will serve as the board's director of marketing....

Published June 18, 2018

Drew Kelley Appointed Mohegan Gaming CFO

Drew Kelley has been appointed chief financial officer of Mohegan Gaming & Entertainment. He fills a job that had been vacant since its last occupant was promoted to become...

Published June 18, 2018

Chan Joins Galaxy Japan Team

Galaxy Entertainment Group has appointed Ted Chan as chief operating officer of its Japan development team. The position took effect April 10. GEG has also nominated President Michael Mecca...

Published June 18, 2018

Yip Joins Okada Manila as COO

Onetime Deutsche Bank and Union Gaming banker Byron Yip has been appointed chief operating officer of Okada Manila in the Philippines’ Entertainment City complex. He succeeds Steve Wolstenholme.

Published June 18, 2018

Snoqualmie Casino Names Le Chief Marketing Officer

Washington’s Snoqualmie Casino has hired Stanford Le to be chief marketing office. Le comes from 20 years of experience in marketing and gaming operations.

Published June 18, 2018

U.K. Gambling Commission Appoints McArthur

The United Kingdom's Gambling Commission recently announced it has named Neil McArthur (l.) as chief executive. McArthur had been interim chief executive since late February, when Sarah Harrison MBE...

Published June 18, 2018

Stanley Ho Bows Out at 96

Macau gaming legend Stanley Ho (l. with his wife and successor Angela Leong), the driving force behind Asia’s biggest casino empire, officially retired last week at the age of...

Published June 18, 2018

Former Casino Executive to Head Allegiant’s Hotels

An executive who has run some of the top performing casinos on the Las Vegas strip has been hired by Allegiant Air to oversee its venture into resort development....

Published June 11, 2018

Kevin Tan Named Alliance Global CEO

Alliance Global, the owner of Resorts World Manila, has announced the appointment of Kevin Tan as its new chief executive officer. He will replace his father, Andrew Tan, who...

Published June 11, 2018

Wynn Appoints Chief Sustainability Officer

Wynn Resorts has appointed its first ever Chief Sustainability Officer, who will be in charge of developing the casino giant’s sustainability strategy and energy procurement goals. Erick Hansen is...

Published June 11, 2018

Duhon Named SugarHouse General Manager

Rush Street Gaming named Cheryl Duhon general manager at its SugarHouse Casino in Philadelphia. Duhon was both vice president, general manager at Resorts Casino Hotel and regional vice president...

Published June 11, 2018

Biloxi Mayor A.J. Holloway Dies

Biloxi's longest-serving mayor, A.J. Holloway, 79, recently passed away. Holloway led the city through the prosperity of the casino boom years in the early 1990s and through the devastation...

Published June 11, 2018

Byrge Named Sales Director at GGB

Lauren Byrge has been named the director of sales and marketing for GGB magazine and its associated publications. Byrge most recently worked for a European-based gaming trade publication and...

Published June 4, 2018

Silver Heritage Appoints Spenceley as Chairman

Australia-listed casino operator Silver Heritage Group Ltd. has appointed James Spenceley as non-executive chairman and director. The appointment, announced May 28, was effective immediately.

Published June 4, 2018

Codere Names New CEO of Online Division

Spanish gambling group Codere has confirmed Moshe Edree as CEO of its online division. Codere is currently expanding its online business in Europe and Latin America. The company has...

Published May 28, 2018

Silver Heritage’s Barker Bows Out

Australia-listed gaming operator Silver Heritage Group Ltd. has announced that Richard Barker, one of the firm’s independent non-executive directors, has resigned, effective immediately.

Published May 28, 2018

Miriam Adelson Named Israel Hayom Publisher

Dr. Miriam Adelson was named publisher of Israel Hayom, Israel's most widely read newspaper. Adelson, wife of Las Vegas Sands Corporation Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Sheldon Adelson, owns...

Published May 28, 2018

Hillman Named NetEnt Chief Executive

Stockholm, Sweden-based NetEnt named Therese Hillman group chief executive officer. She served as the digitally distributed gaming systems supplier's chief financial officer since January 2017 and as acting chief...

Published May 28, 2018

Justin Fung Quits Aquis

Justin Fung, son of Hong Kong billionaire Tony Fung, has left Australian-listed Aquis Entertainment, which operates Casino Canberra on the Gold Coast. Fung fils will concentrate on the family’s...

Published May 28, 2018