17 Years of People to Watch

NOTE: Titles and companies are consistent with the position of the honoree named to the 25 People to Watch list that year.

2003

• Congresswoman Shelley Berkley, Nevada
• Mark Brown, President, Trump Hotels & Casino Resorts
• James Butler, General Counsel, Argosy Gaming
• Peter Carlino, Chairman & CEO, Penn National Gaming
• Gerard Charlier, President & CEO, Paul-Son Gaming
• Linda Chen, COO, Wynn Macau
• Staci Columbo, Corporate VP Marketing, Station Casinos
• Anthony Curtis, Publisher, Las Vegas Advisor
• Bernard E. DeLury, Jr., VP & Deputy General Counsel, Park Place Entertainment
• Henk Kivits, Chairman & CEO, Holland Casinos
• George Maloof (Cover), The Palms Hotel Casino
• Beverly Martin, Mississippi Casino Operators Association
• Rosa Mateo, CEO, Svenska Speil
• Jim McAlpine, President & CEO, Magna Entertainment
• Miguel “Michael” Mikasinovic, Managing Director, IGT Latin America
• Anthony Miranda, President, Pechanga Development Corp.
• Larry Mullin, Executive VP, Marketing, Borgata Hotel & Casino
• Jamie Packer, Chairman, Publishing and Broadcasting Ltd.
• Des Randall, CEO, Aristocrat Leisure
• Victor Rocha, Webmaster, Pechanga.net
• Bruce Rowe, Corporate VP, Slot Operations, Harrah’s Entertainment
• Christa Short, Managing Director, Bear Stearns
• Bobby Siller, Membere, Nevada Gaming Control Board
• Michael J. Thomas, Chairman, Mashantucket Pequot Tribe
• Meg Tiveus, Director, International Business Development, Cirsa

2004

• Karen Bozich, VP & CIO, Wynn Resorts
• Barry Brandon, Partner, Akin Gump
• Mark Brown, Tribal Council Chairman, Mohegan Tribe
• Bernie Burkholder, President & CEO Treasure Bay Casino, Biloxi
• Dr. Martin Canepa, President, ALAJA
• Ken Condon, President, Bally’s Atlantic City
• Heliodoro Giner, Secretary-General European Casino Forum
• Greg Hawkins, GM of Operations, Sky City Adelaide
• Gavin Isaacs (Cover), President, Aristocrat Technologies Inc
• Armin Karu, Chairman, Olympic Casino Group
• John Kelly, Chief Executive, Gala Group.
• Congressman Frank LoBiondo, New Jersey
• Aimee Marcel, Sr. Equity Research Assoc. Jefferies & Co
• Punam Mather, VP Corporate Diversity, MGM Mirage
• Thomas J. Matthews, President, CEO & COO, IGT
• Andrew McIntosh, Minister of Media and Heritage, UK Dept for Culture, Media and Sport
• Kate McLennan, Group Marketing Dir. Victoria Holdings
• Tom Moore, VP Design & Construction, Harrah’s Entertainment
• Tom Nugent, VP, JCM American Corp.
• Javier Saenz, Sr. VP, Information Solutions VCAT Inc.
• Michelle Shriver, VP & GM Ameristar Casino Hotel, Kansas City
• Michael Soll, VP Planning & Development, Caesars Entertainment
• Valerie Spicer, VP & GM, Borrego Springs Bank
• James Starr,VP Class II Gaming, Multimedia Games Inc.
• Stephen J. Szapor, Executive VP, The Innovation Group

