Giannantonio is the president and CEO of Resorts Casino Hotel in Atlantic City. “We’re making strides,” McDowell said, “but it’s still a small club.Casino Association of New Jersey Names Mark Giannantonio PresidentĬANJ members selected Resorts Casino Hotel president and CEO to lead trade organizationĪtlantic City, NJ – The Casino Association of New Jersey (CANJ) announced today that its members have selected Mark Giannantonio to serve as president of the trade organization, effective immediately. Several other tribal casinos are also run by women. They include Eileen Moore, a regional president for Caesars Entertainment. Virginia McDowell, former CEO of Isle of Capri casinos in Missouri, which ran 15 casinos before being acquired by Eldorado Resorts, said several other women are running large or multiple casino properties without a CEO title. Mary Elizabeth Higgins is CEO of Affinity Gaming, which operates 11 casinos in the U.S.ĭiana Bennett is CEO of Paragon Gaming, which operates four casinos in Nevada and Canada, and Ann Hoff is president of MGM Resorts’ Legacy Portfolio, which includes four Las Vegas-area casinos. Holly Gagnon is president and CEO of Seneca Gaming, which operates four casinos in New York state.

Nationwide, female casino CEOs are still relatively rare.

Though she answers to a regional president, she is in charge of all operations at Bally’s. Karie Hall is vice president and general manager at Bally’s. Glebocki is one of two women to run an Atlantic City casino, and there have been others before her in the city.

“Nothing’s ever been given to me I earned it.”

Glebocki says she’s ready for the challenges of her new job. She also says she reads every social media post she can find from customers about the casino. Projects she will institute at Ocean include changes to the casino floor, designing a new high-limit slots area and a high-end Asian games area.

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