William Sokolic

Feb 23, 2025 | 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.

Feb 13, 2025 | 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.

Jan 28, 2025 | 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.

Jan 28, 2025 | 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.

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.