2005

• Joe Billhimer, President, Hard Rock Biloxi
• Michael Boettcher, President & CEO, Storm International
• Elke Chenevey, Financial Adviser and Tribal Gaming Investment Banker, Merrill Lynch
• Cloyce “Chuck” Choney, Commissioner, National Indian Gaming Commission
• Marc Crisafulli, SR. VP, Gaming Solutions GTECH Corp
• Mitchell Etess, President & CEO, Mohegan Sun Casino Resort
• Ross Ferrar         , Executive Officer, AGMMA (Australasian Gaming Machine Manufacturers Assoc.)
• Vincent Fumo, Pennsylvania State Senator, D-Philadelphia
• Steven A. Geller, Florida State Senator, District 31
• Richard Haddrill, President & CEO, Alliance Gaming Corp
• Dean Hestermann, Director of Issues Management and Strategic Communications, Harrah’s Ent.
• Pansy Ho, Managing Director, Shun Tak Holdings
• Dave Jonas, SR. VP-Atlantic City, Harrah’s Entertainment
• Jeffrey King, VP of Marketing, Aladdin/Planet Hollywood
• Sylvie Linard (Cover), CEO, Cyberview Technology, Inc.
• Mark Macarro, Chairman, Pechanga Band of Luiseno Mission Indians
• Frank McFadden, COO, Venetian Macau Ltd.
• Stuwart Paisano,VP, Governor, Sandia Pueblo
• Lesley Pittman, VP, Government Affairs, Station Casinos
• Felix Rappaport, President & CEO, New York-New York Hotel
• Sebastian Salat, Managing Director, WMS Gaming Int’l
• John Schadler, Managing Partner, Schadler Kramer Group
• Keith Smith, COO, Boyd Gaming Corporation
• Jonathan Swain, COO, Peninsula Gaming
• Jenny Williams, Chief Executive, Great Britain Gaming Board

2006

• Bobby Baldwin, President, Mirage Resorts Division, MGM Mirage
• Mark Balestra, VP of Publishing, River City Group
• Lyle Bell, SR. VP, Information Technology, Seminole Tribe Of Florida
• Tom Carver, Executive Director, NJ Casino Reinvestment Development Authority
• Ali Civile, Director of Sales, IGT Europe
• Len DeAngelo, Executive VP of Operations, Penn National
• Mike Fields, Executive VP, Action Gaming
• Duncan Fischer, CEO & Managing Director, Tattersall’s Ltd.
• James Hill, Tribal Spokesman, La Posta Band of Kumeyaay
• Lawrence Ho Yau Lung, Managing Director, Melco International Dev.
• Lee Hsien Loong, Prime Minister, Singapore
• Marian Ilitch (Cover), Principal Owner, MotorCity Casino, Detroit
• Maryanne Boyd Johnson, Vice Chairman, Boyd Gaming Corp
• Simon Kimble, CEO, Clarion Events
• Richard Langlois, SR. VP Marketing, Hooters Casino Hotel
• Charlie McCreevy, European Commissioner, Internal Market & Services
• Sheila Morago, Executive Director, Arizona Indian Gaming
• Association
• Joe Navarro, President & CEO, San Pasqual Casino Development Group
• Bill Paulos, Partner, Millennium Management
• James Perry, President & CEO, Trump Entertainment Resorts
• Tobin Prior, President, Gaming Division Kerzner Int’l
• Michael Ratner, Product Manager Atronic Americas
• Ramesh Srinivasan, Executive VP Bally Gaming & Systems
• Darlyne Sullivan, General Manager, Atlantis Casino Resort Spa, Reno
• Richard Williamson, Director, Gaming Laboratory Operations, State of Pennsylvania
• Glenda Zuhse, VP & Regional Director of Marketing, Sam’s Town

2007

• “Ron” Allen, Tribal Chairman, Jamestown S’Klallam of Washington
• Harmen Brenninkmejier, CEO, Octavian International
• Steven Crystal, President & Chief Marketing Officer, Las Vegas Gaming, Inc.
• Kevin DeSanctis, President & CEO, Revel Entertainment
• Henry Duro, Chairman, San Manuel Band of Mission Indians
• Liz Foster-Anderson, GM, Shooting Star Casino
• Anders Galfvensjo, Chief Expansion Officer, Olympic Ent. Group
• Erwin Haitzmann, Chairman and co-CEO, Century Casinos
• Peter Hoetzinger         , Vice Chairman, President and Co-CEO Century
• Stanley Ho Hung-sun, Chief Executive, SJM
• Brad Johnson, VP of Marketing, Aristocrat Technologies
• Tan Sri KT Lim, Chairman, President & CEO, Genting
• Anthony Marnell III, Chairman, M Gaming Inc.
• Don Marrandino, President, Flamingo & Harrah’s Las Vegas
• Michael Mitchell, VP Game Development /Product Management, Bally Technologies
• John O’Brien, President, Foxwoods Resort Casino
• Joe Shirley, Jr., President, Navajo Nation
• Robert J. Soper, President & CEO, Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs
• Dr. Karl Stoss, Director General, Casinos Austria
• Vicki Tilton, Director of Marketing, Harrah’s AC
• Kim Townsend, SR. VP Marketing, Pinnacle Entertainment
• Jean Venneman (Cover), VP Game Development, IGT
• Roger Wagner, President, Resorts International
• Lou White, Founder & President, PokerTek, Inc.
• Larry Woolf, President & CEO, Navegante Group
• State Duma, The Russian Federation

