Jim Rosica
Danielle Babilino will become senior vice president of global sales and marketing for Seminole Tribe-controlled Hard Rock Hotels & Casinos, the company announced Thursday.
Babilino was most recently executive vice president of sales and marketing for Alon Las Vegas, the proposed luxury hotel and casino on the Strip.
She now will have “overall responsibility for the Hard Rock Hotel sales division, as it supports the expanding global portfolio of Hard Rock Hotels & Casinos,” according to a release, and will work out of Hard Rock International corporate offices in Hollywood.
From the release: “From 2008 through 2015, Babilino was senior vice president of sales for Wynn and Encore Las Vegas, the casino, resort, entertainment and retail complexes developed by gaming magnate Steve Wynn.
“Babilino was also vice president of sales and marketing at the Fontainebleau Miami Beach and its sister development in Las Vegas.”
The Seminole Tribe of Florida in late 2016 consolidated its control over the Hard Rock brand, buying out remaining rights from the owner-operator of Las Vegas’ Hard Rock Hotel and Casino.
Since then, Hard Rock announced a fourth location in Florida with the addition of the 200-room Hard Rock Hotel Daytona Beach. Hard Rock-themed properties are now in Tampa, Hollywood (both include casinos) and Orlando.
The company bought the former Trump Taj Mahal casino in Atlantic City, and has a deal to open a Hard Rock Casino in Ottawa, Canada. The company also wants to build a $1 billion casino in northern New Jersey, just outside New York City.
