Tag Archives: diversity
Belgium – ECA awards four EDP 2021 Diversity Scholarships
The European Casino Association is pleased to announce the successful candidates for this year’s ECA Diversity Scholarship, sponsored by AGEM, Clarion, the University of Las Vegas International Gaming Institute and the ECA. The Diversity Scholarship is open to all ECA member employees and in its fourth year since inception is to award more candidates than…
US – IGT’s Kim Barker Lee named in National Diversity Council’s 2021 list of top 100 diversity officers
International Game Technology’s Kim Barker Lee, IGT Vice President, Diversity and Inclusion, was recently named to the National Diversity Council’s list of Top 100 Diversity Officers. The Top 100 Diversity Officers awards program recognises the efforts of individuals who have the leadership and counsel to advance diversity and inclusion initiatives, and provide innovative solutions that…
US – IGT recognised in All-In Diversity Project’s Workplace Inclusivity Report
International Game Technology has been recognised by the All-In Diversity Project as one of the highest-ranking participants in AIDP’s 2019 All-Index™ report, an annually published benchmarking tool that measures the global gaming and betting industry’s progress toward inclusion in the workplace. Of the 26 entities from around the world that participated in the 2019 survey,…
US – Las Vegas Sands announces community investment in local diversity organisations
Las Vegas Sands has announced a $400,000 investment in community organisations working to empower minority and ethnically diverse groups through Sands Cares, the company’s community engagement and charitable giving program. Through these partnerships, Sands is focused on helping the community address systemic racism and remove inherent barriers to advancement and opportunity. The Sands Cares diversity…
Belgium – ECA awarded two Gender Diversity Scholarships to the Executive Development Program 2020
The European Casino Association (ECA) is pleased to announce that Kristina Kratz from Westspiel, Germany, and Jaana Ruokamo from Casino Helsinki, Finland, have been awarded the third Gender Diversity Scholarship to the prestigious Executive Development Program (EDP). The EDP, which is co-organised by UNR College of Business and Extended Studies and UNLV International Gaming Institute…
US – IGT wins Diverse and Inclusive Team of the Year award
International Game Technology has won the “Diverse and Inclusive Team of the Year” award at the 10th annual Women in Gaming Diversity Awards, held this month in London. The global awards program honours excellence in promoting diversity and inclusion within the gaming industry. IGT Las Vegas’ Women’s Inclusion Network (“WIN with IGT Las Vegas”) was…
US – Scientific Games becomes founding partner of All-In Diversity Project
Scientific Games Corporation is creating an inclusive global gaming industry as a founding member of the All-In Diversity Project, a nonprofit organisation creating tools to advance the industry’s diversity, inclusion and workplace equality. “Gaming is evolving and growing more than ever, and it’s crucial that the industry embraces the diverse and unique people who contribute…
UK – National Casino Forum launches diversity program for British casinos
The National Casino Forum, which represents all the UK’s land-based operators, has launched a new initiative to promote diversity and inclusion in the casino sector. DICE (Diversity and Inclusion for Career Enhancement) is a new seven-member board, whose role will be to create greater awareness within the industry of the issue and to help operators…