2008

• Jim Allen, CEO, Seminole Tribe of Florida
• Don H. Barden, Manager, Chairman, President & CEO of Majestic Star, LLC
• Jennifer Standing Bear, Marketing Director, Million Dollar Elm Casino
• Milo Borissov, President & CEO, Casino Technology
• Dan D’Arrigo, Executive VP & CFO, MGM Mirage
• Christie Eickelman, SR. Director Worldwide Marketing, GLI
• Rosalind Krause, GM, Trump Taj Mahal Casino Resort
• Steven Lim, Sales & Marketing Director, RGB
• Lam Yin Lok, Chairman, Jimei Group
• Enrique Lopez, Marketing Director, Casinos de Catalunya and Grup Peralada Tourism Division
• Virginia McDowell, President & COO, Isle of Capri Casinos
• Kelly McDougald, CEO Ontario Lottery & Gaming Corp
• Kathleen McLaughlin-Harris, Managing Director, Global Slot Marketing & Operations, Las Vegas Sands Corporation
• Eric Meyerhofer, CEO, FutureLogic
• Kunal Mishra, VP Product Management & Marketing, Cadillac Jack
• Kazuo Okada (Cover), Chairman, Aruze Corp. & Vice Chairman, Wynn Resorts Ltd.
• Larry Pacey, SR. VP Product Development, WMS Gaming
• Justin Quis Quis, Chairman, San Pasqual Gaming Commission
• Bruce Rowe, SR. VP Strategy & Business Developmen, Bally Technologies
• Keith Smith, President & CEO, Boyd Gaming
• Lisa Tenner, President, Tenner & Associates
• Tony & Victor Tong, CEO & President, PacificNet
• Marlin Torguson, President, Torguson Gaming Group
• Dario Zutel, Chairman & CEO, Win Systems
• Pablo Zuppi, Diego Fiz & Sergio Maglio, Owners & Directors, Yogonet.com

2009

• John Acres, Partner, Acres-Fiore, Inc.
• Rob Bone, VP of Marketing, WMS Gaming
• Brenda Boudreaux, VP Product Management, IGT
• Tracy Burris, Chairman, Tribal Gaming Commission, Viejas
• Gene Chayevsky, Chairman & CEO, Cadillac Jack
• Rich Fiore, Partner, Acres-Fiore, Inc.
• Kevin Gover, Director, Smithsonian’s National Museum of The American Indian
• Richard Haddrill, President & CEO, Bally Technologies
• Brian Hansberry, President & CEO, Seneca Gaming
• Matthias Hein, CEO, Spielbank SH GmbH
• Paul Heretakis, VP, Westar Architects
• Paul Herzfeld, CEO, Casinos Austria International
• Josh Hirshberg, CFO, Boyd Gaming
• Jamie Hummingbird, Director, Cherokee Nation Gaming Commission
• Ken Jolly, GM Asia/Pacific, Aristocrat Technologies
• Katre Kaarenperk-Vanatoa, Chief Marketing Officer, Olympic Entertainment Group
• Kevin Kelley, Executive VP & COO, Station Casinos
• Lyubov Loginova, Chairman of the Board, Alsart
• Vincente di Loreto, COO, Codere America
• Gail McDonald, Director of Construction Administration, Innovation Project Development Company
• Nigel Morrison, CEO, SkyCity Entertainment Group
• Andrew Pascal (Cover), President & COO, Wynn Las Vegas and Encore
• Arthur Schleifer, Chief Marketing Officer, Pinnacle Entertainment
• George Tanasijevich, VP Singapore Development/GM Marina Bay Sands
• Joe Weinberg, President, Gaming & Resorts Division, Cordish
• Marilyn Winn, President, Rio, Paris and Bally’s, Harrah’s Entertainment

