Page 10 - Mississippi/Louisiana Gaming News - Winter, 2021

Moving Ahead
Todd Raziano promoted to regional VP, GM
BILOXI — Hard Rock Hotel
& Casino Biloxi announced
its parent company, Bally’s
Corporation, has promoted
Todd Raziano to the position
of regional vice president
and general manager and
promoted Gavin Schmidt to
assistant general manager. Todd In addition to his duties Raziano as general manager of
in Shreveport.
A gaming industry veteran
since 1994, Raziano came
to Hard Rock in 2005 as
the senior vice president of nance and CFO. In 2013, he was promoted to executive vice president and general manager.
Schmidt will add additional Hard Rock property management responsibilities
Gavin Schmidt
vice president of nance. Schmidt has worked in the gaming industry since it began
in Mississippi in 1992.
These moves represent
a continued dedication by Bally’s to provide
Hard Rock Biloxi, Raziano
will provide oversight to Bally’s two recently acquired properties in the Southern region, Casino Vicksburg in Mississippi and Eldorado Casino Resort
to his current role as vice president of nance. He came to Hard Rock in 2007 as director of nance and, after a short absence in 2013, returned in 2014 as
opportunities for team members as the company continues to grow and expand its holdings, as well as to ensure Hard Rock Biloxi maintains focused leadership.
Nugget promotes Scott King to AGM, Robert Clifton to slot VP
BILOXI — Two executives have been promoted at Golden Nugget Biloxi. Scott King has been promoted to assistant general manager,
and Robert Clifton was promoted to vice president of slot operations.
King’s career in the
gaming industry began in
2003, and his experience
includes serving in
numerous analytical and managerial capacities at
three operators on the
Mississippi Gulf Coast.
He joined the Golden Nugget as the director of revenue management in May 2013.
Most recently, King was vice president of resort operations, responsible for the property’s marketing, convention and hotel,
and player development operations. In his new role, King will also be responsible for the Biloxi property’s sports book and will work closely with the property’s support service teams.
King holds a Bachelor of Science in Finance from Louisiana State University and obtained his Masters
of Business Administration in Finance and Marketing from The University of Mississippi.
Following service in the Air Force, Clifton began his career in the gaming industry in 1992 as a security guard at the former Isle of Capri Biloxi. He left the Isle to work at Mikohn Gaming in Reno, Nevada, where he held
Scott several positions, including King service tech and branch
manager.
Returning to Mississippi, Clifton
worked as a slot technician at the former Casino Magic Bay St. Louis.
Robert Clifton
While at Penn Gaming, among other jobs, he was casino operations manager, running table games and poker. In March 2016, Clifton started work at Golden Nugget Biloxi as director of slot operations and was instrumental in the rebuilding of the slot department.
In his new role as slot operations vice president, Clifton is
responsible for the slot departments at both Golden Nugget Biloxi as well as Golden Nugget Atlantic City.
New director of
marketing joins
WaterView Casino
VICKSBURG — WaterView Casino & Hotel announced Amy Hudson has joined the property as director of marketing.
In this position,
Hudson will be responsible for all of WaterView’s marketing operations and will
report to Vice President
and General Manager
Penny Bankston.
Amy Hudson
A Mississippi Delta native, Hudson has two decades of operational experience in a number of markets including Nevada, West Virginia
and Louisiana, working at both commercial and tribal properties. She began her career as a casino host at Cactus Petes in Jackpot, Nevada.
Hudson has since worked in all areas of casino marketing, most recently in direct mail and players club operations, and comes to WaterView from Paragon Casino Resort in Marksville, Louisiana.
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