Casino Enterprise Management

In the casino industry, the idea of closing the doors, turning off the slots and shutting the restaurants for even a short period of time is almost unthinkable and entirely unprecedented. Valley View Casino & Hotel, in partnership with contractor Swinerton Builders, took a risk and completed an Extreme Casino Makeover, during which the casino opted to temporarily close for 11 days to avoid inconveniencing guests...

Valley View Casino & Hotel announced today that they will be redefining the Southern California gaming experience with a head-to-toe remodel from January 6 -16. During this period of time, they will be undergoing a process unprecedented in the gaming business: an Extreme Casino Makeover with an estimated six months of remodeling work accomplished in only 11 short days. To spare the discomfort...

Valley View Casino & Hotel has promoted Executive Chef Ashley Archer, leader in the food and beverage industry, to the Director of Food and Beverage. Ashley is known for his leadership, emphasis on guest and team member relations and passion for excellence. Archer has been the Executive Chef at Valley View Casino & Hotel for the past three years and brings years of impressive experience to the table.

Assistant Chief of Police Boyd Long has accepted the position as the Vice President of Security and Transportation at Valley View Casino & Hotel. The announcement comes after retirement rumors hit the press last week. Boyd has been a member of the SDPD for 28 years, and he will now take the helm as VP of Security, overseeing departments including Security, Transportation and the Players Club at Valley View Casino & Hotel beginning on January 28th.

Valley View Casino & Hotel recently hired Keith Ball, a food and beverage industry leader, as the new Director of Food and Beverage. Keith is known for his expertise on quality and guest service standards and emphasis on guest and team member relations. He has over 15 years of food and beverage leadership and comes to Valley View Casino & Hotel from Ameristar Casino Resort & Spa in Colorado.

Valley View Casino & Hotel recently hired Ben Bond as Director of Financial Planning and Analysis. Ben is a San Diego native with more than ten years of statistical data and analysis experience in addition to five years in gaming and fulfilling roles in analytics. His primary focus in this position will be to provide strategic foresight utilizing statistical applications.

When planning for growth, Valley View Casino of San Diego County picked SAS solutions for casinos and gaming, a winning card from the leader in business analytics. With disparate systems for each arm of Valley View Casino’s business, a complete view of total patron spending was lacking.

The Native American Finance Officers Association (NAFOA) recently named Valley View Casino’s Jennifer Bryant as the organization’s tribal gaming facility “Chief Financial Officer of the Year” in its 2010 Financial Leadership Awards.

Valley View Casino recently announced the appointment of Mike Tansley as vice president of hotel operations for its boutique hotel scheduled to open this December. Mike will add hotel operations to his current responsibilities overseeing the table games, player development, bus transportation and PBX departments.