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Bryce Herman served as the Kamloops casino’s director of marketing from 2002 to July 2019, when its new owner, Gateway Casinos and Entertainment, terminated his employment Sean Brady / Kamloops. Location and Directions. Phone: (250) 554-1030 Open Sunday – Thursday 9:00am -1:00am Friday – Saturday 9:00am – 1:30am. That growth was a welcome sign for the casino, which had suffered an 18.3% revenue decline in 2018 from $160.8 million in 2017. 17 Cascades Casino Kamloops posted the highest one-year growth. Gateway continues to build on its success as a proven Canadian gaming and entertainment provider and industry leading employer Kamloops, British Columbia, February 13, 2015 – Gateway Casinos & Entertainment (Gateway) announces the appointment of the senior management team for the New Cascades Casino opening in Kamloops Summer 2015. Gateway Casinos and Entertainment is a Canadian gaming and entertainment operator. It operates 23 casinos in British Columbia, Alberta, and Ontario.The corporate offices of Gateway Casinos and Entertainment are located in Burnaby, British Columbia.

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Kamloops, British Columbia, February 13, 2015 – Gateway Casinos & Entertainment (Gateway) announces the appointment of the senior management team for the New Cascades Casino opening in Kamloops Summer 2015.

“This is an exciting project for Gateway” said Tony Santo, CEO “we are thrilled to be bringing a premier gaming and entertainment venue to such a thriving city as Kamloops.”

Dale Manaj has been promoted to General Manager. Dale has over 15 years of extensive operations and hospitality experience. He is a Red Seal Certified chef and is coming to Kamloops from the position of Food & Beverage Manager for the Gateway Casino operations in Alberta. “It was imperative that this property have strong hospitality experience within its leadership and Dale brings with him a full spectrum of experience in the industry,” says Jerry Pokorny, Executive General Manager, Okanagan Properties.

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Toni Corrigan has taken on the role of Casino Manager and will be working closely with Dale to position this new property as the number one entertainment destination in Kamloops. Toni has worked with Gateway for 21 years and has held many positions within the organization during her tenure. Toni is currently working towards achieving her Bachelor of Commerce degree at Thompson Rivers University. This education along with the many years of casino operations experience make her the best candidate to manage the expanded gaming operations that this new facility will have.

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Rounding out the Senior Management Team for the new Cascades Casino is Christian Ranier, who has been promoted to the position of Controller. Christian holds both a Certified Professional Accountant and Certified General Accountant designation. She has worked with Gateway Casinos since 2011 as the Senior Accountant for several Gateway properties. “Christian’s strong financial background will ensure this new property operates as efficiently and as profitably as possible. And that is what’s needed to sustain and grow our business” says Pokorny.

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“This team brings valuable Hospitality and Gaming experience from a wide variety of properties and are very well versed in the complexities of the industry and what it takes to be successful” said Mr. Santo.

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Even before the pandemic forced their closure, British Columbia’s largest casinos were facing declining revenues in 2019, according to data collected in BIV’s Biggest Casinos and Bingo Halls in B.C. list (page 20).

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B.C. casinos have been following a broader industry trend, with slot machine sales gaining a bigger percentage of total revenue at the expense of table game revenue.

Since 2015, slot machine revenue has grown from 65.4% of average B.C. casino revenue to 72.8% in 2019. This has been due in part to losses in average table game revenue, which sank 17.7% to $22 million in 2019 from $26.7 million in 2015.

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Average revenue at the top casinos and bingo halls peaked in 2017 at $87 million. Slot machines made up 68.9% of revenue for casinos in 2017. In 2019, average slot machine revenue fell to $60 million from $61.3 million in 2018, the first decrease in at least five years. This contributed to the largest decline in average casino revenue over the past five years, a 3.7% drop to $82.5 million in 2019 from $85.7 million in 2018.

No. 4 Hard Rock Casino Vancouver was the only casino in the top five to record growth in 2019. Its revenue increased 8.1% to $142.1 million in 2019 from $131.5 million in 2018. That growth was a welcome sign for the casino, which had suffered an 18.3% revenue decline in 2018 from $160.8 million in 2017.

No. 17 Cascades Casino Kamloops posted the highest one-year growth. Its revenue increased 29.7% to $31.4 million in 2019 from $24.2 million in 2018. The growth was fuelled by a 32.4% increase in slot machine revenue.

No. 1 River Rock Casino Resort had the steepest one-year revenue decline: 11.3%, down $36.5 million, to $287.2 million in 2019 from $323.7 million in 2018. •