People to Watch 2025

Welcome to the 23rd edition of our feature recognizing the executives most likely to make a lasting impact on the industry during the coming year and beyond.

“As usual, our 25 People to Watch reflect the best the industry has to offer,” says GGB Publisher Roger Gros. “Every one of our choices has made an impact on the industry already, and we feel the sky’s the limit to what they’ll achieve next.”

The list of alumni in People to Watch recognition reads like a who’s who of gaming, including luminaries like Peter Carlino, Linda Chen, Valerie Spicer, Pansy Ho, Dick Haddrill, Mark Macarro, Bobby Baldwin, Bill Paulos, Ron Allen, Mor Weizer, Christopher Justice, Bobby Soper, Larry Woolf, Tony Marnell, Jim Allen, Keith Smith, John Acres, Noah Acres, Andrew Pascal, John Connelly, Jay Snowden, and many more.

The selections are made by the GGB Editorial Advisory Board, a collection of some of the most knowledgeable and connected people in the gaming industry. Nominees came from all aspects of the gaming business—land-based and online operators and suppliers, regulators, attorneys, tribal government officials, public officials, academics and more.

GGB’s Editorial Advisory Board recognizes that a healthy industry needs to have extraordinary people at every level. Whether it’s regulators, tribal leaders, suppliers, operators or others, all elements of the industry have to work hand in hand, and by honoring people from all these fields, we can encourage that to continue.

So, congratulations to all the honorees in GGB’s 25 People to Watch. You are the most important players in our industry’s present and future.