2010

• George Barbulescue, Axion Leisure Development
• Ken Baronsky, Partner, Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP
• Phillip Barow, Managing Director, GLI Europe
• Simon Beacham, Head of Electronic Gaming, Rank Group Plc
• John Berrey, Chairman, Quapaw Tribe of Oklahoma
• John Connelly, Vice President-International, Bally Technologies
• David Cordish, Chairman, The Cordish Companies
• Howard Dreitzer, COO, Seminole Gaming
• Randy Fine, Managing Director, The Fine Point Group
• Bruce Golding, Prime Minister of Jamaica
• Greg Gronau, President & CEO, Gaming Partners Int’l
• Francis Lui (Cover), Deputy Chairman, Galaxy Entertainment Group
• Andrew MacDonald, Executive VP Gaming, Marina Bay Sands
• Lynn Malerba, Chairwoman, Mohegan Tribe
• Carolina Navarro, President & COO, Beneficial Holdings
• Debra Nelson, VP Corporate Diversity, MGM Mirage
• David Patent, COO, Rush Street Gaming
• Senator Harry Reid, Senate Majority Leader
• Kip Ritchie, Executive VP, Potawatomi Business Development
• Barry Shier, Managing Principal, The Partner House
• Kim Sinatra, SR. VP and General Counsel, Wynn Resorts
• George Skibine, Acting Chairman, National Indian Gaming Commission & Deputy Asst. Sec. Indian Affairs
• Kate Spilde, Endowed Chair, Sycuan Gaming Institute
• Eric Tom, Executive VP, North American Sales & Mktg. IGT
• Alex Yemenidjian, President & CEO, Tropicana Las Vegas

2011

• Lorenzo Creighton, CEO, Gateway Casinos & Entertainment
• Stanley Crooks, Chairman, Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux
• Matthew P. Cullen, President & COO, Rock Gaming
• Robert Drake, CFO, Galaxy Entertainment
• Alexandra Epstein, Executive Manager, El Cortez Hotel
• Robert F. Griffin, CEO, Trump Entertainment Resorts, Inc.
• Thomas Hoskens, VP, Cuningham Group Architecture P.A.
• Laurie Itkin, VP of Government Affairs, Betfair TVG
• Katrina Lane, Chief Technology Officer, Caesars Entertainment
• Carl Leaver, CEO, Gala Coral Group
• Michael Leven (Cover), President & COO, Las Vegas Sands
• Amy Lipton, VP Marketing, WMS Gaming
• Leslie Lohse, Chairwoman, California Tribal Business Alliance Board
• Jana McKeag, President, Lowry Strategies
• Cory Morowitz, President, Morowitz Gaming Advisors
• Paxton Myers, Chief of Staff, National Indian Gaming Commission
• Cristino (Bong) Naguiat, Chairman, PAGCOR
• Jamie Odell, CEO, Managing Director, Aristocrat Leisure Ltd.
• Birgitte Sand, Director, Danish Gambling Authority
• Chris Satchell, Chief Technology Officer, IGT
• Robert Saucier, President & CEO, Galaxy Gaming
• Ramesh Srinivasan, Executive VP, Bally Systems, Bally Technologies
• Jamie P. Stuck, Tribal Council Vice Chairman, Nottawaseppi Huron Band of Potawatomi
• Steve Sutherland, COO, Executive VP, Konami Gaming Inc.
• Doni Taube, SR. VP, Global Gaming Marketing Strategy, MGM Resorts International
• Eric Thomassian, Founder and President, XpertX
• Tim Wilmott, President & COO, Penn National Gaming

