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Boomtown,Hollywood celebrate second quarter Aces of PENN
GULF COAST — Hollywood Casino Gulf Coast and Boomtown Casino Biloxi recently named its second quarter 2024 Aces of PENN winners. Team members are nominated in the areas of guest service, leadership, community involvement, innovation and for going above and beyond.
Winners at Hollywood Casino included Amanda Watzke, banquets; Edith Benson, player services; Cassie Williams, executive admin; Devon Scott, slots; and Cyndi Satchfield, table games.
At Boomtown Casino, Aces of PENN winners were David Armstrong, table games; Will Smith, table games; Derrick Bishop, food and beverage; Lakeisha Clark, table games; and Regina Kelly,
(Above) Aces of PENN at Hollywood Casino with General Manager Barry Regula (center). (Below) Regula stands with Boomtown Casino Aces of PENN winners. The winners were treated to a celebration luncheon.
food and beverage attendant.
Tiffany Hursey, assistant director
of food and beverage, dual property, received the WOW That Was Good Award.
Winners and
their guests
were invited to a celebration luncheon where winners received prizes.
Tiffany Hursey
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Stars of the SHOW named at Beau Rivage
BILOXI — Beau Rivage named its quarterly Stars of the SHOW, honoring those recognized in January, February and March. To be named a Star of the SHOW is to receive the highest form of property- level employee recognition at the Biloxi property.
Stars for April included Jackie Callegari, finance; Brandon Crowe, investigations; Thom Cao, garde manger; Wallace Farragut, front services; Rachel Hebert, sales; Debbie Kolar, sales; and Yasmin Rios, Customer Care.
Jackie Callegari
Wallace Farragut
Linda Billmann
Ervin Thornton
May Stars were William Hammack, horticulture; Keith Trahan, beverage; Rozett Brown, Spa & Salon; Ervin Thornton, Daquiri Shop; Linda Billmann, Spa & Salon; and Cami Battaya, VIP.
And in June, Stars included Virginia Wieck, pool services; Nikolette Neumann, pool services; Margaret Dill, Customer Care; Zantonio Frazier, warehouse; Angel Gonzalez, BetMGM; Jerry Peterson, table games; and Chalonda Boykin, slot tech.
Supervisors nominate employees who go above and beyond in their roles. A committee reviews nominations and selects the Stars of the SHOW, with the selected employees receiving various prizes.
Virginia Wieck
Zantonio Frazier
Angel Gonzalez
Heralded At Harlow’s
Jerry Dan Butler Kyser
Harlow’s Casino Resort & Spa honored team members and team leaders recently with second quarter awards. Jerry Butler, lead security officer, and Dan Kyser, facilities maintenance technician, were named Second Quarter Team Members for 2024. Second Quarter Team Leaders were Carolyn Dewey, table games floorperson, and Calvin Ceaser, senior IT technician.
Carolyn Calvin Dewey Ceaser