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D-Day for 2016 Presidential Election: As Americans Cast Votes, Bookmakers Hold Breath

09/11/2016 02:00
D-Day for 2016 Presidential Election: As Americans Cast Votes, Bookmakers Hold Breath November 08, 2016 By Kevin Horridge The 2016 US presidential election is finally here. It’s been 576 days since Democrat Hillary Clinton formally announced her White House aspirations on April 12, 2015....

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09/11/2016 01:59
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Nevada Regulators Approve Inter-Operator Online Poker Network

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Yggdrasil Gaming Appoints Ulf Norder to Head Up New Gibraltar Office

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10 Year Giveaway Promotion at Mansion Casino

17/07/2016 18:17
  Mansion Casino, the flagship site of the prestigious Mansion Group of casinos, is celebrating the fact that it has been ten years in the business by running a great “10 Year Giveaway” Promotion at the site. Click for Mansion Casino Review The “10 Year Giveaway” Promotion...

Net Entertainment Signs Global Agreement with Bwin.Party

17/07/2016 18:13
    Net Entertainment, the Swedish world leading casino software developing company, has announced that it has signed a contract with Bwin.Party. They will be providing Bwin.Party digital entertainment, an all round online gambling entertainment provider that operates several...

Downtown Grand names 4 new executives

21/09/2016 11:38
 

 

A view of the lobby following an official opening ceremony for the Downtown Grand in downtown Las Vegas Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2013.

The Downtown Grand has a slate of new executives.

Management announced today that Marie Ramsey was hired as chief financial officer; Jeffrey Rabinowitz joined as casino financial analyst; Ken Mumby is director of table games; and Anthony Bender is director of casino marketing.

They occupy four new positions at the Las Vegas resort, spokeswoman Marina Nicola said.

Before joining Downtown Grand, Ramsey was chief financial officer at the Tropicana, vice president of finance at MGM Grand, and she held senior financial jobs at New York-New York and at Station Casinos.

Rabinowitz will work closely with Ramsey and oversee Downtown Grand’s points program. He most recently was a financial analyst with Maryland Live! Casino in Hanover, Md. He also was a marketing and analyst intern in summer 2012 at the Venetian, and prior to that, an attorney for three years with Stewart Law Firm in Henderson, according to his LinkedIn profile.

Mumby, with 35 years of casino industry experience, most recently was vice president of casino operations for Planet Hollywood.

Bender will oversee promotions, giveaways and other advertising and marketing efforts at the Downtown Grand. He has held management roles at the Riviera and at Stratosphere owner American Casino & Entertainment Properties.

The 634-room Downtown Grand, at North Third Street and East Ogden Avenue, opened in October. It formerly was known as the Lady Luck, whose owners closed the resort six and a half years ago and gutted it.

CIM Group, a Los Angeles-based real estate investment firm, owns the property, and Las Vegas’ Fifth Street Gaming, led by CEO Seth Schorr, runs the casino.