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Long-time casino operations executive brings her experience to Rocket
July 19, 2011 – Rocket Gaming Systems®, a leading provider of Class II networked gaming systems, is pleased to announce that Penafrancia (Penny) Parayo has joined the company as its Senior Director of Game Strategy. Parayo’s focus will be on Rocket’s popular Gold Series® product line, which to date has awarded over $775 million in prizes, including ten $1,000,000+ top prizes.
Parayo brings nearly 20 years of casino operations experience to Rocket, having begun her career in slot analysis at the Tropicana Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, and then in executive capacities at the Flamingo Hilton and MGM Grand in Las Vegas and Harrah’s Entertainment’s Eastern Division in Burr Ridge, IL. Most recently, Parayo was Vice President of Gaming Operations at Horseshoe Hammond Casino, the largest gaming operation in the Harrah’s enterprise.
“We are extremely pleased to have Penny Parayo join us in a senior capacity at Rocket,” said company Chief Operating Officer Robert A. DelRossi. “Penny brings both an operator’s perspective and a clear view as to what makes the most successful slot games. With Penny’s guidance, the success achieved so far by of our flagship product, the Gold Series, is really just the beginning,” DelRossi said.
Rocket Gaming Systems® is a federally recognized trademark of the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma Business Development Authority, an economic business enterprise of the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma. Rocket has been providing linked interactive electronic gaming systems and player stations for over 15 years. Rocket was among the first, and remains a leading, Class II manufacturer with the technology to offer wide area progressive prizes and is considered to operate the most technologically advanced Class II system in the market.