2012

• Alan Shatter, Irish Minister for Justice, Equality and Defense
• Karl Stoss, CEO Casinos Austria International
• Cirian Carruthers, CEO, Asia Pacific
• Gillian Murphy, VP/Non-gaming, Galaxy Entertainment
• Richard Pennington, CEO, Aruze Gaming
• Ross O’Hanley, VP Sales, Konami Gaming
• Dike Bacon, Hnedak Bobo Group
• Joc Pececnik, CEO, Interblock
• Patrick Ramsey, CEO, Multimedia Games
• Anthony Sanfilippo, President & CEO, Pinnacle Entertainment
• Sean Lanni, VP, MGM Resorts
• John Palmieri, Executive Director, CRDA
• Dr. Miriam Adleson (Cover), Las Vegas Sands
• Rob Norton, CEO, Maryland Live
• Eric Berg, President, IGT
• Bryan Kelly, Senior Vice President of Technology, Bally Technologies
• Karen Sock, Margaritaville
• Salim Adatia, GLI
• Rick Mazer, GM, Flamingo Hotel & Casino
• Whit Askew, Sr. VP, American Gaming Association
• Seth Schorr, CEO, Fifth Street Gaming
• Beatrice Rangel, President of Codere
• John Harte, Partner, Mapetsi Consulting
• Larry Werner, Senior VP, MCapitol Management
• Gary Pitchlynn, Managing Attorney, Pitchlynn Law

2013

• Cath Burns (Cover), CEO, TCSJohnHuxley
• Allon Englman, Vice President and Design Chief III, WMS
• Judy Alberti, VP Entertainment, Station Casinos
• Kim Arnold, COO, Innovation Group
• Steve Martino, Executive Director, MD Lottery & Gaming Commission
• Jason Giles, Executive Director, NIGA
• Bob Miodunski, President, AGS
• Martin Storm, President, BMM
• Stephen Crosby, Chairman, Massachusetts Casino Control Commission
• Ann Fleming, Principal, Cleo Design
• Kirsten Clark, COO, GPI
• Jon Gray, VP & GM, Linq
• Jens Halle, Managing Director, Novomatic
• Bart Lewin, CEO/CTO of NEWave
• Anton Nikodemus, VP Casino Marketing, MGM Resorts
• Daniel Rodriguez, Chief Creative Officer, IGT
• Alen Lang, President, bwin.party entertainment
• Aaron Gomes, President, Jupiters Casino Hotel
• Tom Puhlman, President, Golden Nugget Atlantic City
• Rob Rosette, Principal, Rosette Law Firm
• David Baazov, CEO, Amaya Gaming
• Linda Trinh, VP Marketing, MulitMedia Games
• Akiko Takahasi, VP, Human Resources, Melco Crown
• Dan Savage, Sr. VP Marketing, Bally Technologies
• Ron Allen, Chairman, Washington Indian Gaming Association and Chairman of the Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe
• Tom Soukup, VP Systems, Konami Gaming

2014

• John Acres (Cover), President & CEO, Acres 4.0
• Rich Emery, Principal, Thalden Boyd Emery Architects
• Paul Gordon, VP Sales, Rymax Marketing
• Tim Richards, GM / Sr. VP Interactive Solutions, Global Cash Access
• Bill Clifford, CFO Penn National
• Seth Markowsky, President, Markowsky Restaurant Group
• Heliodor Giner, Secretary General, Spanish Casino Association
• David Berman, Analyst, Macquarie
• James McHugh, Commissioner, Massachusetts Gaming Commission
• Rob Goldstein, COO, Las Vegas Sands
• Scott Kreeger, President & COO, Revel Casino Hotel
• Rory Shanahan, VP Marketing, WMS Interactive
• Grant Govertson, Analyst, Union Gaming
• Kelvin Tan, VP, Melco Crown
• Kevin P. Brown, Chairman, Mohegan Tribe
• David Rittvo, VP, Innovation Group
• Marcus Yoder, VP, IGT Interactive
• Derek Moobery, VP Gaming, Bally
• Anna Sainsbury, President, Geocomply
• Anna Romanova, VP Casino Marketing, Aria
• Donald Colvin, CFO, Caesars Entertainment
• Todd Nisbet, Exec. VP, Strategy & Design, Crown Resorts
• Joe Hassan, GM, Graton Casino
• Joe Olujic, COO, Osage Casino
• Steffani Cochran, Chief Legal Counsel, Pojoaque Pueblo of New Mexico
• Elena Arabadjieva, Director of Investor Relations, Resorts World Sentosa

