PEOPLE TO
WATCH 2025
Our annual list of the professionals working to move the industry forward in the coming year
Welcome to the 23rd edition of our feature recognizing the executives most likely to make a lasting impact on the industry during the coming year and beyond .
“ As usual , our 25 People to Watch reflect the best the industry has to offer ,” says GGB Publisher Roger Gros . “ Every one of our choices has made an impact on the industry already , and we feel the sky ’ s the limit to what they ’ ll achieve next .”
The list of alumni in People to Watch recognition reads like a who ’ s who of gaming , including luminaries like Peter Carlino , Linda Chen , Valerie Spicer , Pansy Ho , Dick Haddrill , Mark Macarro , Bobby Baldwin , Bill Paulos , Ron Allen , Mor Weizer , Christopher Justice , Bobby Soper , Larry Woolf , Tony Marnell , Jim Allen , Keith Smith , John Acres , Noah Acres , Andrew Pascal , John Connelly , Jay Snowden , and many more .
The selections are made by the GGB Editorial Advisory Board , a collection of some of the most knowledgeable and connected people in the gaming industry . Nominees came from all aspects of the gaming business — land-based and online operators and suppliers , regulators , attorneys , tribal government officials , public officials , academics and more .
GGB ’ s Editorial Advisory Board recognizes that a healthy industry needs to have extraordinary people at every level . Whether it ’ s regulators , tribal leaders , suppliers , operators or others , all elements of the industry have to work hand in hand , and by honoring people from all these fields , we can encourage that to continue .
So , congratulations to all the honorees in GGB ’ s 25 People to Watch . You are the most important players in our industry ’ s present and future .
GGB ’ S 25 PEOPLE TO WATCH FOR 2025
Angela Dauphinais • CEO , Seven Clans Casinos & Red Lake Gaming Enterprises Tomash Devenishek • Founder and CEO , Kero Sports Regis Dudena • Secretary , Brazil Secretariat of Prizes and Bets Todd Eilers • Co-Founder and Partner , Eilers & Krejcik Gaming John Flynn • Senior Vice President of Global Security & Aviation , MGM Resorts Jason Guyot • President and CEO , Foxwoods Resort Casino
Chris Hebert • Chairman , Louisiana Gaming Control Board Grainne Hurst • CEO , Betting and Gaming Council Brandt Iden • Vice President of Government Affairs , Fanatics Gavin Isaacs • Chief Executive Officer , Entain PLC Jeff Jordan • President and CEO , SlotCycle Nick Khin • President , Global Gaming , IGT Rhea Loney • Chief Compliance Officer , BetMGM
Brandon Mastromartino • Assistant Professor of Experiential Marketing , L . Robert Payne School of Hospitality and Tourism Management , San Diego State University
Meghan McCarthy • Vice President of Operations , Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Sacramento at Fire Mountain
Kevin Mullally • Chief Executive , General Commercial Regulatory Authority
Miller Nguyen • Director , Casino System and Gaming Development & Casino Operations , Marina Bay Sands
Stéphane Pallez • CEO , La Française des Jeux ( FDJ ) David Patent • Executive Vice President of Casino Operations , Wynn Al Marjan Island Nathan Peak • President , HBG Design Ken Perez • President , Pechanga Development Corporation Sam Hou Fai • Chief Executive , Macau Heather Seebald • Vice President of Human Resources Operations , Station Casinos Mary Smith • Chief Operating Officer , Four Winds Casino Paris Smith • Founder , Life Winning
18 Global Gaming Business JANUARY 2025