Rivers Casino Welcomes New GM Rob Long

Former CEO of Bally's casino in Tunica, and manager of Rush Street Gaming's first U.S. casino development in Vicksburg -both developments in the state of Mississippi-, Long started his career in the 1970s as a staff member at the Gaming Control Board in Reno, Nevada.

"Rob is an exceptional individual, with a well-established track record of running top-performing casinos all over the country," said Rush Street CEO Greg Carlin. "We are thrilled to have him back at Rush Street."

Long will be succeeding Mary Cheeks, whose departure was announced last month to "pursue other opportunities outside the company." Ms. Cheeks had worked for the Rush Street for seven years, and her departure came nine months after the casino — with 66 table games and 1,150 slot machines on a 50,000-square-foot gambling floor with a steakhouse and a restaurant lounge — opened at the former American Locomotive site on Erie Boulevard.

The casino is next door to the Mohawk Harbor residential/retail project, built by landowner Galesi Group, that also features a marina.

To the moment, Rivers Casino & Resort as well as the other two state-licensed casinos in New York have not hit projected revenue numbers. However, the Times Union reported that Rivers generated 37 percent of the $222 million in gaming revenue it said it would make in its first year of operation.