2015

• David Baazov (Cover), President & CEO, Amaya
• Karla Perez, VP Gaming, Cintas
• Matt Davey, President & CEO, NYX Gaming
• Eloy Inos, Governor, Northern Marianas
• Tony Fung, Partner, Aquis
• Kate O’Keefe, Reporter, Wall St. Journal
• Martha Sabol, Partner, Greenberg Traurig
• David Sambur, Partner, Apollo
• Shaun McCaulmley, GM, Grand Ho Tram, Vietnam
• Ram Chary, CEO Global Cash Access
• Andrew Klebanow, Partner, GMA
• Rich Sullivan, President, Red Square Gaming
• Craig Weissman, Chief Technology Officer and Co-Founder, Duetto
• Ron Rosenbaum, Senior VP, American Gaming Association
• Lynn Valbuena, Chairwoman, San Manuel Tribe
• Eric Meyerhofer, President, Gamblit
• Michael Mathis, President and GM, MGM Springfield
• Paul Steelman, President & CEO, Steelman Partners
• Governor Richard Luarkie, Laguna Tribe, New Mexico
• Bob DeSalvio, GM, Wynn Massachusetts
• Steve Park, Managing Director of KORE Co., Korea
• Ed Tracy, President, Sands China
• Steven Tight, VP Asian Development, Caesars
• Susan Cartwright, VP Marketing, IGT
• Katie Lever, General Counsel, Bally Technologies
• David Lopez, CEO, AGS

2016

• Marco Sala (Cover), President and CEO, IGT
• Ken Manuel, GM, Gila River
• Brent Pinkston, COO, Poarch Tribe
• Cody Martinez, Chairman, Sycuan Tribe
• Angela S. Heikes, GM, Mystic Lake
• Karen Fox-LaRose, Asst. GM, Mohegan Pocono Downs
• Bill McBeath, CEO, Cosmopolitan
• Jon Lucas, EVP Hard Rock International
• John Connelly, President, Interblock
• Jay Snowden, COO, Penn National
• Brian Eby, Sr. VP, Rock Gaming
• Jim Kennedy, Chief Executive Officer, Lottery Group, Scientific Games
• Chris Gumiela, VP, MGM Resorts
• David Woltmetz, VP, Gaming, Zebra
• Elena Shampaner, VP- Strategic Incentives, Pinnacle Entertainment
• Alan Dunch, Chairman, Bermuda Casino Gaming Commission
• Nick Menas, Associate, Attorney, Fox Rothschild
• Mark Clayton, Attorney, Greenberg Traurig
• Dr. Wilfred Wong, President, Sands China
• Adam Krejcik, Analyst, Eilers Research
• Patrick Moore, VP, GLI
• Derek Stevens, Co-Owner and President, D Las Vegas
• Blairo Maggi, Senator, Brazil
• Maureen Sweeny, CMO, Aristocrat
• Roger Petterson, Vice President of Slot Operations, Station Casinos

2017

• Kevin Sheehan (Cover), CEO, Scientific Games
• Steve Weitman, Wynn Resorts COO
• Ian Hughes, VP, GLI
• Kevin Brady, Vice President of Casino Operations and Internet Gaming, Mohegan Sun
• Cynthia Kiser Murphey, President, New York-New York
• Senator Catherine Cortez Masto, Nevada
• Greg Carano, CEO, Eldorado Resorts
• Dallas Orchard, SVP, Global Premium Products, IGT
• Tammy Farley, President, Rainmaker Group
• Darren Student, VP Sales/Gaming, Agilysys
• Charlie Vig, Chairman, Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community
• Kevin Kelly, COO, Galaxy Entertainment
• Thomas Graf, Executive VP, Novomatic
• Michael Silberling, CEO, Affinity Gaming
• Andy Choy, Chief Gaming Officer, Melco International Development Limited
• Luisa Woods, Vice President, Online and Internet Marketing, Tropicana Entertainment
• Aron Ezra, President, OfferCraft
• Anthony (AJ) Mason, Principal, Innovation Analytics
• Chad Beynon, Senior Vice President—Equities Research, Macquarie Securities
• Mike Salzman, SVP of Development, Caesars Entertainment
• Connie Jones, Director of Responsible Gaming, AGEM
• Ryan Eller, President, Resorts World Casino New York City
• David Chang, CEO, Betcade
• Kirk Sanford, President, Sightline
• Luann Pappas, President, Scarlet Pearl, Mississippi

