{"id":777009147,"date":"2023-09-12T08:22:00","date_gmt":"2023-09-12T11:22:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=777009147"},"modified":"2026-04-22T18:11:14","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T21:11:14","slug":"newport-world-resorts-appoints-lance-gautreaux-as-chief-casino-officer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/newport-world-resorts-appoints-lance-gautreaux-as-chief-casino-officer","title":{"rendered":"Newport World Resorts appoints Lance Gautreaux as chief casino officer"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Gautreaux previously worked in casinos operated by Las Vegas Sands Corp.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

The Philippines.-\u00a0Newport World Resorts casino\u00a0<\/strong>has announced on LinkedIn that Lance Gautreaux<\/strong> has been appointed chief casino officer, effective as of September 11.\u00a0It described him as an industry veteran with more than 25 years of experience who brings “a wealth of knowledge to his new position.”\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

His previous roles include working in the US, including at Las Vegas Sands Corp’s The Venetian Resort Las Vegas and in Singapore at Marina Bay Sands. Newport World Resorts, a casino and leisure complex situated in Manila, is owned and operated by Travellers International Hotel Group Inc., a subsidiary of Alliance Global Group Inc., a prominent local conglomerate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to Alliance Global’s recent report, Newport World Resorts recorded a 7.6 per cent decrease in overall net revenues in the second quarter of this year compared to the previous quarter, amounting to approximately PHP7.3bn (US$128.5m).\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gross gaming revenues (GGR) for the April to June 2023 period also dipped by about 2.2 per cent compared to the first quarter, settling at approximately PHP8.7bn. However, when measured year-on-year, second-quarter GGR showed a modest increase of around 6.1 per cent. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 2022, the company reported casino gross gaming revenue (GGR)<\/a> of PHP31.83bn<\/strong> (US$568.4m), up 90.3 per cent compared to 2021 but down 51.9 per cent when compared to 2020.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Gautreaux previously worked in casinos operated by Las Vegas Sands Corp.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":176,"featured_media":10260,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"Newport World Resorts has appointed Lance Gautreaux as Chief Casino Officer, effective September 11, leveraging his 25 years of experience from entities like Las Vegas Sands Corp. This leadership transition occurs amidst a reported 7.6% QoQ decrease in Q2 net revenues and a 2.2% QoQ dip in GGR for the Manila-based integrated resort, though GGR saw a 6.1% YoY increase.","focusai_entities":"Lance Gautreaux, Newport World Resorts, Las Vegas Sands Corp., The Venetian Resort Las Vegas, Marina Bay Sands, Travellers International Hotel Group Inc., Alliance Global Group Inc.","focusai_location":"Philippines, Manila, US, Las Vegas, Singapore","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.9), operator_casino (0.9), investor_analyst (0.95), supplier_vendor (0.75), journalist_researcher (0.9)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"Gautreaux's Strategic Impact?","query":"What strategic shifts might Lance Gautreaux implement to reverse the QoQ revenue decline at Newport World Resorts and enhance its competitive positioning in the Philippine market?"},{"label":"Regional GGR Comparison?","query":"How does Newport World Resorts' Q2 GGR performance compare to other integrated resorts in the APAC region, and what are the implications for regional market share and investment outlook?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[157,16333],"tags":[24174],"class_list":["post-777009147","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business-news","category-south-east-asia-news","tag-newport-world-resorts"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777009147","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/176"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=777009147"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777009147\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":777009163,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777009147\/revisions\/777009163"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10260"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=777009147"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=777009147"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=777009147"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}