On December 17, the Genting Group announced that they had appointed Bob DeSalvio as their new president of Genting New York State. In his new position, DeSalvio will oversee the operations of Genting’s two casinos that are located in New York, Resorts World Catskills and Resorts World Casino New York City.

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DeSalvio comes with a wealth of experience in the gaming industry. He most recently served as the president of Encore Boston Harbor. There he led the development, design, staffing, and opening of the largest development project in the history of Massachusetts, a project that cost a total of $2.6 billion. This project opened last June.

Previous to his time at Encore, DeSalvio served eight years as the president of Sands Casino Resort Bethlehem. He joined the Las Vegas Sands Corporation in 2006 when Pennsylvania issued a license for the property design and construction that he led, an $840 million project. That casino was sold earlier this year for an impressive $1.3 billion.