The general manager of the Hollywood Casino at Kansas Speedway, Bob Sheldon, is moving to a new position as president of Las Vegas operations for Penn National Gaming.
The promotion was mentioned at today’s Kansas Lottery Commission meeting.
According to lottery officials, Penn National Gaming, one of the parent companies of the Hollywood Casino, is in the process of purchasing the Tropicana in Las Vegas. Lottery officials said they were very happy for Sheldon.
Sheldon has been vice president and general manager of the Hollywood Casino at Kansas Speedway since it opened.
In a news release today, Penn National Gaming announced Sheldon’s appointment as president of Las Vegas operations effective July 6.
He will oversee the operations of the Tropicana Las Vegas following the completion of the company’s acquisition of the property, located on the Las Vegas strip, the news release stated. The acquisition is expected to be completed later this year, according to the news release. Penn also owns the M Resort in Las Vegas.
A search for Sheldon’s replacement at the Hollywood Casino at Kansas Speedway is currently underway, the news release stated. The Hollywood Casino is jointly owned by Penn National Gaming and the International Speedway Corp.
A Penn National Gaming officials, Jay Snowden, chief operating officer, stated in the news release that Sheldon is excited to be returning to his professional roots in Las Vegas, where he began his career at the Las Vegas Hilton and later managed the Mirage Resorts organization, including president of the Golden Nugget Hotel and Casino.
“He has a deep knowledge of not only the Las Vegas market but how to successfully run large resort operations, including Foxwoods Resort Casino in Connecticut, as well as the Waldorf-Astoria and the Beverly Hills Hilton,” Snowden stated in the news release. “Bob is ideally suited to drive our Las Vegas strategy forward and lead the Tropicana Las Vegas in its next phase of growth and long-term success.”