Ask any Atlantic City gambling executive how their career started, and the answers will be as varied as the choices at the casino buffet.
Some of AC’s casino shot callers started as room service attendants, table games dealers or U.S. military officers. Others have more traditional backgrounds in finance, marketing or hotel management.
Joe Giunta, the senior vice president and general manager at Tropicana Atlantic City, parlayed a passion for food and talent in the kitchen into a C-suite on the Boardwalk. After more than 20 years in Atlantic City casinos, he became Trop’s top executive last fall.
“I have had one of the most interesting careers, and it’s just been a wonderful journey,” said the new boss at Tropicana.
