Page 8 - Mississippi/Louisiana Gaming News - Fall, 2024

5 Minutes With... Eugene Gibson
What, where, when was your first job in the gaming industry?
I started my career in Vicksburg, Mississippi at the Isle of Capri Casino as a security officer.
What do you like best about your current job?
Teaching and developing the staff.
What is the best piece of business advice you ever received and from whom did you receive it?
Before you make a decision to spend the shareholders’ money would you make the same decision if you had to pay it out of your checkbook? Chris Walker, security director at the time, told me that.
What advice do you have for those just starting in the gaming industry?
First and foremost, come to work and expect to learn something new every day. Set goals and expectations, be involved, and most
Name Eugene Gibson
Current Title General Manager
Company Magnolia Bluffs Casino Hotel, Natchez, Mississippi
Years In The Gaming Industry 31 Years
importantly allow your work ethic to speak for you.
How do you define “success”?
Watching all three of my daughters go to college and two of the three have their degrees. My youngest just enrolled at the ULL as a freshman.
What is something you do each day just for yourself?
As the first executive at work for years,
I enjoy the quiet time and preparing my strategy for the day and week.
What is it about the gaming industry that makes it a good industry?
The opportunity to be whatever you want to be in this business. I started the business as a frontline security officer because I needed a part time job. Now 31 years later, I’m the general manager for Magnolia Bluffs Casino Hotel.
Dear Friends & Colleagues,
I appreciate the recent recognition thrown my way. The journey has been great fun, and has gone by very quickly. My kindest regards to those who have been present
for the vast ups and periodic downs. I am lucky to have been surrounded by a network of astute professionals,
as well as those willing to go the extra distance for our constituents every single day. My heartfelt gratitude to all.
Thank you to the Mississippi Gaming & Hospitality Association for bestowing upon me the honor of being inducted into the Mississippi Gaming Hall of Fame Class of 2024.
Kindest regards to one and all,
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Tim Hinkley and Larry Gregory