Ballenger Receives Founders Award

At the recent Women Leaders in Gaming Summit, Isle Casino Hotel Bettendorf Vice President and General Manager Nancy Ballenger was named the recipient of the 2018 Founders Award. Established...

Published April 30, 2018

Clifford Retiring From GLPI

After 30 years in the gaming industry, Gaming and Leisure Properties Inc. Chief Financial Officer Bill Clifford will retire in August. He will serve as a senior advisor to...

Published April 30, 2018

‘Chief’ Boyd, Lynn Valbuena Given NIGA Awards

Thalden-Boyd-Emery cofounder Charles “Chief” Boyd (l. with NIGA Chairman Ernie Stevens and TBE’s Linda Roe) was presented with the National Indian Gaming Association Chairman’s Leadership Award at the Indian...

Published April 30, 2018

Chan In at Galaxy

Ted Chan has joined Galaxy Entertainment Group as chief operating office for Japan development. Michael Mecca has retired as president, but will remain on the board and will also...

Published April 23, 2018

Gaming Arts Names Venneman CCO

Gaming Arts, LLC has named former longtime IGT and Bally executive Jean Venneman as chief commercial officer, charged with leading sales, marketing and product management.

Published April 23, 2018

Industry Veteran Pierce Joins Inspired Entertainment

Brooks H. Pierce, a 25-year industry of the gaming industry, recently was named senior vice president, North America at London-based Inspired Entertainment. Most recently Pierce was managing director at...

Published April 23, 2018

AGS Appoints Western Sales VP

AGS has named industry veteran Mike McKiski as its vice president of sales for the Western U.S. and corporate accounts, charged with working toward further market expansion.

Published April 16, 2018

Fisher and Perilloux Leckert Form New Consulting Firm

Industry veterans Scott Fisher and Suzanne Perilloux Leckert, have formed Convergence Strategy Group and offer 35 years specialization in the gaming, leisure, tribal, commercial and the public sectors.

Published April 16, 2018

Meruelo Names Hobson to Lead SLS

Meruelo Group has acquired SLS Las Vegas, formerly the Sahara, and hired Paul Hobson as general manager. A 27-year veteran of the casino industry, Hobson managed the Stratosphere from...

Published April 16, 2018

Howard Leads Cypress Bayou Casino Hotel

Mike Howard has been named general manager and chief executive officer at Cypress Bayou Casino Hotel in Charenton, Louisiana. Howard previously was vice president and general manager at DiamondJacks...

Published April 9, 2018

New GM at Saratoga Casino Hotel

Saratoga Casino Holdings LLC has named Alex Tucker as general manager of the Saratoga Casino in New York state. Tucker worked for the casino for 11 years prior to...

Published April 9, 2018

Atrient Names Ahmet Sales VP

Atrient has named Angela Ahmet as vice president of sales, responsible for overseeing national and international growth markets for the system supplier.

Published April 9, 2018

BMM Names Barroga VP of Technical Compliance

BMM Testlabs has named Floyd Barroga as vice president of technical compliance, heading the company’s North America Technical Compliance Division.

Published April 9, 2018

Gaming Board, Liquor Commission Officials Fired

No reason has been given for the terminations of Illinois Gaming Board Administrator/Director Mark Ostrowski and Illinois Liquor Control Commission Executive Director Donovan Borvan and Chief Legal Counsel Sean...

Published April 9, 2018

VictoryLand Owner Milton McGregor Dies

Milton McGregor, the colorful owner of VictoryLand casino, greyhound track and hotel in Macon County, Alabama, recently died at age 78. He purchased VictoryLand greyhound track in 1984 and...

Published April 2, 2018

Maryland Live! Names Hotel GM

Maryland’s Live! Casino has named Brian Coughlin, a 20-year hotel industry veteran, as general manager of its flagship Live! Hotel, set to open this spring.

Published April 2, 2018

Konami Names Sales Directors

Konami Gaming announced the promotions of regional sales directors Casey Whalen (l.) and Jay Bertsch to corporate vice president-level sales positions.

Published April 2, 2018

Tan Tee How Promoted at Singapore CRA

Singapore’s Casino Regulatory Authority has elevated Tan Tee How from deputy chairman to chairman of the agency, succeeding Lee Tzu Yang in the role. He will be active in...

Published April 2, 2018

Packer Exits Crown Resorts

Billionaire casino mogul James Packer (l.) has resigned as director of his company, Crown Resorts, for what he called “personal reasons.” His investment company referred to “mental health issues.”...

Published March 26, 2018

Fourth Female Exec Joins MGM Board

Jan Swartz, a top Carnival Corp. executive, brings to the gaming giant a wealth of knowledge in leisure travel globally with an especially strong background in the East Asia...

Published March 26, 2018