Tuesday, December 2, 2008

MICHAEL F. SPELLER

FOXWOODS RESORT CASINO AND MGM GRAND AT FOXWOODS HAVE ANNOUNCED THE APPOINTMENT OF MICHAEL F. SPELLER, PRESIDENT OF THE MASHANTUCKET PEQUOT GAMING ENTERPRISE.

MICHAEL THOMAS , CHAIRMAN OF THE MASHANTUCKET PEQUOT TRIBAL COUNCIL SAID, "WE LOOK FORWARD TO MICHAEL SPELLER BRINGING FOXWOODS BACK TO THE NUMBER ONE POSITION IN THE GAMING MARKET."

SPELLER REPLACES BARRY CREGAN, WHO WAS THE INTERIM PRESIDENT OF THE MASHANTUCKET PEQUOT GAMING ENTERPRISE FOR THE PAST 10 MONTHS. THOMAS SAID, "THE TRIBAL COUNCIL DEEPLY APPRECIATES THE CONTRIBUTION OF BARRY CREGAN DURING HIS ROLE AS INTERIM PRESIDENT OF FOXWOODS RESORT CASINO. CREGAN HELPED GUIDE OUR FLAGSHIP ENTERPRISE DURING CRITICAL TIMES." CREGAN RETURNED TO HIS PREVIOUS POSITION OF SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT OF RESORT OPERATIONS.

SPELLER BRINGS TO FOXWOODS 35 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN THE INTERNATIONAL GAMING INDUSTRY. HE WAS THE SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT OF GAMING OPERATIONS FOR THE SENECA GAMING CORPORATION (OPERATES CASINOS IN NIAGRARA FALLS, SALAMANCA, AND BUFFALO, NEW YORK). SPELLER ALSO WORKED IN THE GAMING INDUSTRY IN ATLANTIC CITY, WASHINGTON, ARIZONA, SINGAPORE, THE UNTIED KINGDOM, MALAYSIA, AND THE CARIBBEAN.

SPELLER SAID, "I AM THRILLED AT THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE CHOSEN BY THE TRIBAL COUNCIL AS PRESIDENT OF THE MASHANTUCKET PEQUOT GAMING ENTERPRISE. I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH THE TRIBAL COUNCIL AND THE FOXWOODS TEAM IN POSITIONING FOXWOODS AS THE REGIONAL MARKET LEADER IN THE NORTHEAST GAMING MARKET."

MAYBE IT IS TIME FOR CHANGE AT THE MOHEGAN SUN? MAYBE WE SHOULD FOLLOW THE MASHANTUCKETS? MAYBE SOMEONE SHOULD GO? WHAT DO YOU THINK?

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