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PAVILION PAYMENTS ADDS KEY PERSONNEL
Pavilion Payments , the leading omnichannel payments provider , announced several executive appointments .
Clark Warren
Delmon Gebrael
Scott Morgan
Mark Donadio
Chris Howey
Lori Lawson
Pavilion Payments brought on Clark Warren as senior vice president for the Western U . S ., with a combined 25 years of unique experience in both sales and systems for a deep understanding of gaming technology . Tricia Lee serves as the senior vice president of enterprise accounts . With more than 25 years of gaming industry experience , she has worked with some of the most notable enterprises in the industry .
Scott Morgan now serves as senior vice president of product development , with over 20 years of software architecture and management experience including cloud-native capabilities to ensure Pavilion Payments produces high-quality technological products and solutions .
Chris Howey serves as vice president of sales , bringing with him 18 years of experience as both an operator and a service provider to Pavilion Payments .
Delmon Gebrael serves as vice president of customer support . With over 10 years of experience in the gaming financial industry , he brings a wealth of expertise in areas spanning from client services to call center operations .
Mark Donadio serves as vice president and corporate controller , bringing over 15 years of industry experience with specialized expertise in automation and simplifying processes .
Lastly , Lori Lawson serves as vice president of the Program Management Office and brings over 19 years of industry experience . She will be responsible for leading the Program and Project Management organization for Pavilion Payments .
NEW CEO HIRED BY 888
888 watched as internal investigations over failure to keep on top of antimoney laundering cost the company its chief executive . Now , Per Widerstom has been brought in to right the ship .
An internal shakeup has left international giant 888 with a new CEO . The company hired Widerstrom as its new chief executive , beginning October 16 .
Widerstrom arrives with more than 17 years of experience in the digital gaming industry , most recently as chief executive at Central and Eastern European betting business Fortuna Entertainment Group .
888 ’ s former chief executive , Itai Pazner , left in January after four years in which he was subject to internal investigations into failures over anti-money laundering processes for its VIP customers in the Middle East .
Yariv Datna , head of finance , also expects to leave 888 by year ’ s end . The U . K . Gambling Commission ( UKGC ) nixed an idea to hire three top men — Lee Feldman , Kenny Alexander and Stephen Morana as chairman , chief executive and chief financial officer , respectively . All were former Entain board members .
CLIFF ATKINSON NAMED PRESIDENT OF VIRGIN HOTELS LAS VEGAS
Per Widerstrom
Virgin Hotels Las Vegas , part of Curio Collection by Hilton , announced that Cliff Atkinson has been named president of the resort casino effective July 31 .
A veteran of the hospitality industry with nearly 30 years of experience , Atkinson will bring a fresh leadership perspective to the property , positioning it for growth and continued success .
Atkinson has played a leading role in the success of several high-profile hotels across the country , including Luxor Hotel & Casino , Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group , Gramercy Park Hotel , and in a corporate capacity at
Cliff Atkinson
MGM Resorts International , where he led their hospitality center of excellence . At Virgin Hotels Las Vegas , Atkinson will work closely with the executive team through a period of change , upholding the property ’ s reputation as a fun and exciting destination for its guests .
STEVE WYNN AGREES TO SETTLE NV REGULATORY DISPUTE FOR $ 10 MILLION
Casino mogul Steve Wynn has agreed to settle a longstanding dispute with Nevada ’ s gaming regulators for a sum of $ 10 million and a promise to never again associate with the state ’ s gaming industry , according to documents filed to the Nevada Gaming Control Board ( NGCB ) July 19 .
The proposal will now proceed to the Nevada Gaming Commission for final approval . If approved , it would officially end a four-year battle surrounding a five-count sexual abuse and misconduct complaint filed by the NGCB against Wynn back in October 2019 .
The complaint sought to deem the executive as unfit for licensure due to several sexual-related allegations brought forth over the years by female Wynn Resorts employees against the former CEO and chairman , all of which he has vehemently denied .
The 81-year-old Wynn , who now lives in Florida , signed his end of the agreement July 17 . Throughout the course of the multi-year standoff between the two sides , Wynn maintained that gaming regulators ceased to have any jurisdiction over him once he resigned from his company , sold his holdings and relinquished his Nevada license in early 2018 , following the publication of a damning exposé in the Wall Street Journal detailing his troubled history with female employees .
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