Category Archives: Podcasts

Moran Named NGC Chairman

Longtime Nevada Gaming Commissioner John Moran Jr. was recently named chairman of the commission. First appointed to the commission by Governor Kenny Guinn in 2004, then reappointed to successive four-year terms by Governor Jim Gibbons and Governor Brian Sandoval, Moran has been acting chairman since the resignation of Tony Alamo in April. Alamo left to… Read more »

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Mohegan Promotes Ray Pineault to COO

Mohegan Sun President and General Manager Ray Pineault has been promoted to Mohegan Gaming & Entertainment’s (MGE) chief operating officer. He will replace Michael Silberling, who left the job in July. Pineault started at Mohegan Sun eight months ago, assuming the title regional president in charge of Mohegan Sun in Connecticut, Mohegan Sun Pocono in… Read more »

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MGM: Hornbuckle No Longer ‘Acting’

The board of directors of MGM Resorts International announced July 29 that William J. (Bill) Hornbuckle has been elected as the company’s president and CEO, with immediate effect. Hornbuckle had served as acting CEO and president since March 2020, when former Chairman and CEO Jim Murren stepped down. Hornbuckle was also appointed to serve on… Read more »

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AGEM Board of Directors Actions for August 2020

A second special session of the Nevada legislature was held recently covering a wide variety of urgent pandemic-related matters, and in particular Senate Bill 4 that includes limited liability bill provisions for AGEM, its Nevada-based members and other business that will be protected from COVID-related claims. SB4, which also covers concerns from the Culinary Union,… Read more »

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AGEM Board of Directors Actions for July 2020

AGEM has been working for some time on proposed updates that address language in both Regulations 1 and 14 in Nevada. With support from the Nevada Gaming Control Board (GCB), the Nevada Gaming Commission convened at the end of June to review the proposed amendments and subsequently approved all the changes supported by AGEM. These… Read more »

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Job-Related

Everyone knows the tourism and hospitality industries were hardest hit by the Covid-19 pandemic. When people are locked down and stop traveling, not only transportation suffers, but workers at hotels, attractions, resorts, casinos and other leisure activities suffer. The pain extended into June, with almost 30 percent of hospitality workers unemployed. As casinos begin to… Read more »

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Talking ‘Bout My Generation

Casinos are now actively courting four generations of customers. Some are players, others are non-gaming customers. KPMG, in conjunction with the International Gaming Institute (IGI) at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, recently released a study called “Casinos Play Their Next Hand,” which contains research on how these different generations will respond to the casinos’… Read more »

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