William Sokolic

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Reporter at the Courier-Post. Covers Camden County. Features, too. Lives at the Jersey Shore. Runs Atlantic City Cinefest.

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Articles

The Trading Game

1 month ago | ggbmagazine.com | William Sokolic

For Declan Raines, sports was king growing up in London. Tennis, rugby and football. At Hult International Business School, he discovered a passion for analytics and statistics. The combination paved the way for his entrée into the world of sports and analytics as a career following graduation in 2012.
F&B Dedication - GGB Magazine

1 month ago | ggbmagazine.com | William Sokolic

Sarah Murray found her calling at a young age: food and beverage. She waitressed as a teenager, and the interactions with customers spoke to her. “I knew this was the industry I wanted to be a part of,” she says of the fast pace and the connections with diners. The idea of running her own place ruminated, and in 2012, Murray took the leap and opened Prairie Bell Roadhouse in her native Oklahoma.
Love of Gaming - GGB Magazine

2 months ago | ggbmagazine.com | William Sokolic

Like so many executives in the gaming industry, Alesha Konskey hadn’t planned a career in the profession. Indeed, the Cleveland native majored in graphic design at Notre Dame with a goal to specialize in corporate identity and marketing. But somewhere in her mind, the casino business still lurked. Every year, the Konskey family visited Las Vegas to see relatives. A cousin worked as a manager for Caesars Entertainment.
Welcome to Atlantic City, Wyo.

2 months ago | shorelocalnews.com | Cindy Fertsch |William Sokolic

And some other familiar names in far away placesBy William SokolicOn mild days this time of year, Atlantic City Mercantile draws a pretty good crowd to stock up on various supplies and grab some fuel for the body with a near perfect steak and all the fixings. Expect few such days in February.
The Gaming Menu - GGB Magazine

2 months ago | ggbmagazine.com | William Sokolic

Jonathan Smith enjoys cooking. No, he’s passionate about cooking—so much so he enrolled in culinary school at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, determined to be a chef. But a funny thing happened on the way to the kitchen. While waiting to meet with his adviser days before classes began, he read that UNLV was inaugurating its first degree program in casino management. That degree fascinated him even more than culinary arts.
Covering the Industry

2 months ago | ggbmagazine.com | William Sokolic

Like many young people raised in a family steeped in the gaming industry, Ashley McCulloch wanted nothing to do with casinos as a career. McCulloch, a Northern Nevada native, set her sights on Wall Street when she entered the business program at the University of Nevada, Reno. Alas, when she graduated in 2008, the country was mired in a recession, much of it caused by Wall Street actions. A career in that environment seemed like a bad option. But gaming enjoyed continued growth.
Micro Revolution

Dec 21, 2024 | ggbmagazine.com | William Sokolic

To founder and CEO Tomash Devenishek, Kero Sports gives fans an avenue during stretches of boredom within games. That avenue is microbetting, wagers on the smallest of moments within a game. “We create thousands of predictive probabilities during each game that you can add the word ‘next’ to,” says Devenishek, who made his mark with a series of digital companies before Kero. Next shot, foul, free throw, pitch, etc. Baseball is the kind of game made for that interaction.
Player Focus - GGB Magazine

Dec 21, 2024 | ggbmagazine.com | William Sokolic

For Mark Barrath, the key to exercising his role as the overseer of retention and monetization efforts revolves around understanding what makes his players love Golden Hearts Games. This means taking a player-first approach to every interaction, whether that’s the new games they can play, the promotions that get them excited to log in that day, or the customized offers and communications they are part of, says Barrath, a Midwest lad raised in St. Louis.
Four Winds Strong

Dec 21, 2024 | ggbmagazine.com | William Sokolic

When Mary Smith assumed the mantle of chief operating officer for the Four Winds Casinos in February, she represented the first female executive to serve in that position. But more than that honor, Smith views her membership as a citizen of the Pokagon Band of Potawatomi as even more of a touchpoint during her rise from financial analyst in 2007 to COO today.
Kentucky-Style in Massachusetts

Dec 21, 2024 | ggbmagazine.com | William Sokolic

Jordan Maynard occupies the rare air of the pinnacle in gaming regulation as chairman of the Massachusetts Gaming Commission. His success in this arena is light years away from the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains in Pikeville. Kentucky, where he was born and raised. “I always thought I would hang a shingle in Eastern Kentucky and practice law,” he says. “But it took me a while to find my path to public service in Massachusetts, and I got the opportunity in 2016.