Gary Scott

A life-long resident of Las Vegas, Mr. Scott began his hospitality career at the age of 17 working in restaurants and hotels.  He has been in the hotel/casino industry for 30+ years with his longest stint being a 14-year career with MGM Resorts.  Gary was at Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino where he held the positions Director of Casino Marketing and Executive Director of Player Development in which he worked closely with the hotel and casino divisions.  From there, Mr. Scott was promoted to Vice President of Casino Marketing at The Mirage Hotel & Casino, a position he held for 4 years overseeing Domestic and International Marketing and Operations.  Upon departing MGM Resorts, Mr. Scott joined the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino where he started as the Vice President of Strategic Marketing before becoming property General Manager for a 5-year period.  During his tenure as General Manager, Gary oversaw an operation that drove $210+ million in property revenue and a staff of 1,800+ employees including 10 divisional Vice Presidents.  This included a 1,504 room property with 60,000 square feet of casino space, 100,000 square of multi-use event and meeting space, the 4500 capacity theater, a dayclub and nightclub as well as multiple restaurants and bars.  From 2014 – 2017 the property experienced a 22% increase in income while under his leadership. In his role as COO of JC Hospitality, he oversaw the complete renovation of a $300M transformation of Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Las Vegas to Virgin Hotels Las Vegas, which opened on March 25, 2021.

Mr. Scott earned a BS in Hotel Administration from University of Nevada, Las Vegas and additionally received a Financial Management Certificate from Cornell University.