Penn National Gaming Names Amy McHale General Manager of Bullwhackers Casinos; Bruce Lowder Named Assistant General Manager.WYOMISSING, Pa. & BLACK HAWK Black Hawk (born 1767, Sauk Sautenuk, Va.—died Oct. 3, 1838, village on the Des Moines River, Iowa, U.S.) Sauk Indian leader. Long antagonistic to whites, Black Hawk was driven into Iowa from Illinois in 1831. , Colo. -- Penn National Gaming Penn National Gaming, Inc. NASDAQ: PENN is a diversified owner and operator of casino properties, as well as horse racetracks and associated off-track betting facilities primarily in the United States. , Inc. (Nasdaq: PENN) announced today that, subject to securing all necessary regulatory approvals, Amy McHale has been named General Manager of the Company's Bullwhackers Casinos in Black Hawk, Colorado For other uses of Blackhawk/Black Hawk, see Black Hawk. The historic City of Black Hawk is a Home Rule Municipality in Gilpin County, Colorado, United States. The city population was 118 at U.S. Census 2000, making Black Hawk the least populous city in Colorado. . Ms. McHale replaces Thomas Burke Thomas Burke may refer to:
In her new role, Ms. McHale will assume responsibility for all facets of Bullwhackers' operations, including Bullwhackers Casino, The Bullpen Casino and Silver Hawk Casino. Ms. McHale will report directly to Penn National's Executive Vice President, Operations, Len DeAngelo. Amy McHale brings over twelve years of gaming industry experience to her position as General Manager of Bullwhackers Casinos. She joined Penn National in February 2003 as Director of Marketing for Bullwhackers, overseeing strategic planning Strategic planning is an organization's process of defining its strategy, or direction, and making decisions on allocating its resources to pursue this strategy, including its capital and people. , budgeting, events, advertising, public relations public relations, activities and policies used to create public interest in a person, idea, product, institution, or business establishment. By its nature, public relations is devoted to serving particular interests by presenting them to the public in the most , database management, players club and player development. In addition, since January 2004, she has also been responsible for Human Resources The fancy word for "people." The human resources department within an organization, years ago known as the "personnel department," manages the administrative aspects of the employees. at the property. Prior to joining Penn National Gaming, Ms. McHale served as the Director of Marketing for Ameristar Casino St. Charles where she played a key role in the design, development and opening of their $360 million casino and entertainment facility. Before moving to the St. Louis, Missouri area, Ms. McHale also held Marketing positions at Station Casino Kansas City and Argosy Casino Riverside, both located in Kansas City, Missouri Kansas City is the largest city in the state of Missouri. It encompasses parts of Jackson, Clay, Cass, and Platte counties and is the anchor city of the Kansas City Metropolitan Area, the second largest in Missouri, which includes counties in both Missouri and Kansas. . Bruce Lowder has nineteen years of experience in the gaming and hospitality industry and since 2003 had served as Director of Gaming Operations of Bullwhackers Casinos. Prior to joining Penn National, Mr. Lowder was the Director of Finance at Station Casino Kansas City and President Casino in Davenport, Iowa and also served as Financial Controller for the President Casino on the Admiral in St. Louis. Mr. Lowder is a certified public accountant Certified Public Accountant (CPA) An accountant who has met certain standards, including experience, age, and licensing, and passed exams in a particular state. and has held accounting positions at Gateway Riverboat riv·er·boat n. A boat suitable for use on a river. Cruises, Petrolite Corp (a multi-national oil and gas company) and a regional public accounting firm in Illinois. "We are pleased to announce the appointments of Amy and Bruce to their new leadership positions at Bullwhackers," stated Len DeAngelo, Executive Vice President, Operations of Penn National Gaming. "Both are talented executives with proven track records in the Black Hawk market as well as several other regional gaming markets. With Amy's tremendous history of marketing successes and Bruce's relevant operations and finance experience, we are confident that these two seasoned executives will effectively apply their breadth of talents to create the best possible gaming experience for Bullwhackers patrons." About Bullwhackers Located in Black Hawk, Colorado, Bullwhackers Casinos, comprise a total of 63,800 square feet of interior space, 20,700 square feet of which is devoted to gaming, including over 900 exciting slot machines, Eleanor's Restaurant, The Gold Pan Bakery & Deli, and a parking area that can accommodate nearly 400 vehicles. Black Hawk is 35 miles west of downtown Denver and readily accessible from many of Colorado's major highways. About Penn National Gaming Penn National Gaming owns and operates casino and horse racing facilities with a focus on slot machine entertainment. The Company presently operates sixteen facilities in thirteen jurisdictions including Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, Maine, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and Ontario. In aggregate, Penn National's facilities feature approximately 20,000 slot machines, nearly 400 table games, almost 1,200 hotel rooms and approximately 600,000 square feet of gaming floor space. The property statistics in this paragraph exclude the Company's Hollywood Casino - Bay St. Louis, in Bay St. Louis, Mississippi Bay Saint Louis is a city located in Hancock County, Mississippi. It is part of the Gulfport-Biloxi, Mississippi Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 8,209. It is the county seat of Hancock CountyGR6. which is expected to re-open later this year following extensive damage incurred as a result of Hurricane Katrina. |
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