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Greenwood Names Hausler CEO

Longtime gaming executive Eric Hausler has joined Greenwood Racing, Inc., parent company of Parx Casino in Pennsylvania, as the company’s new CEO. He assumed the post in January, replacing former CEO Anthony Ricci, who retired in April 2019. Hausler previously was a director of VICI Properties, the real estate investment trust controlled by Caesars Entertainment.… Read more »

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Paradise Adds Allison as Sales SVP

Paradise Entertainment, the Macau-based parent company of game supplier LT Game, has appointed Kelcey Allison, longtime executive and former CEO of Aruze Gaming America, as senior vice president of operations and business development for the company’s U.S. subsidiary. Allison most recently was president and CEO of GSL Gaming Group. In addition to his time at… Read more »

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Agua Caliente Casinos Announce Promotions

Aqua Caliente Casinos last month announced that Michael J. Facenda, vice president of marketing for Agua Caliente Casinos for the past two years, has been named senior vice president and general manager of the company’s third casino, Agua Caliente Casino Cathedral City, which will open in the fall. Facenda’s 30-plus years in gaming have included… Read more »

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Former Aristocrat Execs Join SG

Global gaming supplier Scientific Games has beefed up its management team, recruiting several executives from rival Aristocrat Technologies. Former Aristocrat Technologies President and Managing Director Matt Wilson has joined the company as executive vice president and group chief executive, gaming. Siobhan Lane, formerly senior vice president of marketing and gaming operations at Aristocrat, joined in… Read more »

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Blackhurst Joins UNLV Gaming Institute

Former Caesars Entertainment executive Jan Jones Blackhurst is joining the University of Nevada, Las Vegas’ International Gaming Institute as chief executive in residence. In her new role, she will expand the institute’s executive development program, a highly regarded training ground for future industry professionals. It’s part of an initiative aimed at promoting diversity and inclusiveness… Read more »

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Penn National Taps Former Apple Exec as CFO

Penn National Gaming, Inc. announced the appointment of David Williams as executive vice president and chief financial officer effective March 3, subject to customary regulatory approvals. Williams, who joins Penn National following more than 20 years as a finance executive at Apple Inc., succeeds William (B.J.) Fair, who announced his resignation in September. Williams will… Read more »

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