Atlantic Metropolis casinos are all presently ruled by white males. However that wasn’t the case simply a few years in the past.
The 4 ladies who ran Atlantic Metropolis casinos pose for a photograph on the Boardwalk on Sept. 21, 2020. From left to proper, they’re Jacqueline Grace (Tropicana), Terry Glebocki (Ocean), Karie Corridor (Bally’s), and Melonie Johnson (Borgata). All 4 ladies are not of their roles. (Picture: AP)
On line casino.org reported two years in the past this week that 4 of the 9 casinos in Atlantic Metropolis had been being run by ladies. The information adopted Caesars Leisure appointing Jacqueline Grace to go up the Tropicana.
Grace was the second African-American lady to be named common supervisor of an Atlantic Metropolis on line casino resort after Melonie Johnson, who MGM Resorts elevated to president of Borgata in Could 2020.
Some 24 months later, no feminine or minority is the top honcho of an Atlantic Metropolis on line casino.
Grace this week exited the gaming business to take a task at a New York property administration agency. Johnson has returned to MGM Nationwide Harbor.
Terry Glebocki, previously the CEO of Ocean On line casino, introduced her resignation in October 2021 after the resort’s possession was reconfigured. Karie Corridor had been Bally’s GM and vice chairman since March 2019. She was let go after Caesars bought the on line casino in 2020.
Atlantic Metropolis Takes Step Backwards
White males have predominantly run the US gaming business for the reason that first authorized on line casino opened in Southern Nevada in 1940. Atlantic Metropolis had been on the forefront of fixing that in wake of 2017’s #MeToo motion.
Caesars introduced this week that Grace’s Tropicana successor is gaming business veteran Joe Giunta, who has greater than 20 years of expertise in Southern New Jersey. At Borgata, Johnson was changed by longtime MGM exec Travis Lunn.
The Bally’s Company — previously Twin River Worldwide Holdings till buying Bally’s Atlantic Metropolis and the on line casino model from Caesars — now has Michael Monty as its chief govt in Atlantic Metropolis. Invoice Callahan crammed Glebocki’s spot at Ocean.
The social motion bringing sexual abuse, harassment, rape, and different misconduct to mild led to the downfall of one of many world’s largest on line casino tycoons. Although Steve Wynn maintains that he by no means acted inappropriately with feminine subordinates, quite a few allegations in opposition to the billionaire led to his February 2018 resignation and subsequent divestiture of his total stake in his namesake Wynn Resorts.
Whites Management Trade
As for the opposite 5 Atlantic Metropolis casinos, they, too, are ruled by white males. Tom Pohlman is common supervisor of the Golden Nugget, Gregg Klein heads Harrah’s, and Joseph Lodise oversees Caesars.
Laborious Rock just lately had a possibility to nominate a various chief to its Atlantic Metropolis on line casino after Lupo agreed to go west to Las Vegas to supervise the corporate’s takeover of The Mirage. However Laborious Rock as an alternative promoted Anthony Faranca to the function.
Resorts has for a few years been run by Atlantic Metropolis mainstay Mark Giannantonio. Along with working the Boardwalk property, the oldest on line casino in Atlantic Metropolis, Giannantonio leads the On line casino Affiliation of New Jersey.
Although the American Gaming Affiliation doesn’t maintain tabs on gender breakdowns amongst boardrooms and C-level suites, gaming analysts say solely about 10% of the manager roles within the US gaming business are held by ladies. As such, Atlantic Metropolis returning to male-dominated presidents, CEOs, and GMs doesn’t essentially imply as-qualified ladies utilized or sought the roles now once more occupied by males.
