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EveryMatrix appoints Mark McMillan as board member
EveryMatrix has announced the appointment of Mark McMillan to its board of directors ahead of plans to expand in the US. The appointment took effect…
Rush Street appoints Tammi Barlow as director of CSR
Rush Street Interactive (RSI) has announced the appointment of Tammi Barlow to the role of director of corporate social responsibility. Barlow has 10 years of…
PointsBet appoints Aonghus Mulvihill as sportsbook trading VP
Online gaming operator PointsBet has announced the appointment of Aonghus Mulvihill as its new vice president of global sportsbook trading. Mulvihill has 15 years of…
PointsBet appoints Vanderwel to lead Canada business as CEO
Online gambling operator PointsBet has announced the appointment of Scott Vanderwel as the first chief executive of its Canadian business. Vanderwel will oversee the operator’s…
Maryland Governor appoints Martin to lead Lottery and Gaming Control Agency
Maryland Governor Larry Hogan has appointed John Martin as the new director of the US state’s Lottery and Gaming Control Agency. Martin succeeds Gordon Medenica,…
Spotlight appoints Dan Ponzer as Pickwise vice president of content
Sports betting content provider Spotlight Sports Group has announced the appointment of Dan Ponzer as vice president of content at Pickwise, Spotlight’s betting content brand.…
Penn National Gaming appoints Vimla Black-Gupta to board
Penn National Gaming has named marketer Vimla Black-Gupta as a new addition to the operator’s board of directors, subject to customary regulatory approvals. Black-Gupta has…
AGEM names David Lucchese as new president
Gaming technology supplier Everi has announced that its executive vice president of sales, marketing and digital, David Lucchese, has been appointed president of the Association…
Felicia Hendrix to step into Penn National CFO role
Casino operator Penn National Gaming announced that executive vice president and chief financial officer David Williams stepped down from his role as of December 31,…
PA casino employment drops 38.9% year on year to 30 June
The number of employees at Pennsylvania casinos collapsed by 38.9% to 9,883 as of 30 June, 2020, despite all but one casino in the state…
Nevada’s Nugget Casino Resort lays off 154 staff
Marnell Gaming-owned Nugget Casino Resort in Reno, Nevada, has announced that it is to permanently lay off 154 of its employees. The staff, which currently…
DraftKings strengthens board with Mosley and Moore
Daily fantasy and sportsbook operator DraftKings announced today (September 23) that Jocelyn Moore and Valerie Mosley have been appointed to the company’s board of directors,…
MGM names Hornbuckle permanent CEO
MGM Resorts International has named Bill Hornbuckle, its current acting chief executive and president, to those roles on a permanent basis, as well as to…
872 employees to be laid off by Circus Circus & Tropicana
Two properties on the Las Vegas strip, Circus Circus Hotel & Casino and Tropicana Las Vegas, have notified the Nevada Department of Employment, Training and…