Majestic Star Announces a New General Manager for Fitzgeralds Casino Hotel - Tunica
LAS VEGAS, NV, July 28, 2005. The Majestic Star Casino, LLC (the "Company") announced today that it has hired David S. Schugar as the new Vice President and General Manager of Fitzgeralds Casino Hotel Tunica ("Fitzgeralds Tunica"). Fitzgeralds Tunica is owned by Barden Mississippi Gaming, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of The Majestic Star Casino, LLC.
Mr. Don H. Barden, the Company's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, stated, "Dave Schugar is an excellent addition to our executive team. He has over twenty years experience in the gaming industry, having worked at large casino resorts on the Las Vegas strip and serving as the general manager of casino hotel properties in both Nevada and Tunica, Mississippi. Dave will provide a different perspective and new ideas for our Fitzgeralds Tunica property which will assist us in enhancing the guest experience and the profitability of the property in what has become an increasingly competitive market."
"David Schugar is replacing Domenic Mezzetta as the General Manager of Fitzgeralds Tunica," continued Mr. Barden. "Domenic has served the Company well, playing an integral role in enhancing the EBITDA at the property since his arrival in 1998 and assisting with the transition of the property from Fitzgeralds Gaming Corporation ownership, the previous owner, to Barden Mississippi Gaming, LLC ownership."
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