2018

• Sean McBurney, General Manager, Caesars Palace
• Marco Benvenuti (Cover), Co-Founder and Chief Marketing & Strategy Officer, Duetto
• Andrew Burke, Senior Vice President, Products, AGS
• Andrew Cardno, CTO and Co-Founder, VizExplorer
• Nick Casiello, Partner, Fox Rothschild
• Anne Chen, Senior Vice President, Casino Operations, Marina Bay Sands
• Barry Cottle, CEO, Scientific Games Interactive
• Marcus Diaz, Director of Organizational Development, Casino del Sol Resort
• Sally Gainsbury, Deputy Director at Gambling Treatment & Research Clinic, University of Sydney
• Matt Harkness, GM, Hard Rock Atlantic City
• Ann Hoff, President and COO, Excalibur
• Anika Howard, Senior Director for Product Marketing for Mobile, PlaySpot, and North American Sportsbetting, IGT
• Bill Peters, General Manager, Chumash Casino Resort
• Jesse Robles, Editor, Pechanga.net
• Russell Sanna, Executive Director, NCRG
• Tony Santo, CEO, Gateway Casinos & Entertainment
• Tiffany Sides, Executive Director of Marketing Operations, Station Casinos
• Matt Sodl, President, Innovation Capital
• Kresimir Spajic, SVP Online Gaming, Hard Rock International
• Chris Stearns, Chairman, Washington State Gambling Commission
• Cassie Stratford, VP of Legal Affairs and Assistant General Counsel, Boyd Gaming
• Tara MacLean Sweeney, Assistant Secretary, Indian Affairs, Department of the Interior
• Simon Thomas, Chairman & CEO, Hippodrome Casino
• Adam Wiesberg, Assistant General Manager, El Cortez
• Jennifer Weisman, Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer, Penn National Gaming

2019

• Elaine Hodgson (Cover), President and CEO, Incredible Technologies
• Mike Dreitzer, President, Gaming Arts
• Travis Lunn, President and COO, Beau Rivage
• Jonathan Jossell, CEO, Plaza
• Kimo Akiona, AGS Chief Financial Officer
• Jeff Hamilton, Assistant General Manager, Mohegan Sun
• Michael Soll, President, Innovation Group
• Cami Christensen, President and General Manager, Westgate
• Laila Mintas, Deputy President, Sportradar
• Karolina Pelc, Vice President, Casino Innovations, SG Digital
• Mark Birtha, President, Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Sacramento at Fire Mountain
• Victor Duarte, Senior Vice President and Chief Product and Strategy Officer, Konami
• Troy Hall, Director of Slot Operations, Desert Diamond Casino West Valley
• Charles Hiten, Chief Executive, Merkur USA
• Trevor Taylor, Vice President, Managed Services and Consulting, VizExplorer
• Charles Cohen, Vice President Sports Betting, IGT PlayDigital
• Chad Kornett, Senior Director of Technical Compliance, GLI
• Alex Alvarado, Vice President, Slots, MGM National Harbor
• Kenna Beaver, Senior Vice President of Products and Services for House Advantage
• Kelly Shaw, Vice President, Oasis Systems North America, Aristocrat
• Amber McDonald, Compliance Officer, National Indian Gaming Commission
• Bea Carson, Chairwoman, Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians Gaming Commission
• Jane Tsai, Founder and CEO, JCT Holdings
• Kristian Nylen, CEO, Kambi
• Tim Bucher, Chief Product Officer, Scientific Games